Royal Train Locomotives.

[81F]

I am trying to represent a Royal Train of the late 1970s/early 1980s. To this end I have the Hornby Queen's and Duke of Edinburgh's Mk3 coaches, the Mk2 brake and am repainting a Hornby Mk1 sleeping car.

However, can someone advise me of a suitable locomotive (names and numbers if possible and any livery peculiarities other than probably spotless!).

I do have two Lima Class 33's with white roofs (Burma Star and Lord Mountbatten of Burma) but not sure if they are entirely appropriate.

Thanks for any help

[M. Matthews]

I've seen pictures of class 25's & 47's in br blue pulling the Royal train?

[Tony57]

Hi 81F

I think the Class 33 Lord Mountbatten was used as a Royal train locomotive

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47527 June 1st 1978 .

47555 27th June 1980 empty .87002 same date .

47449 July 12th 1981

[81F]

Hi 81F

I think the Class 33 Lord Mountbatten was used as a Royal train locomotive

I did read that it double headed Lord Mountbatten's funeral train with Burma Star .

[81F]

Hi 81F

I think the Class 33 Lord Mountbatten was used as a Royal train locomotive

I did read that it double headed Lord Mountbatten's funeral train with Burma Star .

[Tony57]

Hi 81F

If I remember correctly the southern region painted the loco cab roofs white when on Royal train duties, so both of your named locos could be allocated to Royal Train Duties

I remember an article in the Hornby magazine where they painted a schools loco for royal train duties including the white cab roof.

[VESPA]

You may be interested in the book "The Royal Train, The inside story" by Brian Hoey Haynes 4556

Locos used 81-82 87028 Lord President, 47449 Fair Rosamund, 47511Thames, 47577 Benjamin Gimbert GC, 87005City of London, 47461 Charles Rennie MacIntosh, 87004 Britannia, 47439, 47501, 47511 Thames, 31423, 86211 City of Milton Keynes, 25054 + 25054 (4 coach special 1975) The book also lists the coaches for those days of use