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L2343 - 4-6-0 locomotive BELVOIR CASTLE at Belgrave Road Station
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L2343 - 4-6-0 locomotive BELVOIR CASTLE at Belgrave Road Station
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L2343 - 4-6-0 locomotive BELVOIR CASTLE at Belgrave Road Station
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L2343 - Photographed at the London & North Eastern Railway station at Belgrave Road, Leicester, this is the 4-6-0 main line locomotive BELVOIR CASTLE, an early example of the B17 Class engines designed by Sir Nigel Gresley which were built between 1929-1937. Interestingly, these engines were also known as Sandringhams, because so many of them were named after stately homes.
British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection
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S.W.A. Newton
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L2343.tif
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Original media type: Glass plate negative
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L2343 - Photographed at the London & North Eastern Railway station at Belgrave Road, Leicester, this is the 4-6-0 main line locomotive BELVOIR CASTLE, an early example of the B17 Class engines designed by Sir Nigel Gresley which were built between 1929-1937. Interestingly, these engines were also known as Sandringhams, because so many of them were named after stately homes.
British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection
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2013-06-05 10:46:38
Date taken
01/01/1900
