The LMS Scientific Research Laboratory was set up following the formation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.
500 London Road, Derby
William Stanier
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Sir William Arthur Stanier was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
LMS Scientific Research Laboratory
…operation. In 1936 an aerodynamics laboratory was formed, located in the locomotive works, using 1/24 scale models. It was involved in the design work for Stanier's Coronation locomotives, and went on to assess smoke deflectors, carriage ventilation and the effect of passing trains on structures and passengers…
Stanier in 1913
LMS Stanier 5MT 4-6-0 'Black Five' class locomotive number 5305
LMS Coronation Class 4-6-2 No 6233 Duchess of Sutherland