LMS PATRIOT CLASS

The London Midland and Scottish Railway 'Patriot Class' was a 52 strong class of express passenger steam locomotive. It was based on the chassis of the Royal Scot combined with the boiler from LNWR Large Claughton Class|Large Claughtons earning them the nickname ''Baby Scots''.

Contents

Overview

Details

In fiction

00 Gauge Models

References

External links

Overview

The first two were rebuilt in 1930 from the 1912-built LNWR Large Claughton Class|Large Claughtons, retaining the large bossed driving wheels, radial bogie truck and some other parts. The next 40, however, were paper rebuilds, i.e. new builds officially classified as rebuilds in order to appease the accountants and the last 10 were officially new builds. None of the first 12 was rebuilt due to their non-standard parts.
The rebuilds originally carried their Claughton numbers but were renumbered into a new series in 1934, becoming 5500-51. BR added 40000 to their numbers to make them 45500-51. The numbering of the similar LMS Jubilee Class continued on from where the Patriots left off. This was due to the fact that 5552-5556 were ordered as Patriots but built with taper boilers as Jubilees on the orders of Sir William Stanier.
Naming of the class was somewhat erratic. Some retained their Claughton names; others continued the military association from “Patriot” and “St Dunstan’s” and 13 carried names of holiday resorts served by the LMS. In 1943 it was proposed to name the then 7 un-named locomotives, names were allocated but never carried.
Between 1946 and 1948 18 were rebuilt with Stanier 2A boiler, cab and tender; though again these were paper rebuilds. The rebuilt engines were (4)5512/14/21-3/25-32/4-6/45. These were originally built without smoke deflectors but starting in 1948 were fitted with LMS Royal Scot Class pattern deflectors.
All were withdrawn between 1960 and 1965. None have survived to preservation. However, in July 2007 the The LMS Patriot Project appeal was launched in Steam Railway magazine (which was published on July 13th 2007) to raise interest to see if a brand new LMS Patriot could be built, using the remaining drawings that have survived. It is proposed that an unrestored surviving LMS Fowler tender from Barry scrapyard would be used for the project.

Details

Pre- 1934 LMS No.	Post 1934 LMS No. (''BR + 40000'')	Name (date if not from new)	Built	Works	Withdrawn	Notes
5971	5500	''Patriot'' (Feb. 1937)		Derby		Original name -''Croxteth''.
5902	5501	''St. Dunstans'' (1937)		Derby		Original name -''Sir Frank Ree''.
5959	5502	''Royal Naval Division'' (1937)		Crewe
5985	5503	''The Leicestershire Regiment'' (1938)		Crewe		''The Royal Leicestershire Regiment'' from Nov. 1948.
5987	5504	''Royal Signals'' (1937)		Crewe
5949	5505	''The Royal Army Ordnance Corps'' (1947)		Crewe
5974	5506	''The Royal Pioneer Corps'' (Sep. 1948)		Crewe
5936	5507	''Royal Tank Corps'' (1937)		Crewe
6010	5508			Crewe		Fitted with stovepipe chimney in 1956.
6005	5509	''The Derbyshire Yeomanry'' (1951)		Crewe
6012	5510			Crewe
5942	5511	''Isle of Man'' (1938)		Crewe
5966	5512	''Bunsen''		Crewe		Rebuilt Jul. 1948.
5958	5513			Crewe		1943 name allocated: ''Sir W.A. Stanier''.
5983	5514	''Holyhead'' (1938)		Crewe		Rebuilt Mar. 1947.
5992	5515	''Caernarvon'' (1939)		Crewe
5982	5516	''The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment''. (1938)		Crewe
5952	5517			Crewe
6006	5518	''Bradshaw'' (1939)		Crewe
6008	5519	''Lady Godiva''		Crewe
5954	5520	''Llandudno'' (1937)		Derby
5933	5521	''Rhyl'' (1937)		Derby		Rebuilt Nov. 1946.
5973	5522	''Prestatyn'' (1939)		Derby		Rebuilt Jan. 1949.
6026	5523	''Bangor'' (1938)		Crewe		Rebuilt Oct. 1948
5907	5524	''Blackpool'' (1937)		Crewe		Original name ''Sir Frederick Harrison''.
5916	5525	''Colwyn Bay'' (1937)		Derby		Original name ''E. Tootal Broadhurst''. Rebuilt Aug. 1948.
5963	5526	''Morecambe and Heysham'' (1937)		Derby		Rebuilt Feb. 1947
5944	5527	''Southport'' (1937)		Derby		Rebuilt Sep. 1948
5996	5528	''R.E.M.E.'' (Sep. 1959)		Derby		Rebuilt Sep. 1948. Only rebuilt engine to run without name.
5926	5529	''Stephenson''(1948)		Crewe		Original name ''Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B.'' until 1937. Rebuilt Jul. 1947.
6022	5530	''Sir Frank Ree'' (1937)		Crewe		Name transferred from 5501. Rebuilt Oct. 1946.
6027	5531	''Sir Frederick Harrison'' (1937)		Crewe		Name transferred from 5524. Rebuilt Dec. 1947. Painted experimental Apple Green livery 1948.
6011	5532	''Illustrious''		Crewe		Rebuilt Jun.1948.
5905	5533	''Lord Rathmore''		Derby
5935	5534	''E. Tootal Broadhurst'' (1937)		Crewe		Name transferred from 5525. Rebuilt Dec. 1948.
5997	5535	''Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B.'' (1937)		Derby		Name transferred from 5529. Rebuilt Sep. 1948.
6018	5536	''Private W. Wood V.C.'' (1936)		Crewe		Rebuilt Nov. 1948.
6015	5537	''Private E. Sykes V.C.''		Crewe
6000	5538	''Giggleswick'' (1938)		Crewe
5925	5539	''E. C. Trench''		Crewe
5901	5540	''Sir Robert Turnbull''		Crewe		Rebuilt Oct. 1947. Painted experimental Apple Green livery 1948.
5903	5541	''Duke of Sutherland''		Crewe
	5542			Crewe
	5543	''Home Guard'' (1940)		Crewe
	5544			Crewe
	5545	''Planet'' (1948)		Crewe		Rebuilt Nov. 1948.
	5546	''Fleetwood'' (1938)		Crewe
	5547			Crewe
	5548	''Lytham St. Annes'' (1937)		Crewe
	5549			Crewe		1943 name allocated: ''R.A.M.C.''
	5550			Crewe		1943 name allocated: ''Sir Henry Fowler''
	5551			Crewe

In fiction

This class of engine forms the basis of Big City Engine from the Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry.

00 Gauge Models

The rebuilt Patriots were produced by Bachmann and the originals are produced by Hornby Model Railways. Four rebuilt ones such as 'Bunsen' and 'Planet' are to be released by Hornby in time for Christmas 2007.

References

★ O.S. Nock ''Royal Scots and Patriots of the LMS''

★ John S. Whiteley, Gavin W Morrison ''The Power of the Patriots'' ISBN 0-86093-232-X (photograph book)

★ Hugh Longworth ''British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968'' ISBN 0-86093-593-0

External links

★ Rail UK database

★ The LMS Patriot Project