Return of the Lilly Belle engine

[Bigart]

The delays are legal in nature. The locomotive has been down for refurb for 5 years+, and word is the repairs have been complete for some time. Apparently during a later stage of the refurbishment Strasburg performed some work that Disney did not authorize. There had been disputes over who was going to eat these costs, which eventually became a suit.

 

[jayhawkmickey]

Can't wait to see pictures when she's back on the rails.

 

[Daveeeeed]

That's very cool.

 

[tigger1968]

The delays are legal in nature. The locomotive has been down for refurb for 5 years+, and word is the repairs have been complete for some time. Apparently during a later stage of the refurbishment Strasburg performed some work that Disney did not authorize. There had been disputes over who was going to eat these costs, which eventually became a suit.

 

[asianway]

The delays are legal in nature. The locomotive has been down for refurb for 5 years+, and word is the repairs have been complete for some time. Apparently during a later stage of the refurbishment Strasburg performed some work that Disney did not authorize. There had been disputes over who was going to eat these costs, which eventually became a suit.

Was a diesel conversion done?

 

[Victor Kelly]

More to report. Al (a current manager and long time CM at Magic Kingdom who used to drive the Lilly Belle) told me last week that there have indeed been more delays. According to him Lilly Belle was expected to be done by summer, but now says a several more months. CMs keep insisting the locomotive will be on the rails before the end of the year. We have heard this before. I asked if there were anything to the rumors of the refurb being abandoned and he insists this is false. The Roger Broggie's coaches are complete and were in use last month by the Roger before the 24 hour event on May 22. The coaches of Lilly Belle are still being used on certain days as well. I noticed that the Walt was pulling them the last week of May. Enclosing a photo with Al, he was with the entertainment design division for 30 years and was a designer of many parades including lead designer on Spectromagic. He came back to the park after retirement to get back to the "juice". Say hi to him if you spot him in the park. He is often times managing the railroad or PAC, and know everything that is going on at the park.

I have seen than man before.

 

[Tip Top Club]

This summer was never accurate. Scheduled to return in 2016.

 

[asianway]

This summer was never accurate. Scheduled to return in 2016.

This one puts Avatar, Mine Train & the meet n greet tent to shame

 

[WDW Train Talk]

If anyone was curious as to why the Lilly Belle coaches have been used in recent times. It's because Disney has sent the Roger Broggie cars into refurbishment and so the railroad needed to use the Lilly Belle cars so they could have 3 trains out to support the crowd levels

 

[WDW Train Talk]

The delays are legal in nature. The locomotive has been down for refurb for 5 years+, and word is the repairs have been complete for some time. Apparently during a later stage of the refurbishment Strasburg performed some work that Disney did not authorize. There had been disputes over who was going to eat these costs, which eventually became a suit.

Just awhile Strasburg were working on Norfolk and Western 611 on complete overhaul so they delayed the Lilly Belle refurbishments during that time, but they said Lilly Belle would make a reappearance in 2016 sometime