Plenty of quality illustrations. You will not feel disappointed if this book comes your way.

Railways Illustrated

Plenty of quality illustrations.
You will not feel disappointed if this book comes your way.

Railways Illustrated

With the subtitle celebrating the new National Memorial Locomotive regular Steam Railway contributor Keith Langston does just that in this new volume exploring the history and carers of the popular LMS Baby Scots.

Where the book really excels is in its profile of each and every member of the 'Patriot' class, giving details of build dates, allocation history and any other appropriate information.

It is evident that Keith Langston has done his research in compiling the details of the individual class members, selecting a wide variety of good images to illustrate the book.

This book would be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of any exponent of the LMS.

Steam Railway Magazine

Book of the Month

Designed by Sir Henry Fowler for the London, Midland & Scotland Railway (LMS), 52 'Patriot' class locomotives were built between 1930 and 1934. Originally nicknamed 'Baby Scots', to reflect the class' use of cylinders for the 'Royal Scot' class of engines, its new name was adopted in 1937 following the renaming of 5500 from Croxteth to Patriot, in tribute to the railway employees who lost their lives during the First World War. Having travelled 1.3 million mines, the entire class was withdrawn and scrapped in the early 1960s, being too recent to be considered for preservation.

Construction work is currently underway to build a brand new 'National Memorial engine', the 53rd member of this class. To be called The Unknown Warrior, a name chosen during a public vote, it will use a mixture of original and newly cast parts. In order to raise much needed funds for its construction, Langston has produced a book that provides a unique insight into the class.

Providing a detailed account of it's history and packed with plenty of photographs, it makes a fascinating read.

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