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A4 pacific 60010 Dominion of Canada is one of six which survived into preservation. She was cosmetically refurbished at Crewe alongside Sir Nigel Gresley in 1966.She now rests in a railway museum in Canada. Note the Canadian bell on the smoke box, this was presented in May 1937 when she was allocated the Coronation train and painted Garter Blue. She originally ran in shop gray livery as Woodcock for two weeks in May 1937.

Light engine V2 unidenifed with B.R 1960s symbol on the tender.

Grantham Shed 34F. 60853 stand in the summer sunshine.

Grantham Shed 34F Class 02/2 No 63940 introduced 1924 development of 02/1.

A4 60032 Gannet at Grantham.

B16 61469 Nr Grantham.

Pullman trains on the E.C.M.L were very popular. A2/3 60516 Hycilla built in Nov 1946 as No 516  leaves Grantham on a South bound express.

Class A5 69810 Local train from Nottingham

1956. A3 Pacific 60053 Sansovino built 1923 on a down Leeds train near of Grantham.

Grantham Shed 34F. A3 pacific 60054 Price of Wales built Dec 1924, rebuilt July 1943, withdrawn June 1964.

V2 60871 at Grantham station.

Britannia pacific 70037 Hereward The Wake  on a fitted parcel train from East Anglia to the West Ridding of Yorkshire & the north.