LMS Rebuilt Patriot Class

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), Rebuilt Patriot Class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. They were rebuilt from LMS Patriot Class locomotives over the period 1946-1949.^[1]

The Patriot class were the fourth type of LMS 2A boilered 4-6-0,

By the end of 1947, the LMS had rebuilt seven engines, these being 5514/21/26/29–31/40. After nationalisation, a further 11 locomotives were rebuilt.

Rebuilt locomotives retained their numbers.

Details

Details of the engines as rebuilt are given below. Note that this only shows LMS numbers as carried by rebuilt engines of the LMS.^[2]

LMS No.	BR No.	Name	Rebuilt	Withdrawn
—	45512	Bunsen	July 1948	1965
5514	45514	Holyhead	March 1947	1961
5521	45521	Rhyl	November 1946	1963
—	45522	Prestatyn	January 1949	1964
—	45523	Bangor	October 1948	1964
—	45525	Colwyn Bay	August 1948	1963
5526	45526	Morecambe and Heysham	February 1947	1964
—	45527	Southport	September 1948	1964
—	45528	R.E.M.E. (September 1959)	September 1948	1963
5529	45529	Stephenson	July 1947	1964
5530	45530	Sir Frank Ree	October 1946	1965
5531	45531	Sir Frederick Harrison	December 1947	1965
—	45532	Illustrious	June 1948	1964
—	45534	E. Tootal Broadhurst	December 1948	1964
—	45535	Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B.	September 1948	1963
—	45536	Private W. Wood V.C.	November 1948	1961
5540	45540	Sir Robert Turnbull	October 1947	1963
—	45545	Planet	November 1948	1964

Withdrawal

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1961	18	2	45514/36
1962	16	0	—
1963	16	5	45521/25/28/35/40
1964	11	8	45522/23/26/27/29/32/34/45
1965	3	3	45512/30/31

None were preserved.

References

1. Old Locomotive Photographs. Time Capsules. Accessed April 6, 2012.
2. Rail UK British Railway Steam Engines. Rail UK. Accessed April 6, 2012.