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1964 - the Last Summer of the Duchesses

1964 - the Last Summer of the Duchesses

Alan Castle
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"Nothing can quite replace the majesty of a big express engine, with its spectacular appearance, its graceful action, its impressive voice and its near-human characteristics". So wrote Cecil J Allen back in 1960 and, at a time when the class still dominated express passenger workings along the West Coast main line, there is little doubt that he must surely have had the 'Princess Coronation' pacifics in mind!"1964 - The Last Summer of the Duchesses" never pretends to be a definitive history of the class ... and it does tend to concentrate almost entirely upon the more localised, but major, arena of action in the North West, but the content certainly provides probably the most comprehensive account ever of the events of that memorable summer.Published to commemorate the landmark passing of half a century since the final working of all - the "Scottish Lowlander" railtour of Saturday 26th September 1964 - the informative text concludes in relating the events of that memorable journey in detail. As No 46256 "Sir William A Stanier FRS" set out from Carlisle on a dark, wet autumnal evening to head back towards Crewe, the 502 passengers aboard the train sincerely believed that this was to be the very last-ever occasion upon which the notorious gradients of the Westmorland Fells were to resound to the deep, powerful exhaust beat of a 'Duchess' at the head of a heavy express train.A major redeeming feature of the book is that virtually the entire selection of extremely high quality colour and black & white illustrations have never previously appeared in print and, with some meticulously-researched accompanying text, they do provide a fascinating insight into what occurred during those final months.
Language
English
Pages
64
Format
Paperback
Release
August 01, 2014
ISBN 13
9781909134119

1964 - the Last Summer of the Duchesses

Alan Castle
0/5 ( ratings)
"Nothing can quite replace the majesty of a big express engine, with its spectacular appearance, its graceful action, its impressive voice and its near-human characteristics". So wrote Cecil J Allen back in 1960 and, at a time when the class still dominated express passenger workings along the West Coast main line, there is little doubt that he must surely have had the 'Princess Coronation' pacifics in mind!"1964 - The Last Summer of the Duchesses" never pretends to be a definitive history of the class ... and it does tend to concentrate almost entirely upon the more localised, but major, arena of action in the North West, but the content certainly provides probably the most comprehensive account ever of the events of that memorable summer.Published to commemorate the landmark passing of half a century since the final working of all - the "Scottish Lowlander" railtour of Saturday 26th September 1964 - the informative text concludes in relating the events of that memorable journey in detail. As No 46256 "Sir William A Stanier FRS" set out from Carlisle on a dark, wet autumnal evening to head back towards Crewe, the 502 passengers aboard the train sincerely believed that this was to be the very last-ever occasion upon which the notorious gradients of the Westmorland Fells were to resound to the deep, powerful exhaust beat of a 'Duchess' at the head of a heavy express train.A major redeeming feature of the book is that virtually the entire selection of extremely high quality colour and black & white illustrations have never previously appeared in print and, with some meticulously-researched accompanying text, they do provide a fascinating insight into what occurred during those final months.
Language
English
Pages
64
Format
Paperback
Release
August 01, 2014
ISBN 13
9781909134119

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