No. 46232 Duchess of Montrose
London Midland & Scottish Railway
4-6-2 'Princess Coronation' Class
Designed by W.A. Stanier
The print shows Duchess of Montrose in BR Green (1961) fitted with AWS and BR speedometer.
The two two electrification flashes are correct for 46232 (see below).
Locomotive
- 1961 – BR Green with totem
- Front boiler washout plug
- Bogie with spring catchers
- BR Automatic Warning System (AWS)
- Smith Stone Speedometer
- Electrification flashes
- Diverted continuous blow down – to ashpan
- Drivers nameplate bracket
Tender
- Mk V welded 10 ton 4,000 gallon with low-cut front
46232 was one of the five built without streamlining in 1938. It was based at Polmadie (Glasgow) from 1940 and worked over Beattock and the Cumbrian fells.
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Print Details
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Electrification Flashes
When the West Coast route to Scotland was electrified locomotives likely to working in areas fitted with overhead catenary had 'Danger Overhead Live Wire' notices fitted. This was to warn crews/shed staff as they climbed onto the running plate to carry out maintenance.
The Duchesses usually had three, one on (or near) the smoke deflector, one at the rear of the firebox and one near the top feed – above the handrail . However ALL the pictures taken of Duchess of Montrose at this time (1961) show that it did not have the notice by the top feed.
This goes to prove the you should always check things against contemporary photographs!
