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| Picture No | 10215974 |
| Date | 1849 |
| Description | Fitting shop at the Grand junction railway works 1849 |
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The second stage of the fitting workshop, at the Grand Junction railway engine works at Crewe. Repairs of locomotive engines and the completion of new engines, take place using planing machines and slotting machines in the workshop. The workmen work under Robert Stevenson's policy, 'A locomotive engine must be put together as carefully as a watch'.
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| Source | Engarving in The Illustrated London News, 24 March 1849 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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