UK Paint Specialist Transforms Steam Locomotive to Herald Queen’s Jubilee
RIPON, England — Historic paint specialist T&R Williamson, whose products are used across the British Royal Household, is ensuring a landmark project to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee goes full steam ahead in a unique way. The company, which holds the prestigious Royal Warrant, has played a key role in transforming one of the country’s most popular steam locomotives into “Platinum Purple.”
Along with its eye-catching new livery, the Taw Valley locomotive will be renamed Elizabeth II following a public vote carried out by its custodians Severn Valley Railway, which operates a 16-mile heritage line in Shropshire and Worcestershire in the U.K.