| LMS Patriot Class | |
|---|---|
| 45501 St. Dunstans at Stafford, 1954 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Sir Henry Fowler |
| Builder | LMS, Crewe and Derby works |
| Build date | 1930–1934 |
| Total produced | 52 |
| Configuration | 4-6-0 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter |
3 ft 3 in (0.99 m) |
| Driver diameter | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Length | 62 ft 8 3⁄4 in (19.120 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 80.75 long tons (82.05 t) |
| Locomotive & tender combined weight |
123.45 long tons (125.43 t) |
| Boiler | G9½S |
| Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1.4 MPa) |
| Cylinders | 3 |
| Cylinder size | 18 × 26 in (460 × 660 mm) |
| Valve gear | Walschaert (piston valves) |
| Tractive effort | 26,520 lbf (118.0 kN) |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Class | 5XP; 6P5F from 1951 |
| Number | 5500–5551 |
| Retired | 1960–1965 |
| Disposition | all scrapped |
| Rebuilt Patriot Class | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Steam |
| Build date | 1946–1949 (rebuilt) |
| Locomotive weight | 82 long tons (83 t) |
| Locomotive & tender combined weight |
136.65 long tons (138.84 t) |
| Boiler | 2A |
| Boiler pressure | 250 psi (1.7 MPa) |
| Cylinder size | 17 × 26 in (430 × 660 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 29,570 lbf (131.5 kN) |
| Class | 6P; 7P from 1951 |
| Number in class | 18 |
| Axle load class | Route Availability 9 |
The Patriot Class was a class of 52 express passenger steam locomotives built for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The first locomotive of the class was built in 1930 and the last in 1934. All of the Patriot class locomotives were withdrawn from service by 1965. The class was based on the chassis of the Royal Scot combined with the boiler from Large Claughtons earning them the nickname Baby Scots.
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The first two were rebuilt in 1930 from the 1912-built LNWR Large Claughton Class, retaining the large bossed driving wheels,"double radial" bogie truck and some other parts. The next 40, however, were "paper rebuilds", i.e. replacement new builds officially classified as rebuilds in order to be charged to revenue accounts, rather than capital; the last 10 were officially new builds. None of the first 12 was rebuilt due to their non-standard parts.
The first two originally carried their Claughton numbers but were renumbered into a new series in 1934, becoming 5500–1. 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 because 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 old 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.
In July 2007 the LMS-Patriot Project was announced in Steam Railway magazine (published on 13 July 2007) to raise interest in a project to build a new LMS Patriot, using the surviving drawings. This led to the formation of a Limited Company which also gained Charitable status. See below for LMS-Patriot New Build project.
| 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) | November 1930 | Derby | March 1961 | Original name -Croxteth. |
| 5902 | 5501 | St. Dunstans (1937) | November 1930 | Derby | September 1961 | Original name -Sir Frank Ree. |
| 5959 | 5502 | Royal Naval Division (1937) | July 1932 | Crewe | September 1960 | |
| 5985 | 5503 | The Leicestershire Regiment (1938) | July 1932 | Crewe | August 1961 | The Royal Leicestershire Regiment from Nov. 1948. |
| 5987 | 5504 | Royal Signals (1937) | July 1932 | Crewe | March 1962 | |
| 5949 | 5505 | The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (1947) | August 1932 | Crewe | June 1962 | |
| 5974 | 5506 | The Royal Pioneer Corps (Sep. 1948) | August 1932 | Crewe | March 1962 | |
| 5936 | 5507 | Royal Tank Corps (1937) | August 1932 | Crewe | October 1962 | |
| 6010 | 5508 | August 1932 | Crewe | November 1960 | Fitted with stovepipe chimney in 1956. | |
| 6005 | 5509 | The Derbyshire Yeomanry (1951) | August 1932 | Crewe | August 1961 | |
| 6012 | 5510 | August 1932 | Crewe | June 1962 | ||
| 5942 | 5511 | Isle of Man (1938) | September 1932 | Crewe | February 1961 | |
| 5966 | 5512 | Bunsen | September 1932 | Crewe | March 1965 | Rebuilt Jul. 1948. |
| 5958 | 5513 | September 1932 | Crewe | September 1962 | 1943 name allocated: Sir W.A. Stanier. | |
| 5983 | 5514 | Holyhead (1938) | September 1932 | Crewe | June 1961 | Rebuilt Mar. 1947. |
| 5992 | 5515 | Caernarvon (1939) | October 1932 | Crewe | June 1962 | |
| 5982 | 5516 | The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. (1938) | October 1932 | Crewe | August 1961 | |
| 5952 | 5517 | February 1933 | Crewe | June 1962 | ||
| 6006 | 5518 | Bradshaw (1939) | February 1933 | Crewe | October 1962 | |
| 6008 | 5519 | Lady Godiva | February 1933 | Crewe | March 1962 | |
| 5954 | 5520 | Llandudno (1937) | February 1933 | Derby | May 1962 | |
| 5933 | 5521 | Rhyl (1937) | March 1933 | Derby | September 1963 | Rebuilt Nov. 1946. |
| 5973 | 5522 | Prestatyn (1939) | March 1933 | Derby | September 1964 | Rebuilt Jan. 1949. |
| 6026 | 5523 | Bangor (1938) | March 1933 | Crewe | January 1964 | Rebuilt Oct. 1948 |
| 5907 | 5524 | Blackpool (1937) | March 1933 | Crewe | September 1962 | Original name Sir Frederick Harrison. |
| 5916 | 5525 | Colwyn Bay (1937) | March 1933 | Derby | May 1963 | Original name E. Tootal Broadhurst. Rebuilt Aug. 1948. |
| 5963 | 5526 | Morecambe and Heysham (1937) | March 1933 | Derby | October 1964 | Rebuilt Feb. 1947 |
| 5944 | 5527 | Southport (1937) | April 1933 | Derby | December 1964 | Rebuilt Sep. 1948 |
| 5996 | 5528 | R.E.M.E. (Sep. 1959) | April 1933 | Derby | January 1963 | Rebuilt Sep. 1948. Only rebuilt engine to run without name. |
| 5926 | 5529 | Stephenson(1948) | April 1933 | Crewe | February 1964 | Original name Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. until 1937. Rebuilt Jul. 1947. |
| 6022 | 5530 | Sir Frank Ree (1937) | April 1933 | Crewe | December 1965 | Name transferred from 5501. Rebuilt Oct. 1946. |
| 6027 | 5531 | Sir Frederick Harrison (1937) | April 1933 | Crewe | November 1965 | Name transferred from 5524. Rebuilt Dec. 1947. Painted experimental Apple Green livery 1948. |
| 6011 | 5532 | Illustrious | April 1933 | Crewe | February 1964 | Rebuilt Jun.1948. |
| 5905 | 5533 | Lord Rathmore | April 1933 | Derby | September 1962 | |
| 5935 | 5534 | E. Tootal Broadhurst (1937) | April 1933 | Crewe | May 1964 | Name transferred from 5525. Rebuilt Dec. 1948. |
| 5997 | 5535 | Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. (1937) | May 1933 | Derby | November 1963 | Name transferred from 5529. Rebuilt Sep. 1948. |
| 6018 | 5536 | Private W. Wood V.C. (1936) | May 1933 | Crewe | December 1962 | Rebuilt Nov. 1948. |
| 6015 | 5537 | Private E. Sykes V.C. | July 1933 | Crewe | June 1962 | |
| 6000 | 5538 | Giggleswick (1938) | July 1933 | Crewe | September 1962 | |
| 5925 | 5539 | E. C. Trench | July 1933 | Crewe | September 1961 | |
| 5901 | 5540 | Sir Robert Turnbull | August 1933 | Crewe | April 1963 | Rebuilt Oct. 1947. Painted experimental Apple Green livery 1948. |
| 5903 | 5541 | Duke of Sutherland | August 1933 | Crewe | June 1962 | |
| 5542 | March 1934 | Crewe | June 1962 | |||
| 5543 | Home Guard (1940) | March 1934 | Crewe | November 1962 | ||
| 5544 | March 1934 | Crewe | November 1962 | |||
| 5545 | Planet (1948) | March 1934 | Crewe | June 1964 | Rebuilt Nov. 1948. | |
| 5546 | Fleetwood (1938) | March 1934 | Crewe | June 1962 | ||
| 5547 | April 1934 | Crewe | September 1962 | |||
| 5548 | Lytham St. Annes (1937) | April 1934 | Crewe | June 1962 | ||
| 5549 | April 1934 | Crewe | June 1962 | 1943 name allocated: R.A.M.C. | ||
| 5550 | May 1934 | Crewe | November 1962 | 1943 name allocated: Sir Henry Fowler | ||
| 5551 | May 1934 | Crewe | June 1962 |
Although no Patriot in either rebuilt or unrebuilt forms survived into preservation a new 'Patriot' is under construction at the Llangollen Railway. The LMS-Patriot Project, a registered charity, is appealing for donations or regular contributions to build the new, 3 cylinder, Fowler designed, parallel boiler, 4-6-0 express passenger loco.
Although mostly new, the group will use the leading wheelsets from two LMS 8F locomotives. An unrestored surviving LMS Fowler tender from Woodham Brothers Barry scrapyard will also be used for the project. The new build Patriot is being assembled at the Llangollen Railway Works, and will carry the number of the last built – LMS number 5551 or British Railways number 45551. After a public poll, the new Patriot locomotive will be named The Unknown Warrior, whose tomb is located in Westminster Abbey.
The first part of the engine that is being built are the frames, followed by the wheelsets, while the Fowler tender is being restored at Barry.
The project was formally launched at the Llangollen Patriot Gala in April 2008, by the project's first commercial sponsor, John Buxton, Managing Director of Cambrian Transport. The Frames Appeal was also announced at the gala and a Membership scheme was later launched.
On 31 March 2009, two frame plates were cut at Corus Steel, Cradley Heath in the West Midlands. Measuring 39 ft in length 4 ft high and 1 1/8 in thick (28mm), the frame plates were then taken to the Boro Foundry, at Lye, for machining and drilling, before being taken to the Llangollen Railway Works where assembly is in progress. The dragbox has been fitted to the frames, the front buffer beam fitted, the bogie bolster has been cast and has been fitted, and five frame stretchers are on order.
In September 2010, the first driving wheel was cast at the Boro Foundry, using the pattern made for LMS Jubilee Class 45699 Galatea. The two classes share the same size 6'9" driving wheels. Three new driving wheels have now been cast, with the remaining three due to be cast by the end of 2010. The six new driving wheels will then be machined before being taken to the South Devon Railway for the fitting of a crank axle, two plain axles, tyres, and crank pins. The first axle box has now been cast at Boro foundry and is awaiting machining
An ex LMS Fowler tender that remained at Woodham Brothers Barry Scrapyard and was later stored in the ex EWS wagon depot, has been secured for use with 'The Unknown Warrior'. The tender is being restored by Cambrian Transport at the Barry Island Railway on behalf of The LMS-Patriot Project. Work commenced in November 2010 and the tender tank and wheelsets have now been removed from the chassis. A new tank will be built as the original was badly corroded, having suffered the ravages of the sea air at Barry for a number of years. The new tank will also be adjusted to house a larger water capacity to help with mainline running.
At The LMS Patriot Project's 2010 AGM on 14th Novmember, it was announced that the boiler for 'The Unknown Warrior' will be built by LNWR Heritage at Crewe. The new boiler will be of traditional construction with a copper firebox. A fundraising campaign for the boiler for £1/2million is being launched in 2012 or as soon as the wheel sets campaign has been finished.
There has been many parts offered to the project as well, such as 4 original LMS buffers from a scrapped crane at Ruddington (GCR N), original LMS lamps and many other smaller components.
It is expected to have the driving wheels fitted to the frames by Betton Granges "Steel,steam and stars 3" in April 2012.
This class of engine forms the basis of Big City Engine from the Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry.
Bachmann Industries announced that the original Patriots would be a part of their 2008 range. Hornby introduced an original Patriot in the 1980s that has remained in production up to now, though it is now noticeably dated in detail next to the new generation of models and has an unsatisfactory tender-drive.
Rebuilt Patriots were for a time produced by Bachmann, but they discontinued the old moulding and do not intend to produce a new moulding, as Hornby have released Rebuilt Patriots in their own range.
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