Peter Kerslake says "The northern end the station, with the footbridge in the background provided not only access for locomotive men to and from the Works but a splendid vantage point for enthusiasts, including myself, to see and record the multitide and variety of locomotives working through Crewe .
Princess Elizabeth has a tender full of coal, including some of impressive size, as it runs through the station in order to work southwards.
There's a "Lookout" man visible so there will be a group of gangers on the track nearby .
Withdrawn in October 1962 Princess Elizabeth is happily still with us, working main line specials, and on 17th September 2016 became the first and only "Princess Royal" ever to cross the Tamar into Cornwall so that must surely have made it the largest locomotive ever to cross Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge into the Duchy .
Please correct me if I am wrong!"