The Book of the Crabs Part 2- The LMS Hughes-Fowler 2-6-0s 42710-42944

This is the latest in the longstanding 'book of' series, and is the second part of the Crabs story. It begins with the Crabs as a new concept at the time of the Grouping; a powerful modern mixed traffic locomotive intended as the precursor of a standard range and how the concept turned to dust in early LMS internal machinations. All the usual works histories and allocations are here for every locomotive, together with the 'devil in the detail' down to the merest rivet, from liveries and tender varieties, brakes and lubrication, to experimental valve gear and every other facet of these mightily impressive moguls.