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...
On Saturday 26th November 2016, whilst carrying out a routine boiler washout and inspection, our chief engineer discovered a weeping small boiler tube. A more detailed inspection revealed several other suspect tubes. Instead of replacing these few tubes and fulfilling our programme of work for the rest of the...
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...