The following is a list of locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway as of 31 December 1947. This date is significant because nationalisation of the Big Four occurred the next day, 1 January 1948. Thus this is the list of locomotives as inherited by British Railways. At this time there were approximately 8,000 steam locomotives, 50 diesel locomotives and a handful of others.
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In addition to its own builds, the LMS still owned locomotives inherited from various constituent companies: the Caledonian Railway (CR), Furness Railway (FR), Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR), Highland Railway (HR), London and North Western Railway (LNWR), London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR), Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR), Midland Railway (MR), and North London Railway (NLR).
The most numerous class at this point was, if Midland and LMS classes are combined, the 4F (192 MR, 5 S&DJR, 575 LMS), and the second (or without combination) the "Black Five" with 742 locomotives, there were also 623 8Fs, including 67 LNER Class O6 on hire.
The LMS numbered self-propelled vehicles (diesel railcars, EMUs) into the coaching stock series, with the exception of the L&YR Railmotors.
BR allocated numbers in March 1948 (in the meantime there were a few withdrawals and new construction). Most ex-LMS engines had 40000 added to their numbers, but those with numbers over 20000 were renumbered in the 58xxx series to avoid the 6xxxx series used for ex-LNER locomotives. The ex-MR 2F and 3F 0-6-0s were also renumbered into that series. It then took a few years to renumber all the locomotives.
In terms of locomotive taxonomy, the LMS had a tendency to lump classes together (e.g. Sentinels, diesel shunters, ex-Midland 0-4-4Ts), but for clarity these have been split into subclasses where appropriate.
NB: This list is currently under constructiom. The power classification given is the LMS power classification. BR adopted the same system system-wide, but adapted it slightly.
Also, NCC engines and some departmental stock is missing.
| Numbers | Class | No. in class |
wheel arr. |
power class. |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-70 | Fowler 2-6-2T | 70 | 2-6-2T | 3P | |
| 71-147, 149-162, 164-7, 204-209 | Stanier 2-6-2T | 135 | 2-6-2T | 3P | |
| 148/63/8, 203 | Rebuilt Stanier 2-6-2T | 4 | 2-6-2T | 3P | |
| 322-6 | ex-SDJR Class 2P | 5 | 4-4-0 | 2P | |
| 383/5/9 | ex-MR 6'6" sat class 2P | 3 | 4-4-0 | 2P | |
| 563-90, 592-638, 670-700 | Fowler Class 2P | 136 | 4-4-0 | 2P | |
| 711 etc | MR Class 3P | 22 | 4-4-0 | 3P | |
| 900-39, 1045-199 | Fowler Class 4P | 195 | 4-4-0 | 4P | |
| 1000-44 | ex-MR 1000 Class | 45 | 4-4-0 | 4P | |
| 1200-9 | Ivatt 2-6-2T | 10 | 2-6-2T | 2P | |
| 1239/46/7/9/51/2/5/60/1 | ex-MR 1252 Class | 9 | 0-4-4T | 1P | |
| 1272 etc | ex-MR 1532 Class | 0-4-4T | 1P | ||
| 1337 etc | ex-MR 1823 Class | 0-4-4T | 1P | ||
| 1353 etc | ex-MR 1833 Class | 0-4-4T | 1P | ||
| 1366 etc | ex-MR 2228 Class | 0-4-4T | 1P | ||
| 1509 | ex-MR 1322 Class | 1 | 0-4-0ST | 0F | In departmental stock |
| 1516/8/23 | ex-MR 1116A Class | 3 | 0-4-0ST | 0F | |
| 1528-37 | ex-MR 1528 Class | 10 | 0-4-0T | 0F | |
| 1550 | ex-MR Battery Locomotive | 1 | 4w | ? | Miscellaneous locomotive not in capital stock |
| 1660 etc | ex-MR 1377 Class | 95 | 0-6-0T | 1F | |
| 1900-9 | Stanier 0-4-4T | 10 | 0-4-4T | 2P | |
| 1980-93 | ex-LT&SR 69 Class | 14 | 0-6-2T | 3F | |
| 2092-104/6-9 | ex-LT&SR 51 Class | 17 | 4-4-2T | 2P | |
| 2110-60 | ex-LT&SR 79 Class | 51 | 4-4-2T | 3P | Allocated Nos 1928-75 in 1947 but not yet applied. |
| 2187-299 | Fairburn 2-6-4T | 130 | 2-6-4T | 4P | |
| 2300-424 | Fowler 2-6-4T | 125 | 2-6-4T | 4P | |
| 2425-94, 2537-672 | Stanier 2-6-4T (2 cylinders) | 206 | 2-6-4T | 4P | |
| 2500-36 | Stanier 2-6-4T (3 cylinders) | 37 | 2-6-4T | 4P | |
| 2700-944 | Hughes 2-6-0 | 245 | 2-6-0 | 4P5F | |
| 2945-84 | Stanier 2-6-0 | 40 | 2-6-0 | 4P5F | |
| 3000-3 | Ivatt Class 4 | 4 | 2-6-0 | 4F | |
| 3021 etc | MR 5'3" class 2F | 43 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 3131 etc | MR 4'11" class 2F | 11 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 3137 etc | ex-MR 4'11" class 3F | 0-6-0 | 3F | ||
| 3194 etc | ex-SDJR 5'3" class 3F | 9 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 3190 etc | ex-Mr 5'3" class 2F | 66 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 3191 etc | MR 5'3" class 3F | 0-6-0 | 3F | ||
| 3323 | ex-LNWR Special Tank | 0-6-0ST | ? | In departmental stock. See also Wolverton engines below. | |
| 3835-4026 | ex-MR 3835 Class | 192 | 0-6-0 | 4F | |
| 4027-4556/62-4605 | Fowler Class 4F | 575 | 0-6-0 | 4F | |
| 4557-61 | S&DJR Class 4F | 5 | 0-6-0 | 4F | |
| 4758-5499 | Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 | 742 | 4-6-0 | 5P5F | |
| 5500 etc | Patriot Class | 44 | 4-6-0 | 5XP | |
| 5514/21/6/9-31/40 | Rebuilt Patriot Class | 8 | 4-6-0 | 6P | |
| 5552-5734/7-42 | Jubilee Class | 189 | 4-6-0 | 5XP | |
| 5735/6 | Rebuilt Jubilee Class | 2 | 4-6-0 | 6P | |
| 6004 | ex-LNWR Rebuilt Claughton Class | 1 | 4-6-0 | 5XP? | |
| 6100 etc- | Royal Scot Class | 27 | 4-6-0 | 6P | |
| 6101 etc- | Rebuilt Royal Scot Class | 43 | 4-6-0 | 6P | |
| 6170 | British Legion | 1 | 4-6-0 | 6P | |
| 6200/1, 6203-12 | Princess Royal Class | 12 | 4-6-2 | 7P | |
| 6202 | Turbomotive | 1 | 4-6-2 | 7P | |
| 6220-6256 | Coronation Class | 37 | 4-6-2 | 7P | 3 streamlined |
| 6400-19 | Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 | 20 | 2-6-0 | 2F | |
| 6428 | ex-LNWR Chopper Tank | 1 | 2-4-0T | 1P | |
| 6601 etc | ex-LNWR Class 1P | 43 | 2-4-2T | 1P | |
| 6762 | L&YR Class 5 | 1 | 2-4-2T | 2P | An ex-Wirral Railway L&YR-built locomotive. As the Wirral Railway stock was numbered in the LMS's ex-LNWR block at the Grouping, 6762 carried a number out of sequence from the other Class 5s, its "original" number of 10638 being allocated, but never used.[1] |
| 6876 etc | ex-LNWR 5 ft Class 2P | 15 | 0-6-2T | 2P | |
| 7000-4 | Kitson Class 0F | 5 | 0-4-0ST | 0F | |
| 7058 | diesel shunter 7058 | 1 | 0-6-0DE | 300 hp | |
| 7074/6/9-99 | diesel shunter | 23 | 0-6-0DE | 350 hp | |
| 7110-9 | diesel shunter | 10 | 0-6-0DE | 350 hp | |
| 7120-9 | diesel shunter | 10 | 0-6-0DE | 350 hp | |
| 7160-9 | Fowler Dock Tank | 10 | 0-6-0T | 2F | |
| 7180-3 | Sentinels 7180-3 | 4 | 0-4-0T | 0F | |
| 7184 | Sentinel 7184 | 1 | 0-4-0T | 0F | |
| 7190/1 | ex-S&DJR Sentinels | 2 | 0-4-0T | 0F | |
| 7200-59 | ex-MR 2441 Class | 60 | 0-6-0T | 3F | |
| 7260 etc | LMS Fowler Class 3F | 417 | 0-6-0T | 3F | |
| 7697-99 | Garratt | 33 | 2-6-0+0-6-2 | N/A | |
| 7862/5 | ex-LNWR Dock Tank | 2 | 0-4-2ST | 1F | |
| 7875-etc | ex-LNWR 1185 Class | 9 | 0-8-2T | 6F | |
| 7930- | ex-LNWR 380 Class | 14 | 0-8-4T | 7F | |
| 8000 etc | Stanier Class 8F | 556 | 2-8-0 | 8F | |
| 8705-58/60-72 | LNER Class O6 | 67 | 2-8-0 | 8F | On loan from LNER. |
| 8801/24/34 | ex-LNWR 19in Express Goods Class | 3 | 4-6-0 | 4F | |
| 8892 | ex-LNWR Class G1 | 123 | 0-8-0 | 6F | |
| 8893 | ex-LNWR Class G2 and G2a | 379 | 0-8-0 | 7F | |
| 9500 | LMS Fowler Class 7F | 175 | 0-8-0 | 7F | |
| 10000 | Ivatt Co-Co Diesel Electric | 1 | Co-Co | 1600 hp | |
| 10412 | ex-L&YR Class 8 | 7 | 4-6-0 | 5P | |
| 10617 | ex-L&YR Railmotor | 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| 10621- | ex-L&YR Class 5 | 109 | 2-4-2T | 2P | |
| 10835- | ex-L&YR Class 6 | 14 | 2-4-2T | 3P | |
| 11202- | ex-L&YR Class 21 | 23 | 0-4-0ST | 0F | |
| 11304/5/24/68/94 | ex-L&YR Class 23 | 5 | 0-6-0ST | 2F | In departmental stock |
| 11307 etc | ex-L&YR Class 23 | 96 | 0-6-0ST | 2F | |
| 11535 etc | ex-L&YR Class 24 | 5 | 0-6-0T | 1F | |
| 12016 etc | ex-L&YR Class 25 | 25 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 12088 etc | ex-L&YR Class 27 | 245 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 12494 etc | ex-FR Class 3F | 6 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 12528 etc | ex-L&YR Class 28 | 37 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 12727 | ex-L&YR Class 30 | 12 | 0-8-0 | 6F | |
| 12841 | ex-L&YR Class 31 | 17 | 0-8-0 | 7F | |
| 13800-10 | ex-S&DJR Class 7F | 11 | 2-8-0 | 7F | |
| 14630 etc | ex-CR 60 Class | 23 | 4-6-0 | 4P | |
| 14764/7 | ex-HR Clan Class | 2 | 4-6-0 | 4P | |
| 15051/3 | ex-HR Class 0P | 2 | 0-4-4T | 0P | |
| 15116 etc | ex-CR Class 2P | 116 | 0-4-4T | 2P | some built by LMS |
| 15350 | ex-CR 944 Class | 10 | 4-6-2T | 4P | |
| 16010 etc | ex-CR pug | 14 | 0-4-0ST | 0F | |
| 16151-73 | ex-CR 498 Class | 21 | 0-6-0T | 2F | |
| 16230-376 | ex-CR 29 & 782 Classes | 147 | 0-6-0T | 3F | |
| 16905 | ex-G&SWR Class 3F | 1 | 0-6-2T | 3F | |
| 17300 | ex-CR Class 2F | 238 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 17550 | ex-CR 812 Class | 76 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 17629 | ex-CR 652 Class | 17 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 17650 | ex-CR 294 Class | 29 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 17693 | ex-HR Class 3F | 7 | 0-6-0 | 3F | |
| 17950/1/3-6 | ex-HR Clan Goods Class | 6 | 4-6-0 | 4F | |
| 20155/85, 20216 | ex-MR Johnson Class 1P | 3 | 2-4-0 | 1P | |
| 22290 | ex-MR Lickey Banker | 1 | 0-10-0 | N/A | |
| 22900 etc | ex-MR 4'11" Class 2F | 75 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 22630, 22846/53/63 | ex-MR 700 Class | 4 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 25648 | ex-LNWR Prince of Wales Class | 6 | 4-6-0 | 4P | |
| 27217 | ex-NLR Crane Tank | 1 | 0-4-2ST | 0F | |
| 27480 | ex-LNWR 2F | 1 | 0-6-0T | 2F | |
| 27505 | ex-NLR Class 75 | 15 | 0-6-0T | 2F | |
| 27553 | ex-LNWR 17in Coal Tank | 64 | 0-6-2T | 2F | |
| 28088 | ex-LNWR 17in Coal Engine | 46 | 0-6-0 | 2F | |
| 28313 | ex-LNWR 18in Goods Class | 75 | 0-6-0 | 2F | ("cauliflower" class) |
| 73798/9 | WD Austerity 2-10-0 | 2 | 2-10-0 | 8F | On loan from War Department |
ED No. 2
Wolverton Carriage Works had their own separately numbered series. They had four ex-LNWR Special Tanks, Numbers 3, 6, 7 and 8.
For completeness, Irish locomotives will be given here.
0-6-0STs Nos 1-4, 6.
The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (CDRJC)