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For the details of the two rebuilt locomotives, see LMS Rebuilt Jubilee Class |
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936. They were built concurrently with the similar looking LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. They were nicknamed Red Staniers (due to their crimson liveries) and Jubs. [1] [2]
The last five locomotives of Henry Fowler's Patriot class on order, 5552 to 5556, were built with William Stanier's taper boiler and so became the first of the Jubilee class. 113 locomotives were ordered straight from the drawing board. They were initially a disappointment; their moderate degree of superheating often left them short of steam. Changes to the blastpipe and chimney dimensions helped to transform them.
On 29 April 1935 no. 5552, the first of the class, permanently swapped identities with no. 5642 which had been named Silver Jubilee on 19 April 1935 in recognition of the Silver Jubilee of King George V on 6 May of that year. This change gave the name to the rest of the class, see LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee. Earlier on (from summer 1934), they had been known as the "Red Staniers" (because of the crimson livery), to distinguish them from the "Black Staniers" (the LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 class). [3] These engines were named after former Commonwealth states and countries of the British Empire, British admirals, British naval commanders, and finally, ships in the British Navy named after characters from Greek Mythology.
Until the late 1950s, Jubilees were the largest express engine normally found on the lines running out of St Pancras. They practically monopolized the role of the main express engine, with the occasional Royal Scot popping up, or radiating from Derby. They could nevertheless be found on main lines throughout the former LMS system. They were also regarded as a powerful upgrade from both of the older Compound 4-4-0 locomotives, both the MR 1000 Class and the LMS Compound 4-4-0 as well. The Jubilees were a rather common sight on the Midland Main Line, the West Coast Main Line, and the Settle-Carlisle line, but were eventually displaced by the much more powerful Royal Scots during the 1940s. [4]
The power classification was 5XP, in common with the earlier Patriot class. [5] In January 1951 the classification was revised to 6P and in November 1955 to 6P5F but this change was not applied to the locomotives' cabsides, which continued to show 6P. [6]
Five members of the class were fitted with a double chimney at different times. 5684 Jutland was the first, fitted with a double Kylchap in 1937. [7] The double chimney did improve the power of the locos and also improved the coal consumption. It only carried this fitment for one year. 5742 Connaught was the next, being fitted with a plain double exhaust in 1940 which it carried until 1955. [7] 5553 Canada was also fitted in 1940 but carried the double chimney for a short time. [7] 5735 Comet and 5736 Phoenix were rebuilt with a 2A taper boiler and double chimney in 1942. [8] They were to have been the prototypes for the rebuilding of the entire class but were, in the end, the only Jubilees so to be treated. (They were reclassified 6P in July 1943, [9] and 7P in 1951). [10] As part of experiments at the Rugby Locomotive Testing Station, no. 45722 Defence was fitted with a double chimney from 1956 to 1957. [11] In 1961 a double exhaust was fitted to no. 45596 Bahamas which carried it through withdrawal and into preservation. [12]
Although built over only a three-year period the class had many variations due to improvements being made as they were built. The major differences were:
These locomotives had a bit of a mixed reception during their early working days, but while their reputation did improve over time, they didn't reach the same amount of praise as the Black 5 locomotives. [13] When the first members were built, the original 113 batch of engines to be precise, engine crews said that they were often disappointing. Crews often said that they were poor steamers and that the older locomotives that would be eventually replaced by them often performed better. However, once the problem with these engines was found and fixed after several extensive trials took place (the problem being that the diameter of the blast pipe was too large for the engines to make proper steam), the Jubilees went from being a theoretical success to an actual success thanks to some modifications. [14] [15] [16]
No. 45637 Windward Islands was destroyed in a severe accident in 1952, making it the first Jubilee engine to be scrapped. The remaining 188 locomotives were withdrawn between 1960 and 1967. The first of the standard withdrawals being 45609 Gilbert and Ellice Islands in September 1960 and the last engine to be withdrawn was No. 45562 Alberta from Leeds Holbeck shed (20A) on 4 November 1967. They were the last express engines from the Big Four days still in service. [17]
Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Total withdrawn | Withdrawn that year | Locomotive numbers | Notes |
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1952 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 45637 | |
1960 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 45609 | |
1961 | 187 | 5 | 3 | 45616/19/30 | |
1962 | 184 | 46 | 41 | 45559/66/70/76/82/87/94, 45603/07/15/21/28/36/51/56/62/65/73/77–79/83/86–88/91–93, 45707/11/13/15/18/20/22/24–25/27–29/31 | |
1963 | 143 | 77 | 31 | 45555/60/75/91, 45624–25/34/39/44–46/48–50/59/68–69/71/80, 45701–02/06/09/12/14/17/19/30/34/38/40 | |
1964 | 112 | 141 | 64 | 45552–54/56–58/61/64/68–69/71–72/77–80/83–85/92/98–99, 45601/05–06/10–14/17–18/20/22–23/31/35/38/40–41/57/63/70/72/74/76/81–82/85/89–90/95–96/99, 45700/03/08/10/16/23/32–33/37/41 | 45690, 45699 Preserved |
1965 | 48 | 174 | 33 | 45563/67/73/86/88–90/95/97, 45600/02/04/08/26/29/32–33/42/52–53/55/58/61/64/66–67/84/98, 45704–05/21/26/42 | |
1966 | 15 | 181 | 7 | 45574/81/96, 45627/43/54/60 | 45596 Preserved |
1967 | 8 | 189 | 8 | 45562/65/93, 45647/75/94/97, 45739 | 45593 Preserved |
LMS No | BR No | Built | Works | Name | Date named | Withdrawn | Notes |
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5552 | 45552 | 1 Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Silver Jubilee | 17 April 1935 | 26 Sep. 1964 | Renumbered from 5642 29 April 1935. |
5553 | 45553 | 29 May 1934 | Crewe | Canada | Mar. 1937 | 7 Nov. 1964 | Fitted with double chimney in 1940 (same time as 5742) but soon removed. |
5554 | 45554 | 5 Jun. 1934 | Crewe | Ontario | Mar. 1936 | 7 Nov. 1964 | |
5555 | 45555 | 18 Jun. 1934 | Crewe | Quebec | Feb. 1937 | 17 Aug. 1963 | |
5556 | 45556 | 22 Jun. 1934 | Crewe | Nova Scotia | Mar. 1937 | 5 Sep. 1964 | |
5557 | 45557 | 29 Jun. 1934 | North British | New Brunswick | Oct. 1936 | 19 Sep. 1964 | |
5558 | 45558 | Jul. 1934 | North British | Manitoba | Oct. 1936 | Aug. 1964 | |
5559 | 45559 | Jul. 1934 | North British | British Columbia | Jan. 1937 | Oct. 1962 | |
5560 | 45560 | Jul. 1934 | North British | Prince Edward Island | Sep. 1936 | Nov. 1963 | |
5561 | 45561 | Jul. 1934 | North British | Saskatchewan | Jun. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5562 | 45562 | Aug. 1934 | North British | Alberta | Feb. 1936 | Sep. 1967 | Parts exist on preserved engine no 5699 Galatea. |
5563 | 45563 | Aug. 1934 | North British | Australia | Jan. 1936 | Nov. 1965 | |
5564 | 45564 | Aug. 1934 | North British | New South Wales | Jan. 1936 | Jul. 1964 | |
5565 | 45565 | Aug. 1934 | North British | Victoria | Feb. 1936 | Jan. 1967 | |
5566 | 45566 | Aug. 1934 | North British | Queensland | Apr. 1936 | Nov. 1962 | |
5567 | 45567 | Aug. 1934 | North British | South Australia | Mar. 1936 | Jan. 1965 | |
5568 | 45568 | Aug. 1934 | North British | Western Australia | Sep. 1936 | Apr. 1964 | |
5569 | 45569 | Aug. 1934 | North British | Tasmania | Feb. 1936 | Apr. 1964 | |
5570 | 45570 | Aug. 1934 | North British | New Zealand | Jan. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5571 | 45571 | Sep. 1934 | North British | South Africa | May 1936 | May 1964 | |
5572 | 45572 | Sep. 1934 | North British | Irish Free State | Mar. 1936 | Jan. 1964 | |
Eire | Jul. 1938 | ||||||
5573 | 45573 | Sep. 1934 | North British | Newfoundland | Feb. 1936 | Sep. 1965 | |
5574 | 45574 | Sep. 1934 | North British | India | May 1936 | Mar. 1966 | |
5575 | 45575 | Sep. 1934 | North British | Madras | Nov. 1937 | Jun. 1963 | |
5576 | 45576 | Sep. 1934 | North British | Bombay | Dec. 1937 | Dec. 1962 | Stored prior to withdrawal. |
5577 | 45577 | Sep. 1934 | North British | Bengal | Mar. 1937 | Sep. 1964 | |
5578 | 45578 | Sep. 1934 | North British | United Provinces | Mar. 1938 | May 1964 | |
5579 | 45579 | Sep. 1934 | North British | Punjab | Oct. 1936 | Aug. 1964 | |
5580 | 45580 | Oct. 1934 | North British | Burma | Feb. 1938 | Dec. 1964 | |
5581 | 45581 | Oct. 1934 | North British | Bihar and Orissa | Mar. 1938 | Aug. 1966 | |
5582 | 45582 | Nov. 1934 | North British | Central Provinces | Oct. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5583 | 45583 | Nov. 1934 | North British | Assam | Jan. 1938 | Oct. 1964 | |
5584 | 45584 | Dec. 1934 | North British | North West Frontier | Feb. 1938 | Oct. 1964 | |
5585 | 45585 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Hyderabad | Jun. 1936 | May 1964 | |
5586 | 45586 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Mysore | Apr. 1936 | Jan. 1965 | |
5587 | 45587 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Baroda | May 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5588 | 45588 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Kashmir | Oct. 1936 | May 1965 | |
5589 | 45589 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Gwalior | Feb. 1936 | Mar. 1965 | |
5590 | 45590 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Travancore | Jun. 1937 | Dec. 1965 | |
5591 | 45591 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Udaipur | Apr. 1936 | Oct. 1963 | |
5592 | 45592 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Indore | Jan. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5593 | 45593 | Dec. 1934 | North British | Kolhapur | May 1936 | Oct. 1967 | Preserved - last to be withdrawn. |
5594 | 45594 | Jan. 1935 | North British | Bhopal | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5595 | 45595 | Jan. 1935 | North British | Southern Rhodesia | Feb. 1936 | Jan. 1965 | |
5596 | 45596 | 12 Jan. 1935 | North British | Bahamas | Jun. 1936 | 23 Jul. 1966 | Preserved, fitted with double chimney in 1961. |
5597 | 45597 | Jan. 1935 | North British | Barbados | Mar. 1936 | Jan. 1965 | |
5598 | 45598 | Feb. 1935 | North British | Basutoland | Apr. 1936 | Oct. 1964 | |
5599 | 45599 | Jan. 1935 | North British | Bechuanaland | Jul. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5600 | 45600 | Feb. 1935 | North British | Bermuda | Jun. 1936 | Dec. 1965 | |
5601 | 45601 | Apr. 1935 | North British | British Guiana | Jul. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5602 | 45602 | Apr. 1935 | North British | British Honduras | May 1936 | Mar. 1965 | |
5603 | 45603 | May 1935 | North British | Solomon Islands | Feb. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5604 | 45604 | Mar. 1935 | North British | Ceylon | May 1936 | Jul. 1965 | |
5605 | 45605 | Apr. 1935 | North British | Cyprus | Jul. 1936 | Feb. 1964 | |
5606 | 45606 | Apr. 1935 | North British | Falkland Islands | Sep. 1936 | Jun. 1964 | |
5607 | 45607 | Jun. 1934 | Crewe | Fiji | Jul. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5608 | 45608 | Jul. 1934 | Crewe | Gibraltar | Mar. 1936 | Sep. 1965 | |
5609 | 45609 | Jul. 1934 | Crewe | Gilbert and Ellice Islands | Sep. 1936 | Sep. 1960 | First 'normal' withdrawal. |
5610 | 45610 | Jul. 1934 | Crewe | Gold Coast | Feb. 1936 | Jan. 1964 | |
Ghana | Dec. 1958 | ||||||
5611 | 45611 | Jul. 1934 | Crewe | Hong Kong | Dec. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5612 | 45612 | Jul. 1934 | Crewe | Jamaica | Apr. 1937 | Mar. 1964 | |
5613 | 45613 | Aug. 1934 | Crewe | Kenya | Mar. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5614 | 45614 | Aug. 1934 | Crewe | Leeward Islands | Jan. 1937 | Jan. 1964 | |
5615 | 45615 | Aug. 1934 | Crewe | Malay States | Jun. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5616 | 45616 | Aug. 1934 | Crewe | Malta | Aug. 1936 | Jan. 1961 | |
Malta GC | Oct. 1943 | ||||||
5617 | 45617 | Sep. 1934 | Crewe | Mauritius | Sep. 1937 | Nov. 1964 | |
5618 | 45618 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | New Hebrides | Mar. 1936 | Feb. 1964 | |
5619 | 45619 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | Nigeria | Apr. 1936 | Aug. 1961 | |
5620 | 45620 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | North Borneo | Mar. 1937 | Sep. 1964 | |
5621 | 45621 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | Northern Rhodesia | Jul. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5622 | 45622 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | Nyasaland | Mar. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5623 | 45623 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | Palestine | Dec. 1936 | Jul. 1964 | |
5624 | 45624 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | St. Helena | Jan. 1936 | Nov. 1963 | |
5625 | 45625 | Oct. 1934 | Crewe | Sarawak | Nov. 1936 | Sep. 1963 | |
5626 | 45626 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Seychelles | Apr. 1937 | Oct. 1965 | |
5627 | 45627 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Sierra Leone | Apr. 1936 | Sep. 1966 | Preserved classmate 45699 Galatea presently running as 45627. |
5628 | 45628 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Somaliland | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5629 | 45629 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Straits Settlements | Feb. 1937 | May 1965 | |
5630 | 45630 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Swaziland | Apr. 1936 | Nov. 1961 | Withdrawn due to accident damage. |
5631 | 45631 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Tanganyika | Jan. 1936 | Aug. 1964 | |
5632 | 45632 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Tonga | Feb. 1936 | Oct. 1965 | |
5633 | 45633 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Trans-Jordan | 1936 | Oct. 1965 | |
Aden | Sep. 1946 | ||||||
5634 | 45634 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Trinidad | May 1936 | May 1963 | |
5635 | 45635 | Nov. 1934 | Crewe | Tobago | Jun. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5636 | 45636 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Uganda | Apr. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5637 | 45637 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Windward Islands | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1952 | Destroyed in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash, 8 October 1952. |
5638 | 45638 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Zanzibar | Apr. 1936 | Mar. 1964 | |
5639 | 45639 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Raleigh | Jun. 1936 | Sep. 1963 | |
5640 | 45640 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Frobisher | Mar. 1936 | Mar. 1964 | |
5641 | 45641 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Sandwich | May 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5642 | 45642 | May. 1934 | Crewe | Boscawen | Apr. 1936 | Jan. 1965 | Built as 5552, renumbered to 5642 29 Apr. 1935 with no name. |
5643 | 45643 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Rodney | Oct. 1937 | Jan. 1966 | |
5644 | 45644 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Howe | Nov. 1937 | Nov. 1963 | |
5645 | 45645 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Collingwood | Sep. 1937 | Oct. 1963 | |
5646 | 45646 | Dec. 1934 | Crewe | Napier | Sep. 1937 | Dec. 1963 | |
5647 | 45647 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Sturdee | Apr. 1936 | May 1967 | |
5648 | 45648 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Wemyss | Jun. 1936 | Feb. 1963 | |
5649 | 45649 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Hawkins | May 1936 | Oct. 1963 | |
5650 | 45650 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Blake | Feb. 1937 | Jan. 1963 | |
5651 | 45651 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Shovell | Jan. 1936 | Nov. 1962 | |
5652 | 45652 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Hawke | Jun. 1937 | Jan. 1965 | |
5653 | 45653 | Jan. 1935 | Crewe | Barham | Apr. 1936 | Apr. 1965 | |
5654 | 45654 | Feb. 1935 | Crewe | Hood | May 1936 | Jun 1966 | |
5655 | 45655 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Keith | Jun. 1937 | Apr. 1965 | |
5656 | 45656 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Cochrane | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5657 | 45657 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Tyrwhitt | Feb. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5658 | 45658 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Keyes | Jan. 1936 | Sep. 1965 | This locomotive spent the whole of its life at Leeds Holbeck, 10 Feb. 1935 to Sept 1965. |
5659 | 45659 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Drake | Mar. 1936 | May 1963 | |
5660 | 45660 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Rooke | 1936 | Jun. 1966 | |
5661 | 45661 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Vernon | Feb. 1936 | May 1965 | |
5662 | 45662 | Dec. 1934 | Derby | Kempenfelt | Sep. 1936 | Nov. 1962 | |
5663 | 45663 | Jan. 1935 | Derby | Jervis | Apr. 1937 | Oct. 1964 | |
5664 | 45664 | Jan. 1935 | Derby | Nelson | Apr. 1936 | May 1965 | |
5665 | 45665 | Nov. 1935 | Crewe | Lord Rutherford of Nelson | Nov. 1935 | Dec. 1962 | Double row nameplate. |
5666 | 45666 | Nov. 1935 | Crewe | Cornwallis | 1937 | Apr. 1965 | |
5667 | 45667 | Nov. 1935 | Crewe | Jellicoe | Feb. 1937 | Jan. 1965 | |
5668 | 45668 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Madden | Feb. 1937 | Dec. 1963 | |
5669 | 45669 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Fisher | Jan. 1937 | Jun. 1963 | |
5670 | 45670 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Howard of Effingham | Mar. 1937 | Oct. 1964 | |
5671 | 45671 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Prince Rupert | Mar. 1937 | Nov. 1963 | Became something of a celebrity engine and 'pet' of Newton Heath in its latter days,[ citation needed ] owing to it being fitted with the only high superheat 28 element boiler made for the class.[ citation needed ] |
5672 | 45672 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Anson | Mar. 1937 | Nov. 1964 | |
5673 | 45673 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Keppel | Mar. 1937 | Dec. 1962 | |
5674 | 45674 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Duncan | Apr. 1937 | Oct. 1964 | |
5675 | 45675 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Hardy | Mar. 1937 | June 1967 | |
5676 | 45676 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Codrington | May 1937 | Sep. 1964 | |
5677 | 45677 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Beatty | Mar. 1937 | Dec. 1962 | |
5678 | 45678 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | De Robeck | Mar. 1937 | Dec. 1962 | |
5679 | 45679 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Armada | Jun. 1937 | Dec. 1962 | |
5680 | 45680 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Camperdown | Dec. 1935 | Jan. 1963 | Loaned to the LNER in 1946. |
5681 | 45681 | Dec. 1935 | Crewe | Aboukir | Dec. 1935 | Sep. 1964 | |
5682 | 45682 | Jan. 1936 | Crewe | Trafalgar | Jan. 1936 | Jun. 1964 | |
5683 | 45683 | Jan. 1936 | Crewe | Hogue | Jan. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5684 | 45684 | Feb. 1936 | Crewe | Jutland | Feb. 1936 | Dec. 1965 | Fitted with Kylchap double exhaust in 1937, removed 1938. |
5685 | 45685 | Jan. 1936 | Crewe | Barfleur | Jan. 1936 | Mar. 1964 | |
5686 | 45686 | Feb. 1936 | Crewe | St. Vincent | Feb. 1936 | Nov. 1962 | |
5687 | 45687 | Feb. 1936 | Crewe | Neptune | Feb. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5688 | 45688 | Feb. 1936 | Crewe | Polyphemus | Feb. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5689 | 45689 | Feb. 1936 | Crewe | Ajax | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1964 | |
5690 | 45690 | Mar. 1936 | Crewe | Leander | Mar. 1936 | Mar. 1964 | Preserved. |
5691 | 45691 | Mar. 1936 | Crewe | Orion | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5692 | 45692 | Mar. 1936 | Crewe | Cyclops | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5693 | 45693 | Mar. 1936 | Crewe | Agamemnon | Mar. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5694 | 45694 | Mar. 1936 | Crewe | Bellerophon | Mar. 1936 | Jan. 1967 | |
5695 | 45695 | Mar. 1936 | Crewe | Minotaur | Mar. 1936 | Feb. 1964 | |
5696 | 45696 | Apr. 1936 | Crewe | Arethusa | Apr. 1936 | Jul. 1964 | |
5697 | 45697 | Apr. 1936 | Crewe | Achilles | Apr. 1936 | Sep. 1967 | |
5698 | 45698 | Apr. 1936 | Crewe | Mars | Apr. 1936 | Oct. 1965 | |
5699 | 45699 | Apr. 1936 | Crewe | Galatea | Apr. 1936 | Nov. 1964 | Preserved. |
5700 | 45700 | Apr. 1936 | Crewe | Britannia | Apr. 1936 | Jul. 1964 | Ran nameless from Feb. to Sep. 1951. |
Amethyst | Sep. 1951 | ||||||
5701 | 45701 | Apr. 1936 | Crewe | Conqueror | Apr. 1936 | Feb. 1963 | Shedded at Newton Heath all its life. |
5702 | 45702 | May 1936 | Crewe | Colossus | May 1936 | Apr. 1963 | |
5703 | 45703 | May 1936 | Crewe | Thunderer | May 1936 | Nov. 1964 | |
5704 | 45704 | May 1936 | Crewe | Leviathan | May 1936 | Jan. 1965 | |
5705 | 45705 | May 1936 | Crewe | Seahorse | May 1936 | Nov. 1965 | |
5706 | 45706 | May 1936 | Crewe | Express | May 1936 | Sep. 1963 | |
5707 | 45707 | May 1936 | Crewe | Valiant | May 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5708 | 45708 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Resolution | Jun. 1936 | Feb. 1964 | |
5709 | 45709 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Implacable | Jun. 1936 | Nov. 1963 | Damaged by enemy action 10 Oct. 1940. |
5710 | 45710 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Irresistible | Jun. 1936 | Jun. 1964 | |
5711 | 45711 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Courageous | Jun. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5712 | 45712 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Victory | Jun. 1936 | Nov. 1963 | |
5713 | 45713 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Renown | Jun. 1936 | Oct. 1962 | |
5714 | 45714 | Jun. 1936 | Crewe | Revenge | Jun. 1936 | Jul. 1963 | |
5715 | 45715 | Jul. 1936 | Crewe | Invincible | Jul. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5716 | 45716 | Jul. 1936 | Crewe | Swiftsure | Jul. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5717 | 45717 | Jul. 1936 | Crewe | Dauntless | Jul. 1936 | Oct. 1963 | |
5718 | 45718 | Jul. 1936 | Crewe | Dreadnought | Jul. 1936 | Oct. 1962 | |
5719 | 45719 | Aug. 1936 | Crewe | Glorious | Aug. 1936 | Mar. 1963 | |
5720 | 45720 | Aug. 1936 | Crewe | Indomitable | Aug. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5721 | 45721 | Aug. 1936 | Crewe | Impregnable | Aug. 1936 | Oct. 1965 | |
5722 | 45722 | Aug. 1936 | Crewe | Defence | Aug. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | Rugby Test Plant locomotive, 1956. |
5723 | 45723 | Aug. 1936 | Crewe | Fearless | Aug. 1936 | Aug. 1964 | |
5724 | 45724 | Sep. 1936 | Crewe | Warspite | Sep. 1936 | Nov. 1962 | |
5725 | 45725 | Sep. 1936 | Crewe | Repulse | Sep. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5726 | 45726 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Vindictive | Oct. 1936 | Mar. 1965 | |
5727 | 45727 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Inflexible | Oct. 1936 | Dec. 1962 | |
5728 | 45728 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Defiance | Oct. 1936 | Oct. 1962 | |
5729 | 45729 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Furious | Oct. 1936 | Oct. 1962 | |
5730 | 45730 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Ocean | Oct. 1936 | Oct. 1963 | |
5731 | 45731 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Perseverance | Oct. 1936 | Oct. 1962 | |
5732 | 45732 | Oct. 1936 | Crewe | Sanspareil | Oct. 1936 | Feb. 1964 | |
5733 | 45733 | Nov. 1936 | Crewe | Novelty | Nov. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | |
5734 | 45734 | Nov. 1936 | Crewe | Meteor | Nov. 1936 | Dec. 1963 | |
5735 | 45735 | Nov. 1936 | Crewe | Comet | Nov. 1936 | Oct. 1964 | Rebuilt with type 2A boiler and double chimney in May 1942. |
5736 | 45736 | Nov. 1936 | Crewe | Phoenix | Nov. 1936 | Sep. 1964 | Rebuilt with type 2A boiler and double chimney in April 1942. |
5737 | 45737 | Nov. 1936 | Crewe | Atlas | Nov. 1936 | May 1964 | |
5738 | 45738 | Nov. 1936 | Crewe | Samson | Nov. 1936 | Dec. 1963 | |
5739 | 45739 | Dec. 1936 | Crewe | Ulster | Dec. 1936 | Jan. 1967 | This loco carried a small red hand above the nameplates for a short time. |
5740 | 45740 | Dec. 1936 | Crewe | Munster | Dec. 1936 | Oct. 1963 | |
5741 | 45741 | Dec. 1936 | Crewe | Leinster | Dec. 1936 | Feb. 1964 | |
5742 | 45742 | Dec. 1936 | Crewe | Connaught | Dec. 1936 | May 1965 | Fitted with double chimney between 1940 and 1955. |
Four Jubilees have been preserved, two each built by Crewe Works and by North British. 45593 and 45596 were purchased directly from BR for preservation. The other two were rescued from Woodham Brothers. All four have operated in preservation and all have run on the main line.
Three members of the class are (in 2023) operational: 45596 Bahamas, 45690 Leander and 45699 Galatea but only two of the three engines are mainline certified: 45596 Bahamas and 45699 Galatea. 45593 Kolhapur is stored inside the shed at Tyseley Loco Works awaiting overhaul and 45690 Leander is operational but restricted to run only on heritage railways. [26]
A large number of parts were taken from sister engine 45562 Alberta, which was the subject matter of a few preservation attempts, one of them even tried to persuade Sir Billy Butlin to buy it, that failed before she was scrapped in 1968 and most parts exist on preserved sister engine Galatea. [27] [28]
Note: Marked names indicate that the loco is not presently wearing them. Loco numbers in bold mean their current number.
Number | Name | Builder | Built | Withdrawn | Service Life | Location | Owners | Livery | Condition | Mainline Certified | Photograph | Notes | |
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LMS | BR | ||||||||||||
5593 | 45593 | Kolhapur | North British Locomotive Company | Dec. 1934 | Oct. 1967 | 32 Years, 10 months | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Tyseley Locomotive Works [29] | LMS Crimson Lake | Static Display, Awaiting Overhaul. | No | Presently on sale as part of Tyseley's growth plans. [29] | |
5596 | 45596 | Bahamas | North British Locomotive Company | Jan. 1935 | Jul. 1966 | 31 Years, 6 months | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Bahamas Locomotive Society | BR Green, Late Crest | Operational. Boiler ticket expires: 2027. | Yes (2019 – Ongoing) | Only preserved Jubilee fitted with a double chimney. | |
5690 | 45690 | Leander | Crewe Works | Mar. 1936 | Mar. 1964 | 28 Years | East Lancashire Railway [30] | Chris Beet | BR Black, Early Emblem | Operational. Boiler ticket expires: 12 May 2024. [31] | No (2014 – 2023) | Black nameplate on fireman's side and red nameplate on driver's side. Boiler ticket extended from November 2023 to May 2024. [31] | |
5699 | 45699 (45627) | Galatea ( Sierra Leone ) | Crewe Works | Apr. 1936 | Nov. 1964 | 28 Years, 7 months | Carnforth MPD | David Smith | BR Green, Late Crest | Operational. Boiler ticket expires: Jan 2033. | Yes (2023 - Ongoing) | Presently disguised as scrapped classmate 45627 Sierra Leone. Returned to service in Jan 2023 working first test run in Feb 2023. [32] |
Mainline Railways' catalogue included OO gauge LMS Jubilees with Fowler tenders in 1983; in LMS crimson, BR green and BR lined black liveries. Mainline also had a limited availability of other OO gauge Jubilee 5XPs the same year; an LMS crimson model of Leander and a BR green model of Orion. [33] Graham Farish have produced various N gauge Jubilee models, including (in 2013) 5664 'Nelson' in LMS crimson and 45572 'Eire' in British Railways lined green with late crest.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class is a class of express passenger 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. Twelve examples were built at Crewe Works, between 1933 and 1935, for use on the West Coast Main Line. Two are preserved.
The British Railways Standard Class 5MT4-6-0 is one of the 12 BR standard classes of steam locomotive built by British Railways in the 1950s. It was essentially a development of the LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. A total of 172 were built between 1951 and 1957.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, commonly known as the Black Five, is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. It was introduced by William Stanier and built between 1934 and 1951. A total of 842 were built initially numbered 4658-5499 then renumbered 44658-45499 by BR. Several members of the class survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968, and eighteen are preserved.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 8F is a class of steam locomotives designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946, as a freight version of William Stanier's successful Black Five, and the class saw extensive service overseas during and after the Second World War.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Hughes Crab or Horwich Mogul is a class of mixed-traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1926 and 1932. They are noted for their appearance with large steeply-angled cylinders to accommodate a restricted loading gauge.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 2 0-4-4T was a class of 10 light passenger locomotives built in 1932. Ostensibly designed under new Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) William Stanier, they were in fact the last new design of the Midland Railway's school of engineering.
The Stanier Class 3P 2-6-2T was a class of London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) steam locomotive. They were designed by William Stanier based on the earlier LMS Fowler 2-6-2T.
British Railways built twenty locomotives of the LMS Stanier Black Five type, fitted with Caprotti valve gear, in 1948; the BR Caprotti Black Fives. These were numbered 44738-57, 44686 and 44687. The Black Fives had been fitted with Walschaerts valve gear as standard. In 1947, as part of an experimental programme by George Ivatt to try to improve the already good design, (4)4767 was built with Stephenson link motion. The Caprotti-fitted Black Fives were part of the same programme.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Compound 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for passenger work.
LMS Royal Scot Class 6115 Scots Guardsman is a preserved British steam locomotive. Built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) as a member of the Royal Scot Class, it was later operated by British Railways.
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5690Leander is a preserved British steam locomotive.
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class 5596Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive. It is named after The Bahamas.
Compass Tours was a UK railtour organiser specialising in excursions with heritage diesel locomotives such as the Class 37, Class 40 and Class 47 and also using Steam Engines such as the LMS Black 5.
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5699Galatea is a preserved British steam locomotive.
The Fifteen Guinea Special was the last main-line passenger train to be hauled by steam locomotive power on British Rail on 11 August 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban that started the following day, the extra day added to allow for the movement of locomotive BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell to Bressingham Steam Museum. It was a special rail tour excursion train organised for the occasion from Liverpool Lime Street via Manchester Victoria to Carlisle and back, and was pulled in turn by four steam locomotives during the four legs of the journey. The last scheduled standard gauge steam-hauled passenger services had run on 3 August 1968 from Preston. Steam continued to be used on the narrow gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway under British Rail, which was subsequently privatised in 1989.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) 2 and 2A boilered 4-6-0 locomotives were express passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives. In 1935, William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LMS, ordered the rebuilding of the unique experimental high pressure compound locomotive 6399 Fury. The Schmidt-Henschel boiler was replaced with a tapered boiler, with a drumhead smokebox, designated type 2. The type 2 boiler had a tube surface of 1,669 square feet, formed by tubes 2+1⁄8 inches (54 mm) in diameter and 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) long. It was fitted with a 28-row superheater with 360 square feet (33 m2) of heating surface. The superheater elements, 1+1⁄8 inches (29 mm) in diameter, were fitted into flue tubes 5+1⁄8 inches (130 mm) diameter.
La France, number 102, was a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. It was bought by G.J. Churchward to evaluate French locomotive practice, and particularly the effect of compounding.
LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151 is a preserved British steam locomotive.
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 44871 is a preserved British steam locomotive. It was built at Crewe Works in 1945.
A double chimney is a form of chimney for a steam locomotive, where the conventional single opening is duplicated, together with the blastpipe beneath it. Although the internal openings form two circles, the outside appearance usually forms a single elongated oval.