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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 6208 on 16/08/1935
British Railways 46208   22/05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
16/08/1935 PRINCESS HELENA VICTORIA

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LMS Red   16/08/1935
BR Blue Black and White 09/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 11/1952
BR Red   09/1958

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class Princess Royal
Company History LMS
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 16/08/1935 to Crewe North (5A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/10/1962 off Edge Hill (8A)
Service Life 27 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys
Total Mileage 1,447,681

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1962 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LMS 9t Riveted 9129 16/08/1935 LMS 4,000g 9t 0cwt
LMS 10t Riveted 9344 03/07/1936 LMS 4,000g 10t 0cwt
LMS 10t Riveted 9353 11/03/1937 LMS 4,000g 10t 0cwt
LMS 10t Riveted 9360 16/06/1939 LMS 4,000g 10t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5A   Crewe North (New) on 16/08/1935
1B   Camden on 31/08/1935
5A   Crewe North (on loan) on 16/07/1938
1B   Camden on 06/08/1938
9A   Longsight on 21/10/1939
1B   Camden on 02/12/1939
8A   Edge Hill on 08/06/1940
5A   Crewe North on 10/08/1940
8A   Edge Hill on 22/09/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 20/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 22/09/1951
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/04/1961
REINS 91M To London Midland Region m/e 31/07/1961
WDN   w/e 20/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/11/1957 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
03/10/1959 Speedometer fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Crewe Works 31/01/1936 21/02/1936 22 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 15/06/1936 17/06/1936 3 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 29/06/1936 03/07/1936 5 days Light Ordinary Tender number 9344 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
 
Crewe Works 02/08/1936 20/08/1936 19 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 07/03/1937 06/05/1937 61 days Heavy General Tender number 9353 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
 
Crewe Works 16/10/1937 01/11/1937 17 days Heavy Ordinary    
Crewe Works 17/11/1937 18/12/1937 32 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 18/03/1938 02/05/1938 46 days Heavy Ordinary    
Crewe Works 11/08/1938 02/09/1938 23 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 04/06/1939 18/07/1939 45 days Light Service Tender number 9360 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
 
Crewe Works 28/03/1940 03/05/1940 37 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 06/03/1941 05/04/1941 31 days Heavy Service    
Crewe Works 15/12/1941 10/01/1942 27 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 19/01/1942 07/02/1942 20 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 26/03/1942 25/04/1942 31 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 10/09/1942 03/10/1942 24 days Heavy Ordinary    
Crewe Works 02/02/1943 18/03/1943 45 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 27/07/1943 03/09/1943 39 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 02/11/1944 09/12/1944 38 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 01/01/1945 13/01/1945 13 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 12/07/1945 13/10/1945 94 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 05/11/1945 01/12/1945 27 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 06/12/1945 27/12/1945 22 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 14/01/1946 02/03/1946 48 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 05/04/1946 26/04/1946 22 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 07/09/1946 10/10/1946 34 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 14/01/1947 20/02/1947 38 days Heavy Service    
Crewe Works 18/08/1947 02/09/1947 16 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 10/09/1947 24/10/1947 45 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 17/03/1948 18/05/1948 63 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 11/09/1948 15/10/1948 35 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 11/05/1949 21/06/1949 42 days Light Intermediate    
Crewe Works 07/1950 22/09/1950   Heavy General Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Crewe Works 14/08/1951 19/09/1951 37 days Heavy Intermediate    
Crewe Works 13/10/1951 16/11/1951 35 days Heavy Casual    
Crewe Works 23/07/1952 06/11/1952 107 days Heavy General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Crewe Works 20/05/1954 18/06/1954 30 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 10/11/1954 15/12/1954 36 days Light Intermediate    
Crewe Works 26/10/1955 10/12/1955 46 days Heavy Intermediate    
Crewe Works 21/02/1956 20/03/1956 29 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 04/04/1956 28/04/1956 25 days Non Classified    
Crewe Works 20/02/1957 03/04/1957 43 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 11/04/1957 18/04/1957 8 days Non Classified    
Crewe Works 18/09/1957 22/10/1957 35 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 20/02/1958 02/04/1958 42 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 13/08/1958 24/09/1958 43 days Light Intermediate Painted Standard BR red for steam locomotives
 
Crewe Works 08/12/1958 20/01/1959 44 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 22/09/1959 03/10/1959 12 days Non Classified Speedometer fitted
 
Crewe Works 12/11/1959 13/01/1960 63 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 17/05/1960 18/05/1960 2 days Non Classified    
Crewe Works 29/05/1960 02/09/1960 97 days Heavy Casual    
Crewe Works 30/10/1960 29/12/1960 61 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/04/1961 \"Princess Royal\'s\" in store LMSR 'Princess Royal' Class Pacifics-further to the information in the Locomotive Stock alterations, these engines are in store as follows-Edge Hill (8A)-46200/4/8/9/12, Carnforth (24L)-46203/11, Kingmoor (12A) -46201/10, Willesden (1A)-46205/7 and Rugby (2A)-46206. At least one (46207) is only a few weeks out of shops and it is expected that all will be back in traffic during the Summer Service. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/08/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 6208, name: PRINCESS HELENA VICTORIA
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number
Allocated to Crewe North (5A)
Livery applied: LMS lined red
Tender fitted: LMS 9t Riveted
   
31/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
31/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 31/01/1936. Dep: 21/02/1936.    
15/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 15/06/1936. Dep: 17/06/1936.    
29/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 29/06/1936. Dep: 03/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 9344 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
   
02/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 02/08/1936. Dep: 20/08/1936.    
07/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 07/03/1937. Dep: 06/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 9353 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
   
16/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Ordinary) - Arr: 16/10/1937. Dep: 01/11/1937.    
17/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 17/11/1937. Dep: 18/12/1937.    
18/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Ordinary) - Arr: 18/03/1938. Dep: 02/05/1938.    
16/07/1938 Allocation Loaned to Crewe North (5A)    
06/08/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
11/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 11/08/1938. Dep: 02/09/1938.    
04/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 04/06/1939. Dep: 18/07/1939.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 9360 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
   
21/10/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
02/12/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
28/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 28/03/1940. Dep: 03/05/1940.    
08/06/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/08/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
06/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Service) - Arr: 06/03/1941. Dep: 05/04/1941.    
15/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 15/12/1941. Dep: 10/01/1942.    
19/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 19/01/1942. Dep: 07/02/1942.    
26/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 26/03/1942. Dep: 25/04/1942.    
10/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Ordinary) - Arr: 10/09/1942. Dep: 03/10/1942.    
02/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 02/02/1943. Dep: 18/03/1943.    
27/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 27/07/1943. Dep: 03/09/1943.    
02/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 02/11/1944. Dep: 09/12/1944.    
01/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 01/01/1945. Dep: 13/01/1945.    
12/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 12/07/1945. Dep: 13/10/1945.    
05/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 05/11/1945. Dep: 01/12/1945.    
06/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 06/12/1945. Dep: 27/12/1945.    
14/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 14/01/1946. Dep: 02/03/1946.    
05/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 05/04/1946. Dep: 26/04/1946.    
07/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 07/09/1946. Dep: 10/10/1946.    
14/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Service) - Arr: 14/01/1947. Dep: 20/02/1947.    
18/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 18/08/1947. Dep: 02/09/1947.    
10/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 10/09/1947. Dep: 24/10/1947.    
17/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 17/03/1948. Dep: 18/05/1948.    
22/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 46208    
11/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 11/09/1948. Dep: 15/10/1948.    
11/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 11/05/1949. Dep: 21/06/1949.    
07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: ?/07/1950. Dep: 22/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
14/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/08/1951. Dep: 19/09/1951.    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
13/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 13/10/1951. Dep: 16/11/1951.    
23/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 23/07/1952. Dep: 06/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
11/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
20/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/05/1954. Dep: 18/06/1954.    
10/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 10/11/1954. Dep: 15/12/1954.    
26/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/10/1955. Dep: 10/12/1955.    
21/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/02/1956. Dep: 20/03/1956.    
04/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 04/04/1956. Dep: 28/04/1956.    
20/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 20/02/1957. Dep: 03/04/1957.    
11/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 11/04/1957. Dep: 18/04/1957.    
18/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/09/1957. Dep: 22/10/1957.    
02/11/1957 Modification Modification: BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted    
20/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/02/1958. Dep: 02/04/1958.    
13/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 13/08/1958. Dep: 24/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Painted Standard BR red for steam locomotives
   
09/1958 Livery Change of livery to Standard BR red for steam locomotives    
08/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/12/1958. Dep: 20/01/1959.    
22/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 22/09/1959. Dep: 03/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Speedometer fitted
   
12/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 12/11/1959. Dep: 13/01/1960.    
17/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 17/05/1960. Dep: 18/05/1960.    
29/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 29/05/1960. Dep: 02/09/1960.    
30/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/10/1960. Dep: 29/12/1960.    
20/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 46208 from Edge Hill (8A)    
11/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    

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