Unpublished LMS Princess Coronation 1960's photos

[neildimmer]

Hi All

This is my first post, and i hope the first of many showing some of my photo collection from the 1960's-present day

A collection of new photos of the LMS Princess Coronation class locos

But first a one off photo of a BR standard Clan from Bill Wright
72008 Clan MacLeod Carlisle Kingmoor 14/7/65 you can see the green livery
through the grime
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 61874.html

Now the Princess Coronation photos all by Tony Gillett.

46234 Duchess of Abercorn Preston 9/5/61
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 85730.html
46238 City of Carlisle Preston 2/11/62
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 85728.html
46243 City of Lancaster Farrington Jct 26/9/61
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 85731.html
46251 City of Nottingham Preston 8/4/61
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 85729.html
46257 City of Salford 02:15 am Preston Station 30/9/64, loco withdrawn
within 4 weeks
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 85739.html

Full collection of nearly 100 Princess Coronation photos at
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.net/c1581491.html

Neil

[John Ashworth]

Neil, welcome to the forum, and thanks for posting the links to these photos. We hope to see many more.

I think I like that first, grimy one best. It's how I remember British steam as a child in the late '50s and early '60s.