Steam Locomotive Information

Here is the photo album for London Midland & Scottish Railway No. 46233 (6233) 'Duchess of Sutherland', a 4-6-2 located in Butterley, Derbyshire. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

On the East Coast Main Line, October 2016.

The classic view as 6233, with the southbound Cumbrian Mountain Express runs across the iconic viaduct at Ribblehead on 08 September 2007

6233 catches a glint from the fading sunlight on 8 September 2007

Supported on jacks with its wheels out, 46233 remained under overhaul at the Midland Railway - Butterley on 18th April 2026.

The famous nameplate shown whilst the loco was under overhaul at the Midland Railway - Butterley on 18th April 2026.

The driving wheel sets seen whilst the loco was under overhaul at the Midland Railway - Butterley on 18th April 2026. The leading axle is the crank axle for the inside cylinders, whilst the outside cylinders drive on the centre axle. This divided drive arrangement came with William Stanier when he moved from the Great Western Railway at Swindon to the London Midland and Scottish Railway.


London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No. 46233 (6233) 'Duchess of Sutherland' Butterley, Derbyshire, UK	Location: Midland Railway - Butterley Status: Overhaul