From London Midland & Scottish Railway Collection. Drawing office at Crewe railway works, 1913
The drawing office at the London & North Western Railway's Crewe works, 1913. Draughtsmen here worked on the design of locomotives and carriages.
Crewe was one of the most important railway works in Britain and manufactured a huge range of railway equipment, turning raw materials into finished articles. Opened in 1843, the works constructed locomotives, carriages and signalling equipment, and even made soap for cleaning oil stains!
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