LMS(R) steam locomotive with tender 'Duchess of Hamilton' 4-6-2 Coronation class, No 6229, 1938

Made:
1938 in Crewe railway works
designer:
William Arthur Stanier
maker:
London Midland & Scottish Railway Company
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton' -
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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LMSR 4-6-2 8P Coronation Class No. 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'.
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Steam locomotive and tender, No 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton', 8P Coronation class, 4-6-2, London Midland & Scottish Railway, designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Length over buffers: 73' 10 1/4"; width 9' 3"; height 12' 9'; weight: 105 tons; 5 cwt; driving wheel diameter 6 feet, 9 inches (total weight according to H C Casserley 161 tonnes 12 cwt).

One of the largest and most powerful express passenger locomotives used in Britain, Duchess of Hamilton was one of thirty-eight coronation class locomotives built by London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1938.

No. 6229 became the most celebrated of the class after being shipped to America and exhibited at the 1939 New York World’s Fair as the best example of British engineering and style. During its American tour a mandatory headlight and bell were fitted.

After war broke out in 1939, Duchess of Hamilton was stranded in America; it eventually returned in 1942 and was put into black wartime livery, by 1947 its streamlined casing was removed. Withdrawn from service in 1964, Duchess was saved from the scrapyard by Sir Billy Butlin, who installed the locomotive as a children’s playground exhibit in his Minehead holiday camp.

The Friends of the National Railway Museum acquired the locomotive in 1976; it was then purchased for the museum in 1987. 6229 ran on the mainline between 1980-85 and 1989-96 and was finally withdrawn from duty in 1996, when the boiler ticket expired. In 2009 Duchess of Hamilton was re-streamlined at Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Princess_Coronation_Class_6229_Duchess_of_Hamilton

Details

Category:
Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Object Number:
1976-7000
Materials:
steel (metal) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
length over buffers: 22511 mm,
driving wheel diameter: 2057 mm,
height: 3886 mm
weight: 107254kg
width: 2819 mm
type:
steam locomotive
credit:
Butlins

Parts

LM & S railway nameplate

LM & S railway nameplate

Locomotive nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938.

Object Number:
1976-7000/3
type:
nameplate
LM & S railway nameplate

LM & S railway nameplate

Locomotive nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938.

Object Number:
1976-7000/4
type:
nameplate
LM & S smoke deflector

LM & S smoke deflector

Smoke deflector, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/5
type:
smoke deflector
LM & S footplate

LM & S footplate

Front footplate, left section. London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/6
type:
footplate
LM & S footplate

LM & S footplate

Front footplate, right section. London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/7
type:
footplate
LM & S tender plate

LM & S tender plate

Tender plate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/8
type:
tender plate
LM & S foootplate

LM & S foootplate

Front footplate, mid section. London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/9
type:
footplate
LM & S mid valve chest cover

LM & S mid valve chest cover

Mid valve chest cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/10
type:
mid valve chest cover
LM & S smoke box saddle cover

LM & S smoke box saddle cover

Smoke box saddle cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/11
type:
smoke box saddle cover
LM & S steam chest cladding

LM & S steam chest cladding

Steam chest cladding (LHS); two parts. London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/12
type:
steam chest cladding
LM & S top feed casing

LM & S top feed casing

Top feed casing, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/13
type:
top feed casing
LM & S steps

LM & S steps

Small steps (2), London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/14
type:
steps
LM & S ejector exhaust

LM & S ejector exhaust

Ejector exhaust (rear section), London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/15
type:
ejector exhaust
LM & S top feed covers

LM & S top feed covers

Two top feed covers, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/16
type:
top feed covers
LM & S steam chest cladding

LM & S steam chest cladding

Two steam chest claddings (RHS), London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/17
type:
steam chest cladding
LM & S valve chest faring

LM & S valve chest faring

Valve chest faring, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/18
type:
valve chest faring
LM & S sandbox surrounds

LM & S sandbox surrounds

11 sandbox surrounds, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/19
type:
sandbox surrounds
LM & S smoke box atomiser shut off cock cover

LM & S smoke box atomiser shut off cock cover

Smoke box atomiser shut off cock cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/20
type:
smoke box atomiser shut off cock cover
LM & S firebox cover

LM & S firebox cover

Firebox right rear cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/21
type:
firebox cover
LM & S firebox cover

LM & S firebox cover

Firebox right front cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/22
type:
firebox cover
LM & S firebox cover

LM & S firebox cover

Firebox left rear cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/23
type:
firebox cover
LM & S firebox cover

LM & S firebox cover

Firebox left front cover, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/24
type:
firebox cover
LM & S smoke box door handle

LM & S smoke box door handle

Smoke box door handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/25
type:
smoke box door handle
LM & S sandbox lids

LM & S sandbox lids

Sandbox lids, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/26
type:
sandbox lids
LM & S lubricator handles

LM & S lubricator handles

Lubricator handles, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/27
type:
lubricator handles
LM & S smoke box door

LM & S smoke box door

Smoke box door, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/28
type:
smoke box door
LM & S smoke box number plate

LM & S smoke box number plate

Smoke box number plate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/29
type:
smoke box number plate
LM & S shed plate

LM & S shed plate

Shed plate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/30
type:
shed plate
LM & S Dome Cover

LM & S Dome Cover

Dome cover for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/32
type:
dome cover
LM & S Front End Steps

LM & S Front End Steps

Two front end steps for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/33
type:
steps
LM & S Brackets for Front End Steps

LM & S Brackets for Front End Steps

Two brackets for front end steps, for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/34
type:
brackets
LM & S Bracket for Vacuum Brake Hosepipe

LM & S Bracket for Vacuum Brake Hosepipe

Bracket for vacuum brake hosepipe, for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/35
type:
brackets
LM & S Front Footplate Angle Irons

LM & S Front Footplate Angle Irons

Four front footplate angle irons for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/36
type:
angles (rolled sections)
LM & S Angled Metal Plates

LM & S Angled Metal Plates

Two angled metal plates for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/37
type:
angled metal plates
LM & S Double Chimney

LM & S Double Chimney

Double chimney for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/38
type:
locomotive chimney
LM & S Pipe Section

LM & S Pipe Section

Section of pipe for London Midland & Scottish Railway, 8P Coronation class 4-6-2 No 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton", designed by William Stanier, built at Crewe in 1938. Component removed from locomotive when streamlined in 2005.

Object Number:
1976-7000/39
type:
pipe