LMS 4-6-2 Duchess of Hamilton

Duchess Of Hamilton at Railfest in 2012  

Duchess of Hamilton is a  4-6-2 LMS Coronation Class steam locomtives built for main line passenger trains These locomotives were designed by William Stanier and were built for the LMS at Crewe locomotive works  around 1937. Numbers 6220 to 6224 of this class were streamlined and painted in Caledonian Railway blue.

The next 5 locomotives of this class included Duchess of Hamilton, numbers 6225 to 6229 were streamlined. These were all painted like Duchess of Hamilton is now in crimson lake.

The next locomtives of this class were built without anystreamlining.

From about 1946 all the locomtives of this class which had the streamlining fitted, had it removed.

The National Railway Museum announced in 2005 that the streamlining on Duchess of Hamilton was to put back on and return it to how it looked in its LMS days. This work to make new Streamlining was undertaken at the Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham.

In May 2009 Duchess of Hamilton was put back on show at the NRM with its nice new steamlining. The locomotive is out of ticket, and the are no plans to put it back in steam as the money for these type of jobs has all gone on Flying Scotsman very long overhaul!

Perhaps when Flying Scotsman  is working again this locomotive will be on the list, of the next locomotive to return to steam. The  steamlining is bolted on I think, and will come off and on easy.

 Would not it look nice back on the West Coast Main Line? Perhaps someone has deep pockets.

Duchess Of Hamilton at Railfest at the NRM in 2012  

LNER A1 60163 Tornado

Tornado 60163 at Railfest in 2012  

 LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

This LNER Peppercorn Class A1 number 60163 Tornado is a new build locomotive. It was built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust at Darlington and completed in 2008 at a cost of about three millon pounds which was paid for by the members of the trust.

All of the 49 Peppercorn locomotives were scrapped before any could be saved.

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust members decided to make this the 50th A1. They then gave it the next number of 60163 and gave it the name of the Tornado jet aircraft.

It was  painted at York in British Railways  green with the later British Railways logo on the tender, 

 It was built as new build, with all the paper work that now required to meet the modern safety and certification standards, that all new trains that run on the main line network require today.

Artist painting Tornado at Railfest at the NRM at York from an open wagon 

The National Railway Museum is next to York mainline railway station

 

 

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