Nineteen-year-old Nell Flynn is training to be a nurse & planning to marry her boyfriend, Liam Connor, when her mother dies,
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Conceived by the London, Midland & Scottish railway to rival the LNER's illustrious 'A4 Pacific's' & designed by the great William Stanier, the 'princess Coronation' class of locomotives
- more popularly known as the Duchesses
- were streamlined embodiments of raw, bulked-up muscle & would become famous for their formidable power. In this, follow-up to the extremely successful Flying Scotsman, Andrew Roden tells the full story of these fabulous engines throughout their mainline service to the rescue & restoration of two examples, Duchess of Sutherland & Duchess of Hamilton, today. With reminiscences from surviving drivers & firemen, & today's preservationists, The Duchesses is a thrilling addition to any enthusiast's library.