1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, inTrains Illustrated, page163:
The standard ofworkmanship from Eastleigh Locomotive Works has often been acknowledged as being of a high order and this standard will have to be maintained - improved, even - when motive power other than steam is the mainstay of our railway system.
Thequality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.