Spa Valley Railway

Spa Valley Railway, West Station, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5QY
Telephone: 01892 537715
Email spavalleyrailway@email.com

(Photo ©M. Dives)

Princess Margaret

Works No. 376
Andrew Barclay - Built 1947,
Andrew Barclay & Sons Ltd. Kilmarnock, Scotland
Wheel Diameter - 3ft 2in
Tractive Effort - 32,000lbs
Weight - 34 tons
Engine Specification - 8 Cylinder Gardener 8L3, producing 204 HP with electric start.

Built in 1947, it was delivered new to Lever Brothers Port Sunlight Works, in 1948. Princess Margaret was the second of two locomotives ordered late in 1945. "Princess Elizabeth" was the first to arrive and went with company policy of being named after members of the Royal Family. Moving from Port Sunlight to Erith Oil Works in 1968, it was donated to the North Downs Steam Railway in 1985. Restored to working order, it returned to it's home ground for the Port Sunlight Centenary Celebrations in 1988, where it was the oldest surviving member of the type. Moved to the Spa Valley Railway in 1996, as part of a merger between the North Downs Railway and the Spa Valley, it used for yard shunting.

Livery - Lined Green

Current Status - Out of Service

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