Название: The Duchesses: The Story of Britain's Ultimate Steam Locomotives
Автор: Andrew Roden
Издательство: Aurum Press Ltd
ISBN: 1781314977
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 256
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 3,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Duchesses tells the story of the 'Princess Coronation' class of locomotives -the streamlined embodiments of raw, bulked-up muscle and formidable power that any enthusiast will tell you were the finest steam engines in Britain. Conceived of by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway to rival the LNER's illustrious 'A4 Pacifics', these trains heralded in the last golden age of steam.
Designed by the great William Stanier, theirs is a story of grand beginnings, a slow trajectory of decline and a recent, celebrated rebirth. Today, there are two 'Duchesses' still in existence: Duchess of Hamilton and Duchess of Sutherland are now restored to their original streamlined appearance. As The Duchesses' beautiful cover illustration suggests, these Coronation locomotives were beautiful to behold; truly majestic feats of engineering.