The Stanier 4-6-0s Of The LMS
- LMS Stanier 4-6-0s
- Locomotive Studies
- Of all the emigres from Swindon Works one of the most able was William Stanier, appointed in 1932 to take command of the ailing LMS motive power department. Stanier, trained in modern locomotive engineering principles established by Churchward before the First World War, faced a daunting task in producing a standard range of locomotives for the LMS to replace a multitude of classes it inherited at the Grouping.
- Not all the Great Western did was right or suitable for other railways, as Stanier found out the hard way. Yet he soon learned and within two years of taking office had designed two classes of 4-6-0 - the express passenger Jubilees intended for services unsuited to the larger Royal Scots or Pacifics and the mixed traffic Class 5s. The class 5s were the all purpose do-anything go-anywhere engine, an operator's dream; by Nationalisation, when more than 800 had been built, they could be seen from Bournemouth to Thurso and most places inbetween. The BR standard Class 5 was a direct descendant of the Stanier type, evolved with the same objects in mind.
- From new research the authors describe the development of all three classes, and discuss their record and performance in service. They evaluate the many detail variations and experiments carried out on individual engines to make the performance of basically good economic types even better.
- 96 pages, 1977, Case bound, 6¾" x 10;"
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- ISBN-10 0715373854
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