The Duchesses -- Hardcover, 256 Pages

Discover the fascinating history of a full range of railroads subjects with Quarto Publications hard- and softcover books, perfect for research and modeling. The complete story of the 3Princess Coronation2 class of streamlined locomotives that many enthusiasts will tell you were the finest steam engines in Britain. Andrew Roden tells their story from their days in British Railways service; the class' decommissioning in the 1960s; the extraordinary saga of two trains' unlikely preservation, and their eventual return to steam on the main line. Hardcover, 256 pages.