Lion: The Story of the Real Titfield Thunderbolt

by Anthony Dawson

Best known as the Titfield Thunderbolt, Lion is one of the most beloved locomotives in railway preservation - transformed from humble luggage engine to film star, this is a Cinderella story. Built in Leeds in 1838 by Todd, Kitson & Laird, Lion is the only surviving locomotive built for the pioneering Liverpool & Manchester Railway. After a mainline working life of nineteen years, Lion was sold into industrial use in 1859. Drawing on extensive archival...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445685051
• ISBN13: 9781445685052
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages