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LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton'

The gorgeous streamlined London Midland and Scottish (LMS) 'Princess Coronation Class' 4-6-2 pacific steam locomotive number 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton' inside the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum in York (UK).

 

6229 was designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LMS William Stanier and built at Crewe Works in 1938.

 

6229 was withdrawn from service as 46229 in February 1964.

 

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Photograph courtesy of my regular photostream contributor David on his travels and is posted here with very kind permission.

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Uploaded on February 27, 2015
Taken on February 26, 2015