Gresley A3 Pacific at New England Depot, 1947
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Gresley A3 Pacific at New England Depot, 1947
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 22 Jun 1947
View (probably) westward, outside the vast ECML Depot north of Peterborough is No. 106 'Flying Fox', one of the original Gresley A1 Pacific's, built 3/23 as GNR No. 1475, ran on the LNER as No. 4475 until 1946, then No. 106 - here just rebuilt to A3 in 3/47, becoming BR No. 60106, and survived until 12/64.
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Image Location
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52.590255
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-0.255724