Over the last few weeks and months, significant amounts of work on Lizzie have been continuing at Carnforth in Lancashire. Firstly, the cab was removed so that the boiler could be released, and now the boiler has been lifted by crane from the frames too so that a full and...
We're pleased to report that the assessment for 6201 Princess Elizabeth's forthcoming overhaul has begun at Carnforth. If you recall, in 2022 Lizzie was about to embark on another Northern Belle tour over the Settle to Carlisle line, but was unexpectedly taken out of service back with a leaking boiler...
Don’t miss Channel 5 on the 22nd January at 9:00 pm, as 6201 Princess Elizabeth features in the 1-hour TV programme “Lakes & Dales Most Scenic Railway Journey”. World record holder ‘Princess Elizabeth’ is in charge of the luxurious charter train 'The Northern Belle', through some of Britain’s most impressive scenery,...
6201's Boiler Back up to pressure at Carnforth (Nov 2018) Over the last few weeks, further progress has been made with repairs at Carnforth - just in time for 6201 Princess Elizabeth's 85th birthday on the 3rd of November. The motion has been re-fitted, and more components repaired and reinstated accordingly. ...
On 17th August following repairs, 6201 Princess Elizabeth set off from the West Shed at the Midland Railway Centre on a second test run to ensure the locomotive is ready for the forthcoming mainline charter tours starting next week. We’re very pleased to announce that the test run was a...