A resplendent Stanier 'Princess Royal' 8P 4-6-2 at Crewe North Locomotive Depot
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A resplendent Stanier 'Princess Royal' 8P 4-6-2 at Crewe North Locomotive Depot
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 2 May 1948
Only five months after Nationalisation, No. 6210 'Lady Patricia' is still in LMS livery. (Lady Patricia was the daughter of Prince Arthur of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria; she gave up her title as Princess when she married a commoner).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.091948
Longitude
-2.436427