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The result was: promoted by Joofjoof (talk08:16, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Statue of Sir Nigel Gresley
Statue of Sir Nigel Gresley
  • ... that the decision not to include a duck with the statue of Sir Nigel Gresley led to "possibly the most acrimonious argument in the long, pedantic history of the railway hobbyist"? "The original version of the statue had a mallard waddling nicely at Gresley’s feet, a visual pun to remind us of the engineer’s famous achievement. Instead, it became the centre of possibly the most acrimonious argument in the long, pedantic history of the railway hobbyist." from: Jack, Ian (16 January 2016). "Duck and cover: there's no row like a railway enthusiasts' row". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 19:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

duck pic?

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This article needs some representation of what the duck was to look like. Surely, there is a photo of the early design... --50.210.149.122 (talk) 14:06, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is but we can't host it because it is copyrighted. I've added a link to one - Dumelow (talk) 15:14, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]