6229 was built in 1938 at Crewe as the tenth member of its class and the last in the second batch of five red streamliners, complete with gold speed cheat stripes (the original five 6220-4 having been given a unique Caledonian blue livery with silver stripes). In 1939 no. 6229 swapped identities with the first of the class 6220 Coronation and was sent to North America with a specially-constructed Coronation Scot train to appear at the 1939 New York World's Fair.[1] There was therefore for a while a blue 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in the UK and a red 6220 Coronation in the US. R.A. Riddles drove for most of the tour, owing to the illness of the assigned driver. The locomotive (though not its carriages) was shipped back from the US in 1942 after the outbreak of the Second World War, and the identities of the locomotives were swapped back in 1943. The carriages returned in 1946.
6229 was painted wartime black livery in November 1944. Its streamlined casing was removed for maintenance-efficiency reasons in December 1947 and it was then given the LMS 1946 black livery. In 1948, 6229 passed into BR ownership. BR renumbered the locomotive as 46229 on 15 April 1948. It was painted in the short-lived BR blue livery in April 1950, but was soon repainted on 26 April 1952 into Brunswick green. The semi-streamlined smokebox was replaced with a round-topped smokebox in February 1957, and in September 1958 the locomotive was painted maroon. The lining was BR style to begin with; then in October 1959 it received the current LMS style lining which it has carried for all the years in preservation.
Preservationedit
46229 was saved from the scrap yard along with non streamlined classmate 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, as a result of Sir Billy Butlin's efforts to place these locomotives as children's playground exhibits at his holiday camps. The third preserved member of the class 6235 City of Birmingham was donated by British Railways to Birmingham City Council for preservation within the Birmingham Industrial Museum.
Having started construction work in the winter of 1961, the new £2 million Butlins Minehead camp opened to the public on 26 May 1962. Duchess of Hamilton and LB&SCR A1 class Knowle were added in 1964, after being transported there by Pickfords.[2]
Under a camp refurbishment and modernisation programme, the locomotives left the holiday camp in March 1975 via railhead access at Minehead railway station and the then closed West Somerset Railway. In 1976, the Friends of the National Railway Museum accepted the locomotive from Butlin's on a twenty-year loan deal, and immediately began to restore and preserve it.[2] It first ran as the museum's flagship locomotive in 1980 and was operational until 1985. After purchasing the locomotive from Butlin's in 1987, after an extensive overhaul it resumed running in 1989, withdrawn from main line duty in 1996 when its seven-year boiler ticket expired.
From 1998 to 2005, 46229 was a static exhibit in the National Railway Museum, standing next to Mallard. In September 2005 the National Railway Museum announced that the streamlining would be re-instated, returning the locomotive to its original appearance. This work was undertaken at Tyseley Locomotive Works and on 18 May 2009 it was returned to the National Railway Museum, going on display in a new exhibition called "Duchess of Hamilton Streamlined: Styling An Era". Since then, the locomotive is on display next to a 1937 Chrysler Airflow.
Galleryedit
As No. 46229, Duchess of Hamilton in semi-streamlined condition at Tyseley Locomotive Works, 6 May 2006.
As No. 46229, Duchess of Hamilton lifts her boiler safety valves at Crewe Bank, Shrewsbury after hauling the Welsh Marches Pullman charter on 31 October 1982
^"Coronation Scot - Trains on Display". Pmphoto.to. 8 September 1940. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^ ab"Butlins Memories". Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS Coronation Class 6229 British Railways number 46229 Duchess of Hamilton is a preserved steam locomotive built in September 1938 by the LMS Crewe Works and operated until February 1964 Duchess of Hamilton6229 Duchess of Hamilton on display at the National Railway Museum Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerWilliam StanierBuilderLMS Crewe WorksBuild dateSeptember 1938SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 6 2 UIC2 C1 h4Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Leading dia 3 ft 0 in 0 914 m Driver dia 6 ft 9 in 2 057 m Trailing dia 3 ft 9 in 1 143 m Minimum curve6 chains 120 m normal4 1 2 chains 91 m dead slowWheelbase62 ft 11 in 19 177 m Engine37 ft 0 in 11 278 m Drivers14 ft 6 in 4 420 m Tender15 ft 0 in 4 57 m LengthStreamlined 73 ft 9 3 4 in 22 498 m Conventional 73 ft 10 1 4 in 22 511 m Height13 ft 3 in 4 039 m Loco weightStreamlined 108 1 long tons 121 short tons 110 t Conventional 105 25 long tons 117 88 short tons 106 94 t Tender weight56 35 long tons 63 11 short tons 57 25 t Fuel typeCoalFuel capacity10 long tons 11 2 short tons 10 2 t Water cap 4 000 imp gal 18 000 L 4 800 US gal Firebox Type Grate area50 sq ft 4 6 m2 Boiler ModelLMS type 1X Tube plates19 ft 3 in 5 867 m Small tubes2 3 8 in 60 mm 129 off Large tubes5 1 8 in 130 mm 40 offBoiler pressure250 psi 1 72 MPa Heating surface Firebox230 sq ft 21 m2 Tubes and flues2 577 sq ft 239 4 m2 Total surface2 807 sq ft 260 8 m2 Superheater Heating area822 sq ft 76 4 m2 Cylinders4Cylinder size16 1 2 in 28 in 419 mm 711 mm Valve gearWalschaerts for outside cylinders with rocking shafts for inside cylindersValve typePiston valvesPerformance figuresTractive effort40 000 lbf 180 kN CareerOperatorsLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailwaysPower classLMS 7PBR 8PNumbersLMS 6229BR 46229Official nameDuchess of HamiltonWithdrawnFebruary 1964Restored1980DispositionStatic display at the National Railway Museum Contents 1 Service 2 Preservation 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksService edit6229 was built in 1938 at Crewe as the tenth member of its class and the last in the second batch of five red streamliners complete with gold speed cheat stripes the original five 6220 4 having been given a unique Caledonian blue livery with silver stripes In 1939 no 6229 swapped identities with the first of the class 6220 Coronation and was sent to North America with a specially constructed Coronation Scot train to appear at the 1939 New York World s Fair 1 There was therefore for a while a blue 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in the UK and a red 6220 Coronation in the US R A Riddles drove for most of the tour owing to the illness of the assigned driver The locomotive though not its carriages was shipped back from the US in 1942 after the outbreak of the Second World War and the identities of the locomotives were swapped back in 1943 The carriages returned in 1946 6229 was painted wartime black livery in November 1944 Its streamlined casing was removed for maintenance efficiency reasons in December 1947 and it was then given the LMS 1946 black livery In 1948 6229 passed into BR ownership BR renumbered the locomotive as 46229 on 15 April 1948 It was painted in the short lived BR blue livery in April 1950 but was soon repainted on 26 April 1952 into Brunswick green The semi streamlined smokebox was replaced with a round topped smokebox in February 1957 and in September 1958 the locomotive was painted maroon The lining was BR style to begin with then in October 1959 it received the current LMS style lining which it has carried for all the years in preservation Preservation edit46229 was saved from the scrap yard along with non streamlined classmate 6233 Duchess of Sutherland as a result of Sir Billy Butlin s efforts to place these locomotives as children s playground exhibits at his holiday camps The third preserved member of the class 6235 City of Birmingham was donated by British Railways to Birmingham City Council for preservation within the Birmingham Industrial Museum Having started construction work in the winter of 1961 the new 2 million Butlins Minehead camp opened to the public on 26 May 1962 Duchess of Hamilton and LB amp SCR A1 class Knowle were added in 1964 after being transported there by Pickfords 2 Under a camp refurbishment and modernisation programme the locomotives left the holiday camp in March 1975 via railhead access at Minehead railway station and the then closed West Somerset Railway In 1976 the Friends of the National Railway Museum accepted the locomotive from Butlin s on a twenty year loan deal and immediately began to restore and preserve it 2 It first ran as the museum s flagship locomotive in 1980 and was operational until 1985 After purchasing the locomotive from Butlin s in 1987 after an extensive overhaul it resumed running in 1989 withdrawn from main line duty in 1996 when its seven year boiler ticket expired From 1998 to 2005 46229 was a static exhibit in the National Railway Museum standing next to Mallard In September 2005 the National Railway Museum announced that the streamlining would be re instated returning the locomotive to its original appearance This work was undertaken at Tyseley Locomotive Works and on 18 May 2009 it was returned to the National Railway Museum going on display in a new exhibition called Duchess of Hamilton Streamlined Styling An Era Since then the locomotive is on display next to a 1937 Chrysler Airflow Gallery edit nbsp As No 46229 Duchess of Hamilton in semi streamlined condition at Tyseley Locomotive Works 6 May 2006 nbsp As No 46229 Duchess of Hamilton lifts her boiler safety valves at Crewe Bank Shrewsbury after hauling the Welsh Marches Pullman charter on 31 October 1982 nbsp No 6229 Duchess of Hamilton at Butlins holiday camp in Minehead Somerset minus smoke deflectors 14 August 1974References edit Coronation Scot Trains on Display Pmphoto to 8 September 1940 Retrieved 29 June 2014 a b Butlins Memories Retrieved 18 October 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton Railuk database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton amp oldid 1217099516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
