Ex-LMS Fowler 'Patriot' class 4-6-0 No. 45510. Built at Crewe in August 1932 as LMS No. 45510 and withdrawn in June 1962.

A lone spotter has chosen a splendid vantage point at Preston Station in 1960. Perhaps he is contemplating the enduring mystery of the 'gaps' in the names Patriot carried? Probably not!

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