Saphos adds more Pacific power with Duchess heading the ‘Coronation Scot’
Jul 05, 2022
3 minutes
By John Titlow
LMS Princess Coronation Pacific No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland will be hauling the Saphos Trains September 24-26 ‘Coronation Scot’ tour rather than motive power from the Locomotive Services Limited pool.
Inaugurated in 1937, the‘Coronation Scot’ was the premier train of the LMS and the tour follows the majority of its route.
The tour, which will use the Saphos carmine and cream rake of carriages, departs Euston on Saturday, September 24 at 7am behind a Class then takes over for a run over Shap and Beattock to Glasgow, arriving at about 7pm.
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