The Unique Locomotive Duke of Gloucester taking water at Kensington Olympia

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71000, Duke of Gloucester is a British Railways Standard Class 8P built at Crewe works in 1954. Designed by Robert Riddles to work the heavy express trains between Euston and Scotland, Duke of Gloucester was a prototype for the BR Standard Class 8 express passenger locomotives but was the only one of the class ever to be built.

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Size: 5053px × 3360px
Location: Kensington Olympia London UK
Photo credit: © Transport of Delight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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