The Duchess of Sutherland no 6233, visits Leamington Station size 24in x 18in Nicknamed the "Whistling Ghost", the Duchess of Sutherland no 46233, a member of the famous Coronation Class of express passenger locomotives designed by Sir William Stanier and built in 1938 at Crewe Works in Cheshire, came to visit the Station […]
Inspiration: Commissioned by Mr Ray Pettit (Steam Railway enthusiast) I have always admired the design and look of this locomotive from my childhood. To be named after the monarch Queen Elizabeth made it even more special. The locomotive is portrayed in crimson lake (London Midland and Scottish) livery no 6201 at Crewe Works in Cheshire […]
Train Spotters view the Locomotives and trains at the beautifully designed New Street Station in Birmingham in 1957, before it was sadly demolished in the mid 1960s. A 4P Fowler tank locomotive 2-6-2T (no 42395) is waiting to depart from New Street. See PRESS article in the Leamington Spa/Warwick Courier newspaper, Friday February 3 2012. […]
(freehand and painted in water based oils) This Railway Station (Warwick Milverton) was closed in 1965 and demolished in 1968. The Station was originally a terminus called Leamington and opened in 1844, with a branch line to Coventry. The Station's name changed many times during its life and was finally named Leamington Spa (Milverton) by […]