LMS Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland

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Preserved 6233 Duchess of Sutherland running in 2001. She is roughly in the same condition as between 1941 (when a double chimney was fitted) and 1945 (when she received her smoke deflectors).

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The engine with smoke deflectors.

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6233's nameplate. The crowns were added when 6233 hauled the Royal Train to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee.

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London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is a preserved steam locomotive.

Service

6233 was outshopped in July 1938 from Crewe Works and was part of the third batch of her class. These were unstreamlined, painted in LMS standard crimson lake livery and had a single chimney and no smoke deflectors and an estimated cost of £13,800 each.

6233 was initially allocated to Camden, London. She acquired a double chimney in March 1941 and because of drifting smoke acquired smoke deflectors in September 1945 before being was painted in postwar LMS black livery in September 1946. With the creation of British Railways on 1st January 1948 she was allocated to Crewe North depot. She was given her BR number 46233 in October 1948 and repainted in BR Brunswick green livery in 1952 or early 1953. In June 1958 she was allocated to Carlisle Upperby before eventually being withdrawn from Edge Hill depot in February 1964.

Preservation

Following her withdrawal from service she was acquired by Butlins Heads-of-Ayr holiday camp, Scotland in October 1964. Later moved to Bressingham Steam Museum she was subsequently acquired by The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust and restored to working order.

Steamed again in 2001 she hauled the Royal Train as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. On 22nd March 2005 she hauled the Royal Train again transporting The Prince of Wales over the famous Settle and Carlisle line.

To allow her to run on the mainline in preservation she has been fitted with Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) and On Train Monitoring & Recording Equpment (OTMR), alongside the BR fitted Automatic Warning System (AWS).

External links

• Princess Royal Locomotive Trust