LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth

Trent Valley Lineside - Towns Thoms: lnwr_tt1220

LMS 4-6-2 Princess Coronation class No 6228 'Duchess of Rutland' is seen at the head of an up express entering Town Thoms cutting on 25th May 1939. Built at Crewe works in June 1938 No 6228 remained in service, having its streamlining removed post-war, and was withdrawn in September 1964 from Crewe North shed to be scrapped in January 1965 by J Cashmore of Great Bridge.

Despite the the first member of the class being named 'Coronation' and the class being known as the Princess Coronation class, this class of locomotive is always described today as 'Duchesses'. This is probably because of the three survivors two were named after Duchesses, No 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton' and No 46233 Duchess of Sutherland with the third survivor being No 46235 'City of Birmingham' once incarcerated in Birmingham's Transport Museum and now on show at at the ThinkTank in Birmingham a science museum part of the Millennium Point complex.

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