The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, 1937–1956
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The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, 1937–1956

Their Design & Development

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, 1937–1956

Their Design & Development

About this book

A comprehensive pictorial history of Princess coronation pacific locomotives.

This book covers the design, construction, operation and performance of Sir William Stanier's masterpiece, the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives, better known as the 'Duchesses'. Included are pen portraits of the LMS engineers, a chapter on the express locomotives of the early LMS period that preceded their introduction and the internal rivalries and politics that Stanier was brought in to resolve. Chapters and photographs cover the streamline era, the war years and aftermath, the early years of nationalization including the 1948 locomotive exchanges and the recovery of performance in the mid-1950s. The author includes some of his own experiences and photographs. The book includes 200 photographs including a few in color from the LMS era, and an appendix with weight diagrams, and statistics of the locomotive construction and withdrawal, names, liveries, allocations and mileages.

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Information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Transport
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781399085809
Subtopic
Modern British History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Book Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. Chapter 1 THE ENGINEERS
  8. Chapter 2 THE PRECURSORS
  9. Chapter 3 DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
  10. Chapter 4 THE FIRST TWO YEARS
  11. Chapter 5 THE WAR YEARS & AFTERMATH
  12. Chapter 6 NATIONALISATION
  13. Chapter 7 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
  14. COLOUR SECTION
  15. APPENDIX
  16. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  17. INDEX
  18. Backcover