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Collins Street, CREWE, CW2 7RR

Two class 47 diesels and a class 74 electro-diesel outside Crewe works. The class 74 (E6102) had just been rebuilt from a conventional electric loco, by the addition of a diesel-generator and push-pull controls. These locos were converted for the Waterloo - Bournemouth electrification scheme, and were intended for use on Southampton boat trains. The diesel engine enabled them to run on unelectified lines at reduced power. However, they only survived for about another 10 years. I don't know the grid reference for this photo, or even whether this part of the works still survives.

Taken from a passing train. The locos had been damaged in an incident at Nuneaton a few days beforehand.

View eastward at Crewe Works, LMSR: Stanier 'Coronation' 4-6-2 No. 6251 'City of Nottingham' awaits repair. It had been heading the Up West Coast Postal when it collided at 40+ mph with the rear of the 17.40 Glasgow to Euston express, which had been stopped in open country in the middle of the night after a soldier on Leave had pulled the communication cord to get home across the fields and the express had been wrongly reported 'out of section' by the Winsford signalman.

Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48345 (built early 1944, not withdrawn until 3/68) repainted after repair in 1958 - seems to be being admired. Behind it is 'Jubilee' 4-6-0 45685 'Barfleur'.

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?

Resplendent outside the Paint Shop (see also Image] etc., and Image] re uncertainties of location) is No. 42638 (built 1938, withdrawn 12/62). [On August 6th 1958 I went on the public annual Special Excursion from London to visit Crewe Works - on a weekday, which was specially interesting].

Outside the Paint Shop, Stanier 'Princess Coronation' 4-6-2 No. 46224 'Princess Alexandra' has No. 46232 'Duchess of Montrose' behind. Both of these incomparable locomotives had 14 - 15 years of service ahead of them.

These 0-8-0s were the principal work-horses for freight traffic on the latter-day London & North Western. No. 9376 is a G2A Class 0-8-0, built in 11/1902, rebuilt in 5/40 and withdrawn in 3/58. Here it is ex-Works in 1948 but not yet renumbered 49376 and has nothing on the tender; it is fitted with a tender-cab for working in the bitter cold around Buxton. Behind it is a Stanier 'Princess Royal' Pacific.

This bungalow shows how the majority of this estate looks now having been clad with insulation though some have been coated in brick.