Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 2016
Date 29-Apr
Volume 216
Issue 4,533
Page 625
Category Personal
Part
Title H.C.Powell. Steam Locomotive Model Engineer
Author David Powell
Notes Chronicles his father's model engineering career, 1905-1969. The start of steam locomotive building 1933, his mother with the 3 1/2"g. Princess Royal at the ME Exhibition London 1936, the first locomotive; Princess Royal No 6200 (1933 - 1936), Duchess of Sutherland No. 6233 (1936 - 1940) Giggleswick No. 5538 (1940 - 1943), continuing with the construction, testing in the garden 1948, Norman Powell testing the Duchess 1948, history repeats itself, 7 1/4"g. LMSR Duchess of Buccleuch, drawings, the start of building, the boiler, the tender