Historic old fading weather worn British Railways logo, Crewe, England, UK, CW1 2DB

Historic old fading weather worn British Railways logo, Crewe, England, UK, CW1 2DB Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2AGMNW8

File size:

60.2 MB (4.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

4 May 2014

Location:

Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB

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. This documentary view of Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB in 2014 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The principal point of reference is Historic old fading weather worn British Railways logo, Crewe, England, UK, CW1 2DB. A broader reading of the scene brings in engineering heritage, public transport network, regional rail, production technology, working-industry history, place identity, regional identity, commuter travel, visual archive, industrial material culture, passenger railway, rail modernisation, social history, and industrial supply chain. The subject remains useful for current coverage of rail reform and reliability, not least because of reducing congestion and car dependency. Today's wider story includes factory closures, construction materials and the practical question of recording industries that shaped northern towns. With the passage of time, the image captures a particular stage in the life of the location at the recorded site in Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB. The wider local story also touches on labour history, industrial archaeology, historical comparison, building-material production, period detail, everyday life, railway heritage, and station environment. The combination of weather, British, Crewe, Railways, and fading anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is rail reform and linking trains more effectively with other transport without losing the local specificity of Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB. The period view preserves evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference. The view records evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.