The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, The Final Years & Preservation
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The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, The Final Years & Preservation by David Maidment
Covers the experiences of three Crewe firemen of the late 1950s firing the home depot's Duchesses' on the overnight sleeper trains to Perth. Includes personal experiences of, and photographs by, the author between 1957 and 1964. Contains descriptions and photographs of the preservation of three of the remaining Princess Coronation pacifics.
David Maidment was a senior manager with British Railways, with widespread experience of railway operating on the Western and London Midland Regions culminating in the role of Head of Safety Policy for the BRB after the Clapham Junction train accident. He retired in 1996, was a Principal Railway Safety Consultant with International Risk Management Services from 1996 to 2001 and founded the Railway Children charity (www.railwaychildren.org.uk) in 1995\. He was awarded the OBE for services to the rail industry in 1996 and is now a frequent speaker on both the charity and his railway career and author of five novels, a book of short stories, two non-fiction works on street children and over twenty books for Pen & Sword's locomotive portfolio series, the royalties from all being donated to the charity.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781399022620 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399022628 |
| Title | The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, The Final Years & Preservation |
| Author | David Maidment |
| Series | Locomotive Portfolio |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |