Ex LMS Stanier 4-6-2 8P 46234 Duchess of Abercorn waits at Crewe
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*Introduced 1947. Ivatt development with roller bearings and detail alterations.
Weights: 105tons 5cwt...*106tons 8cwt.
46234 Duchess of Abercorn at Crewe
photo John Griffiths
ready to back on to a down train to take it forward to Glasgow
Princess Coronation Class details
Introduced 1938. Stanier L.M.S.enlargement of "Princess Royal" class.
All except Nos. 46230-4/49-55 originally streamlined. (introduced 1937).
Streamlining removed from 1946.
Pressure 250lbs.
Clys: (4) 16½" x 28"
Driving Wheel diameter: 6ft 9in.
Tractive effort: 40,000lb.
Walschaerts valve gear and rocking shafts, P.V.
46220 Coronation 46221 Queen Elizabeth 46222 Queen Mary 46223 Princess Alice 46224 Princess Alexandra 46225 Duchess of Gloucester 46226 Duchess of Norfolk 46227 Duchess of Devonshire 46228 Duchess of Rutland 46229 Duchess of Hamilton 46230 Duchess of Buccleuch 46231 Duchess of Atholl 46232 Duchess of Montrose 46233 Duchess of Sutherland 46234 Duchess of Abercorn 46235 City of Birmingham 46236 City of Bradford 46237 City of Bristol 46238 City of Carlisle 46239 City of Chester 46240 City of Coventry 46241 City of Edinburgh 46242 City of Glasgow 46243 City of Lancaster 46244 King George VI 46245 City of London 46246 City of Manchester 46247 City of Liverpool 46248 City of Leeds 46249 City of Sheffield 46250 City of Lichfield 46251 City of Nottingham 46252 City of Leicester 46253 City of St. Albans 46254 City of Stoke on Trent 46255 City of Hereford 46256*Sir William A. Stanier, F.R.S. 46257*City of Salford |