AN auction of Virgin Trains’ modern nameplates has raised over £106,000 for charities, including the Railway Benefit Fund.

The auction was held on the concourse of the former Waterloo International station’s Eurostar booking hall on Valentine’s Day, and featured nameplates that have been removed from trains over the last ten years.

A total of 107 nameplates and nose-end badges were snapped up by collectors with nothing from the auction catalogue going unsold.

Top earner was Charles Rennie Mackintosh, in art deco style, which had been carried by a Class 86 electric locomotive, fetching £4,700.

There was also a significant interest in Voyager and Super Voyager nameplates, with Devon Voyager fetching £2,600 and Doctor Who going under auctioneer Ian Wright’s hammer for £2,000.

Pride of Toton, from one of the former CrossCountry Class 47 diesel locomotives, raised £3,600.

The auction was organised by Virgin Trains and the Railway Benefit Fund in con jubnction with Sheffield Railwayana Auction Ltd.

The money raised will go to Virgin Group's charitable arm, Virgin Unite, and the Railway Benefit Fund.