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There was therefore for a while a blue 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in the UK and a red 6220 Coronation in the US. R.A. Riddles drove for most of the tour, owing to the illness of the assigned driver. The locomotive (though not its carriages) was shipped back from the US in 1942 after the outbreak of the Second World War , and the identities of the ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class [a] is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier.They were an enlarged and improved version of his previous design, the LMS Princess Royal Class, and on test were some of the most powerful steam locomotives ever used in Britain at 2,511 dbhp.
In 1939, 6220 temporarily swapped identities with 6229 Duchess of Hamilton. The new Coronation was sent on a tour to America for the World's fair. There was thus a blue 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in Great Britain and a red 6220 Coronation in the United States. On the return of the engine from North America, their identities were swapped back ...
LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton; LMS Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland; LMS Princess Coronation Class 6235 City of Birmingham; LMS Princess Coronation Class 6256 Sir William A. Stanier F.R.S.
In the 1995 "Shap trials" (30 Sep to 3 October) 71000 broke the record for the fastest northbound ascent and achieved the highest EDHP figures during the event, its average over the Shap ascent was 2300 and peak 2803. The Duchess of Hamilton (46229) generated EDHP figures of 2150 and 2343 respectively.
Class Number in class Dates LMS numbers BR numbers Notes Princess Royal Class: 12 1933-1962 6200-1, 6203-12 46200-1, 46203-12 Turbomotive: 1 1935-1952 6202
TS Duchess of Hamilton was built by Harland and Wolff at Govan for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company following the success of her sister TS Duchess of Montrose. Built to replace PS Juno at Ayr, she was a one-class vessel, carrying saloon class passengers only and had a service speed of around 18 knots. She came under the control of British ...
LMS Princess Coronation Class 46233 Duchess of Sutherland is a steam locomotive built in 1938 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at Crewe Works to a design by William Stanier. It is a 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive built as part of the LMS Coronation Class for its express passenger services, including the Royal Scot service from ...