Matchbox made a small range of railway rolling stock from the late seventies to the end of the Lesney era in 1982/3. There was a steam loco, a diesel shunter, a goods wagon and a passenger carriage. This pannier locomotive was made from 1978 to 1983. Production continued under Matchbox International and there are more than a dozen post-Lesney versions
None of them has any particular value or rarity
This Matchbox was sourced in August 2013 from Lacy Scott & Knight auctioneers, it was sold in September 2013 via eBay for £4.99
