TT4038A BR 57' Brake Third M5598M TT-Scale Drag racing—a battle of acceleration

Drag racing—a battle of acceleration conducted on a straight track—was born in dry lake beds in California in the 1930's

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The Cromwell

The Southern Railway used these concrete sheds for storage of goods and animal feed

No glass screens

TT4038A BR 57' Brake Third M5598M TT-Scale Drag racing—a battle of accelerationAt the start of the 1930s the LMS abandoned the Small Engine Policy that it had inherited from one of its largest predecessors, the Midland Railway. The abandoning of this policy led to some of the most famous Stanier and LMS designs such as the Jubilee, Black 5 and Duchess classes. To accompany this shift in ethos, new coaches were constructed for the LMS, with the 57 coaches being built between 1931 and 1932. These new coaches were steel clad, the