A Stanier 'Coronation' Pacific at Crewe Works, fresh from repairs

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A Stanier 'Coronation' Pacific at Crewe Works, fresh from repairs

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 6 Aug 1958

Outside the Paint Shop at the great Crewe Works, 4-6-2 No. 46225 'Duchess of Gloucester', stands one of the earlier of Sir William Stanier's incomparable design, introduced in streamlined form in 1937, de-streamlined in 1947. Is the man admiring his handiwork?

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.097891
Longitude
-2.457693