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* York Area Index * 10. Live Steam engines at York Station and some heritage diesel-electric locomotives * 45231 THE SHERWOOD FORESTER * 6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH * 71000 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER * 5972 OLTON HALL * 6233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND * Heritage Diesels * More Live Steam * HERITAGE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES at YORK STATION 6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH
The nameplate of ex LMS (London Midland and Scottish Railway) 4-6-2 pacific PRINCESS ELIZABETH of locomotive 6201 which became British Railways BR 46201.
Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific Princess Royal Class 6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH arriving at York Station with a special steam excursion charter train from Crewe to Scarborough. A splendid Victorian iron-work setting of the station arches for this magnificent 20th century locomotive.
6201 was built in Crewe Works in 1933 to the design of Sir William A Stanier FRS and ever since loved by people of all ages!
6201 is owned by the East Lancashire Railway and available for chartered train hire.
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6201 departing with the "SCARBOROUGH FLYER" from York Station Platform 5 71000 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
The 4-6-2 pacific locomotive 71000 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER on the "The White Rose" express train run from London, Kings Cross Station.
71000 Duke of Gloucester is also owned by the East Lancashire Railway heritage company. 71000 in action whilst visiting the nearby North Yorkshire Moors Railway
5972 OLTON HALL
Ex GWR/BR Hall Class locomotive 5972 OLTON HALL resting peacefully by the NRM museum after hauling a steam train excursion.
The old passenger train 4-6-0 steam locomotive 5972 OLTON HALL (built at Swindon in 1937) alongside the 'ex new diesel' 47798 PRINCE WILLIAM, now of heritage status itself with the advent of new high-speed passenger trains!
For £1 fare you can have little ride on a real working steam train.
5972 OLTON HALL is owned by the West Coast Railway Company of Carnforth.
5972 OLTON HALL is currently painted in maroon livery and ...
... carrying the HOGWARTS RAILWAYS logo on the side of the tender for its HOGWARTS EXPRESS part in the Harry Potter films (has been named HOGWARTS CASTLE for the film too). Some Heritage Diesels at York 47798 PRINCE WILLIAM
Heritage diesel-electric locomotive: 47798 PRINCE WILLIAM (47 798 also 47834 or 47 834, Brush Class 47 Co-Co diesel electric locomotive built 1966)
Class 37 516
Heritage diesel-electric locomotive: Ex BR maroon liveried diesel-electric Co-Co locomotive Class 37 516 standing in York Station near the NRM. It is operated now by WEST COAST RAILWAYS. Diesel type 37 37516 was built by English Electric as D6786 (D 6786), later numbered as 37 086 (37086) before being converted to its present form. It is an ex EWS freight locomotive (EWS = English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd., the largest rail freight organisation formed after privatisation in the 1990's.
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