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.

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

By the end of 1947, the LMS had rebuilt 8 engines, these being 5514/21/6/9-31/40. After nationalisation

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.

LMS No. BR No. Name Rebuilt Withdrawn
5512- 45512 Bunsen Jul-48
5514 45514 Holyhead Mar-47
5521 5521 45521 Rhyl Nov-46
5522- 45522 Prestatyn Jan-49
5523- 45523 Bangor Oct-48
5525- 45525 Colwyn Bay Aug-48
5526 45526 Morecambe and Heysham Feb-47
5527- 45527 Southport Sep-48
5528- 45528 R.E.M.E. (September 1959) Sep-48
5529 45529 Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. / Stephenson Jul-47
5530 45530 Sir Frank Ree Oct-46
5531 45531 Sir Frederick Harrison Dec-47
5532- 45532 Illustrious Jun-48
5534- 45534 E. Tootal Broadhurst Dec-48
5535- 45535 Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. Sep-48
5536- 45536 Private W. Wood V.C. Nov-48
5540 5540 45540 Sir Robert Turnbull Oct-47
5545- 45545 Planet Nov-48

Withdrawal

Year No. Withdrawn Nos
1961 2 45514/36
1962 0 -
1963 5 45521/5/8/35/40
1964 8 45522/3/6/7/9/32/4/45
1965 3 45512/30/31

None were preserved.