22 June 2016 The issue reported late on the evening of Friday 17th June was a bearing on the front bogie running hot, and was the reason that, sadly, 6201 couldn’t take the PMR Tours charter to York and Scarborough as planned. The bearing problem is now being dealt with by...
6 May 2016 Progress on Lizzie's overhaul is moving forward apace. At the end of April, the Boiler Inspector made his final checks, and we now await a visit from the Vehicle Acceptance Body to conduct their examinations which should be completed over the coming days. We're also pressing on with some...
Tyseley Locomotive Works are just putting the finishing touches to the overhaul, and since our last update new safety items fitted are GSMR, OTMR and TPWS. We have been assured that the work will be completed in mid-April ready for Vehicle Acceptance Board tests to be carried out. Though this extra...
The current overhaul is on target to complete by December 2015. This is subject to loaded test runs with the Vehicle Acceptance Body, and if all goes according to our plan we look forward to the return to mainline operation in Spring 2016. So watch this space for further updates...
[caption id="attachment_16057" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Presentation of the cheque for £2750 from the Sponsored Cycle Ride[/caption]Gigantic cheque handed over to the 6201 Princess Elizabeth Society at Tyseley Locomotive Works open day 27 June 2015Generated by their superb cycling marathon along the disused track beds of part of the old LMS railway...
9 March 2014 We are pleased to share the news that work on the boiler aspect of ‘Lizzie’s’ overhaul is well on the way to completion. With the installation of flue tubes and boiler small tubes now complete an important milestone has been reached. Concurrent with this work our Contractor – Tyseley Locomotive...
11 July 2012 The Society is proud to report that on 11 July 2012 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ was called upon to haul the Royal Train conveying Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on the Newport–Hereford, and Worcester-Oxford legs of the Diamond Jubilee Tour. [spacer height="20px"] It is believed that this is...
3 June 2012 ‘Lizzie’s’ appearance before an audience of millions at the start of the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June appears to have added a new chapter to her considerable history and she has now become known as ‘The Engine on the Bridge’ to a huge number of people who...