Princess Coronations
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Standard fayre at Poynton
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MOST of the Big Four’s flagship express locomotives were handsome beasts.
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What’s in the Shops: Streamlined ‘Duchess’ duo from Hornby
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Hornby releases two more LMS ‘Duchesses’, this time with LMS crimson lake and gilt streamlining and in single and double-chimney forms. The release of two more streamlined ‘Princess Coronation’ or ‘Duchess’ 4-6-2 express passenger locomotives by Hornby means that the LMS modeller is now well catered for with the iconic express passenger locomotives of the…
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Norman Preedy: – a real character and a local legend
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With reference to Geoff Courtney’s obituary of Norman Preedy in the last issue, may I add my thoughts on someone who was a great friend and a superb and enthusiastic railway photographer. Norman was a real character and quite a local legend held in the highest esteem. Having been born in Newton Abbot in the…
