Railway enthusiasts are appealing for help to save a famous 91-year-old steam locomotive that used to haul Shropshire passengers over the spectacular Settle-Carlisle line.
Princess Elizabeth, named after the former Queen when she was still a schoolgirl, suffered a major boiler failure just hours before pulling the luxury Northern Belle train on July 24 in 2021.
Now a £165,000 appeal has been launched to pay for a major overhaul in a bid to get the record-breaking engine back on track next year.But Clive Mojonnier, chairman of the Princess Elizabeth Society, has warned that the final bill could be nearer half a million pounds. “Whatever the cost, it will be worth it because Lizzie is not just a locomotive, she is part of our nation’s heritage.”
She was renumbered 46201 when the railways were nationalised in 1948, but was withdrawn from service in 1962 after British Rail began turning to diesel locomotives.
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