LMS Jubilee Class 5596 Bahamas

London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class 5596 (BR number 45596) Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive.

Bahamas at the National Railway Museum

History

5596 was built in 1935 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. It was named Bahamas in 1936 after the Bahamas, which were then part of the British Empire. After nationalisation in 1948, Bahamas was renumbered by British Railways to 45596, and transferred to Edge Hill, Liverpool.[1]

In 1961 it was unusually fitted with a double blastpipe and chimney, and on return to traffic based at Carlisle. Bahamas was transferred to Stockport in July 1962, from which it was withdrawn from traffic in July 1966.[1]

Allocations

The shed locations of 48151 on particular dates.

First shed Crewe, 5A
? Preston, 10B
Apr 1947 Crewe, 5A
? Edge Hill, 8A
? Carlisle (Upperby), 12A
Last Shed Stockport, 9B
Withdrawn July 1966

Bahamas Locomotive Society

Bahamas was purchased from British Railways in January 1967 for preservation by the newly formed Bahamas Locomotive Society.[1] 45596 was then sent to the Hunslet Engine Co in Leeds for repair and repaint into its former LMS livery.

The society took a lease on track based close to Dinting railway station, and created the Dinting Railway Museum, which at its peak used to feature visits by such famous railway engines as Flying Scotsman, Mallard, and A2 Blue Peter and various members of the LMS Jubilee Class including sister engine 45690 Leander.

Closed in 1991, the society and its collection moved to Ingrow West railway station near Keighley, West Yorkshire.[2]

Bahamas is presently undergoing an overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works to mainline standard for a return to traffic around early 2017. Its tender meanwhile is being overhauled inside the BLS's own building in Ingrow. In October 2015 a MK2 was purchased to act as 45596's support coach when it goes out on the main line, this is currently on loan to the Battlefield Line before certification work to get it to main line standard is undertook at Tyseley. Upon completion it is planned for it to undertake its running in at the former 84E shed before returning to its base at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "LMS Jubilee Class 5596 Bahamas". jubilees.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  2. ↑ Brief History of the A2

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