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Background imageClean Collection: Mr Alan Pegler pictured cleaning the wheels of The Flying Scotsman engine

Mr Alan Pegler pictured cleaning the wheels of The Flying Scotsman engine, of which he owns. Alan Pegler bought the Flying Scotsman engine in 1963, for £ 3, 000, to save it from the scrap yard

Background imageClean Collection: Alan Pegler, (right on his ladder), cleans and polishes The Flying Scotsman

Alan Pegler, (right on his ladder), cleans and polishes The Flying Scotsman. Alan Pegler bought the Flying Scotsman engine in 1963, for £ 3, 000, to save it from the scrap yard

Background imageClean Collection: The Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley

The Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, is an express passenger train service that has operated between Edinburgh and London, the capitals of Scotland and England

Background imageClean Collection: Mr Alan Pegler pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine window of the drivers cabin

Mr Alan Pegler pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine window of the drivers cabin. Alan Pegler bought the Flying Scotsman engine in 1963, for £ 3, 000, to save it from the scrap yard

Background imageClean Collection: R. A. F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praise

R. A. F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praise
R.A.F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praise the ground staff and say there would be no raids if the guns weren t cleaned and the planes regularly checked

Background imageClean Collection: Fighting to keep Britain beautiful are Holmfirth High School pupils (from left)

Fighting to keep Britain beautiful are Holmfirth High School pupils (from left), Ben Steele, Jonathan Trollope, Robert Goddard, Simon Thompson, Penny Gibbins and Lorna Rees

Background imageClean Collection: Pride in Huddersfield... Rachel Wood (front), of Kirklees Council environmental

Pride in Huddersfield... Rachel Wood (front), of Kirklees Council environmental improvements unit, is pictured with her army of helpers who took part in a community clean-up in Primrose Hill

Background imageClean Collection: Mr Alan Pegler and his crew of volunteers pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine

Mr Alan Pegler and his crew of volunteers pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine. Alan Pegler is 2nd from the right, next to the man on the ladder

Background imageClean Collection: An RAF Airman takes a bath in a wooden tub on the cobbles beside the pump

An RAF Airman takes a bath in a wooden tub on the cobbles beside the pump and drinking trough in the courtyard of an Italian farm, an RAF camp in Italy. October 1943

Background imageClean Collection: World War Two. Wales. The hairdresser carries on with his business

World War Two. Wales. The hairdresser carries on with his business, though his window has been blown in by a bomb in the Welsh Village. Picture shows a hairdresser giving a customer a shave

Background imageClean Collection: Youth club boys clean cars. 1971

Youth club boys clean cars. 1971

Background imageClean Collection: Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force in Northern France give a wave to camera as

Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force in Northern France give a wave to camera as they pass from the undressing tent into the bath tent at their camp

Background imageClean Collection: A triumphant wave from staff of Middlesbrough Station after they have heard they have won

A triumphant wave from staff of Middlesbrough Station after they have heard they have won the tidiest North-East station, left to right, Stan Caswell, Gordon Cook, John George Good and Bob Ryan

Background imageClean Collection: Mrs Elsie Wardle (left) and Mrs Betty Gee get to work on cleaning up the plastic statues

Mrs Elsie Wardle (left) and Mrs Betty Gee get to work on cleaning up the plastic statues in Smithford Way, Coventry, West Midlands. 13th April 1970

Background imageClean Collection: Lee Towse, centre left, and Jane Battram, centre right, proudly display the 1985 / 86

Lee Towse, centre left, and Jane Battram, centre right, proudly display the 1985 / 86
Lee Towse, centre left, and Jane Battram, centre right, proudly display the 1985/86 Cleveland Area Keep Britain Tidy Award for Nunthorpe School

Background imageClean Collection: A white tom cat called Sidney getting some talc on after his bath

A white tom cat called Sidney getting some talc on after his bath

Background imageClean Collection: Meena, Dudley Zoos 35 year old elephant hopes to get a new elephant keeper soon

Meena, Dudley Zoos 35 year old elephant hopes to get a new elephant keeper soon. Her previous keeper, Jack Wright, retired three weeks ago. Circa 1960

Background imageClean Collection: Walsall Football Clubs car wash became a 'Jumbo Jet'for a time today

Walsall Football Clubs car wash became a "Jumbo Jet"for a time today
Walsall Football Clubs car wash became a " Jumbo Jet" for a time today. Gilda, a 2 year old circus elephant, took a bath in the " panda" car wash on the forecourt of the Fellows

Background imageClean Collection: Mr Alan Pegler pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine name plate

Mr Alan Pegler pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine name plate and wheel arch at its home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Background imageClean Collection: Mr Alan Pegler and his crew of volunteers pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine

Mr Alan Pegler and his crew of volunteers pictured cleaning The Flying Scotsman Engine. Alan Pegler is 2nd from the right, next to the man on the ladder

Background imageClean Collection: These two pups are being carefully groomed for childrens TV show Rub-A-Dub-Tub

These two pups are being carefully groomed for childrens TV show Rub-A-Dub-Tub. Pippin the television dog washing two puppies in a bath March 1984

Background imageClean Collection: Young children learn to wash & clean themselves 5th November 1943

Young children learn to wash & clean themselves 5th November 1943

Background imageClean Collection: No More Tears... ? Plastic halo (made by Besco) & Co of Rochdale

No More Tears... ? Plastic halo (made by Besco) & Co of Rochdale
No More Tears...? Plastic halo (made by Besco) & Co of Rochdale, Lancs) keeps soap and water from the babys eyes when washing his hair

Background imageClean Collection: After the horses have drunk from the swift roadside stream the riders quench their thirst

After the horses have drunk from the swift roadside stream the riders quench their thirst. Both hands in water is Miss Betty Henderson, 20, held down by Miss Angela Thorpe, 23. Beside her is Miss


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