6201 - The Coronation Scot - 12/13th. November 2011

To commemorate the 75th. anniversary of her 401 mile non stop run in 1936 from London to Glasgow, this Vintage Trains excursion once again used 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' for this two day excursion from Crewe to Glasgow and return. 6201 made the journey in 1936 in a record time of 5 hours 53 minutes, a record which stood until 1964 when it was broken by diesel traction. The video features two short clips, one on the outward journey crossing Dutton Viaduct and on the return, at Winwick.

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• princess
• elizabeth
• 1936
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• pacific
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• railways
• mainline
• preserved
• steam
• vintage
• dutton
• viaduct
• winwick

[exposuretv]

fantastic shots

[acw71000]

Many thanks, one of my shorter videos this as I was unable to follow the train north.

[PhilbruProduction]

Two beautiful shots. The passage of the viaduct is impressive. Superb! Thank Austin. Philippe

[acw71000]

Merci Philippe, contrastant météo pour les deux scènes. Je suis heureux que vous avez aimé la vidéo

[Linesider1]

A couple of crackers there Austin - lovely light on the first one, and 2 excellent locations; she's not hanging about at either of them! Thanks, David.

[acw71000]

Thanks David, great performance from Lizzie over the two days. Hopefully there will be some good news re the extension to the boiler ticket

[robmasterman]

@acw71000 I can't remember one run where this loco has not performed faultlessly Austin, and for a loco of that age, it shows how well the design works....Bob

[acw71000]

Thanks very much for your kind comment

[acw71000]

Thank you kindly, glad you liked it

[acw71000]

Thanks for your kind comments Bob, as I've said in a few other replies, how wonderful it is to still be able to enjoy Lizzie on the mainline 75 years after that record run. Her ticket is up next year but there may possibly be an extension for a few more months