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==Preservation== Two examples, 6201 ''Princess Elizabeth'' and 6203 ''Princess Margaret Rose'' are preserved and both have operated on the mainline in preservation. They were named after the two children of [[George VI|Prince Albert, Duke of York]] (later King George VI), and his wife, [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Elizabeth, Duchess of York]] (later Queen Elizabeth, and after the king's death, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother). Princess [[Elizabeth II|Elizabeth Alexandra Mary]] (later [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]) was seven years old in 1933 when her namesake was built, and [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret Rose]] was nearly five in July 1935 when her namesake was completed. At the time, they were third and fourth in line to the throne. 'Princess Margaret Rose' is owned by The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust and is on static display at the West Shed Museum, Midland Railway-Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire. Note: Loco numbers in bold mean their current number. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Number ! rowspan="2" |Name ! rowspan="2" |Built ! rowspan="2" |Withdrawn ! rowspan="2" |Service Life ! rowspan="2" |Livery ! rowspan="2" |Location ! rowspan="2" |Owners ! rowspan="2" |Status ! rowspan="2" |Mainline Certified ! rowspan="2" |Photograph ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- !LMS !BR |- |align=left|'''[[LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth|6201]]''' |align=left|46201 |align=left|[[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth]] |align=center|Nov 1933 |align=center|Oct 1962 |align=left|28 Years, 11 Months |align=left|LMS Crimson Lake (on completion) |align=center|[[Carnforth MPD]] |align=center|[https://6201.co.uk/ 6201 Princess Elizabeth Society] |align=center|Under Overhaul <ref>Work Start's on Lizzie's Overhaul ''Trackside'' issue 27 October 2023 page 6</ref> |align=center|No, to be certified |[[File:6201 Princess Elizabeth in Preston.jpg|150px]] |align=left|Withdrawn July/August 2021 due to cracked firebox. Mainline Standard overhaul commenced in September 2023.<ref>Work Start's on Lizzie's Overhaul ''Trackside'' issue 27 October 2023 page 6</ref> |- |align=left|[[LMS Princess Royal Class 6203 Princess Margaret Rose|6203]] |align=left|'''46203''' |align=left|[[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret Rose]] |align=center|Jul 1935 |align=center|Oct 1962 |align=left|27 Years, 3 Months |align=left|BR Crimson Lake, Late Crest |align=center|[[Midland Railway - Butterley|Butterley]] |align=center|[http://www.prclt.co.uk/ Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust] |align=center|Static Display |align=center|No |[[File:LMS 8P 4-6-2 46203 PMR Carlisle 22.09.94R edited-2.jpg|150px]] |align=left|Last ran in 1996. |}
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