Thompson  class A2/3 Honeyway and Gresley class A4 Merlin receiving the final touches in Doncaster Paint Shop.

This photograph from The Doncaster Works archive was the inspiration and reference used by Terence Cuneo for his painting ‘Giants Refreshed’.

Along with other modifications, Cuneo changed the identity of the locomotives in his rendition.

Original photograph : Doncaster Works.
Colourised : Ian MacCabe