London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No. 46233 (6233) 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Butterley, Derbyshire, UK 		Location: Midland Railway - Butterley
Status: Overhaul
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Posted: Mar 28, 2024 @ 06:03:54 by JOHN SUTTON
Look forward to her return,This is my favourite loco and travelled on her various times.Hope she comes to Macclesfield again.All my best wishes and congratulations to all involve her restoration. John.
Posted: Jan 6, 2024 @ 12:01:32 by Russell Newman
Having not worked a train since the end of 2022, ex LMS Princess Coronation Class Pacific 4-6-2 No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" is undergoing an intermediate overhaul at its base at the Princess Royal Locomotive Trust base at their West Shed at the Midland Railway - Butterley, as she is having new driving wheel tyres fitted along with work on the firebox and some other work that will give No. 6233 fresh new mainline and boiler ticket. The Princess Royal Locomotive Trust, hope to have No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" back out on the mainline and heritage railway circuit in 2024.
Posted: Feb 7, 2022 @ 05:02:26 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS Princess Coronation Class Pacific 4-6-2 No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" is to make a one off visit to the Nene Valley Railway on the 13th of February 2022. Which this will be the locomotive’s first visit to the railway then.
Posted: Oct 19, 2021 @ 06:10:32 by Jack Spencer
It seems as if repairs to Duchess of Sutherland are now complete as the loco is due to take a test run from Butterley to Tyseley on Thursday 21st October.
Posted: Sep 8, 2021 @ 11:09:54 by Russell Newman
The visit of the ex LMS Princess Coronation Class Pacific 4-6-2 No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" to the Severn Valley Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 16th to 19th of September 2021 is now sadly off. This is due to a problem with the driving-wheel axle boxes. Some of the metal bearing surface had cracked and become loose, necessitating replacement. Which unfortunately, this is not going to be completed in time for the event then which has resulted in the locomotive being withdrawn from the Gala line up.
Posted: Aug 11, 2021 @ 06:08:37 by Russell Newman
Currently having some much needed work being carried out the ex LMS Princess Coronation Class Pacific 4-6-2 No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" will soon be returning to the mainline again in late August and will also be visiting the Severn Valley Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 16th to 19th of September 2021.
Posted: Oct 23, 2020 @ 13:10:13 by Russell Newman
No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" is safe and being maintained still at the Princess Royal Locomotive Trust base at their West Shed at the Midland Railway Centre but won’t be operating any further mainline railtours this year due to the current Covid situation. However it has been announced that the Princess Royal Locomotive Trust owners of No. 6233 are in negotiation with Locomotive Services Ltd. at Crewe regarding the hire of No. 6233 to operate some of their trips on the mainline in 2021.
Posted: Sep 11, 2019 @ 09:09:56 by Russell Newman
Sadly the visit of No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" to the Bluebell Railway for their Giants of Steam Gala in October has been cancelled due to the unviability of the locomotive sadly.
Posted: Jul 2, 2019 @ 13:07:05 by Russell Newman
The LMS Princess Coronation Class Pacific 4-6-2 No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" will be making her first visit to the Bluebell Railway this Autumn for their Giants of Steam Autumn Gala from the 11th to 13th of October 2019.
Posted: Jun 22, 2019 @ 10:06:42 by Russell Newman
Like 60009 No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" visit to the Mid Norfolk Railway has also been cancelled due to engineering works on Network Rail.
Posted: May 19, 2019 @ 11:05:11 by Russell Newman
No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" will be visiting the Mid-Norfolk Railway for their Steam Event from the 28th to 30th of June 2019. This will be the 3rd visit by "Duchess of Sutherland" to the railway but the first in its LMS Crimson lake Maroon livery.
Posted: Aug 25, 2018 @ 10:08:40 by Russell Newman
No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" will be the star visiting locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway at their Autumn Steam Gala on the weekend from the 19th to 21st of October 2018. After this the Duchess will be spending the Autumn and Winter festive season in the South of the UK on mainline duties as well as its visit to the Swanage Railway as well.
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 @ 12:08:46 by Russell Newman
This Autumn as part of the 70th anniversary of the 1948 Locomotive Exchange Trials No. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" will be visiting the Swanage Railway in Dorset for the very first time to star at their Autumn Steam Gala on the weekend of October 12th to 14th 2018.
Posted: Jan 18, 2018 @ 05:01:40 by Russell Newman
Work on 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" is going to take a bit longer then first thought. As on further investigation, it has been found that 21 of the 40 flue tubes are cracked. So the Princess Royal Locomotive Trust have decided to take the opportunity to carry out additional major work on the boiler to enable 46233 to gain a new boiler certificate now, rather than waiting until it is needed in 2021. The Duchess should be completed and ready for action around June/ July 2018. By then the locomotive will be repainted into LMS Crimson Lake livery as 6233 again.
Posted: Nov 25, 2017 @ 09:11:19 by Russell Newman
No. 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" was meant to be out on the mainline over the Christmas season but due to a cracked large flue its been taken out of service for repairs and its winter maintenance early. It will be back on the mainline in March 2018 where it will be repainted back to its 1938 LMS Maroon livery as 6233.
Posted: Nov 21, 2015 @ 16:11:58 by Steve Frost
The current primary photo shows the loco at Euston station as it is currently running in British Railways green livery (2015). For pictures of it running in preservation in LMS maroon livery, please see the album photos.