LMS Jubilee Class

Class of British steam locomotives

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Leading dia.3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)Driver dia.6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)Length64 ft 8+3⁄4 in (19.73 m)Loco weight79.55 long tons (89.10 short tons; 80.83 t)Tender weight54.65 long tons (61.21 short tons; 55.53 t)Fuel typeCoalFuel capacity9 long tons (10 short tons; 9.1 t)Water cap.3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal) Fowler tender - 4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal) Stanier tenderFirebox:​ • Grate area29+1⁄2 or 31 sq ft (2.74 or 2.88 m2)BoilerLMS type 3ABoiler pressure225 psi (1.55 MPa)Heating surface:​ • Firebox162 or 181 sq ft (15.1 or 16.8 m2) • Tubes and flues1,372 to 1,470 sq ft (127.5 to 136.6 m2)Superheater:
​ • Heating area228 to 331 sq ft (21.2 to 30.8 m2)CylindersThreeCylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)Valve gearWalschaertsValve typePiston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort26,610 lbf (118.4 kN)
Career
OperatorsLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Railways
Power class
  • LMS: 5XP
  • BR (pre-1955): 6P
  • BR (post-1955) 6P5F (never displayed on cabsides)
Numbers
  • LMS: 5552–5742
  • BR: 45552–45742
NicknamesRed Staniers, Jubes
Axle load classBR: Route Availability 8
Withdrawn1952 (1), 1960–1967
DispositionFour preserved, remainder scrapped
For the details of the two rebuilt locomotives, see LMS Rebuilt Jubilee Class

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936. They were built concurrently with the similar looking LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. They were nicknamed Red Staniers (due to their crimson liveries) and Jubs.[1][2]

History

The last five locomotives of Henry Fowler's Patriot class on order, 5552 to 5556, were built with William Stanier's taper boiler and so became the first of the Jubilee class. 113 locomotives were ordered straight from the drawing board. They were initially a disappointment; their moderate degree of superheating often left them short of steam. Changes to the blastpipe and chimney dimensions helped to transform them.

On 29 April 1935 no. 5552, the first of the class, permanently swapped identities with no. 5642 which had been named Silver Jubilee on 19 April 1935 in recognition of the Silver Jubilee of King George V on 6 May of that year. This change gave the name to the rest of the class, see LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee. Earlier on (from summer 1934), they had been known as the "Red Staniers" (because of the crimson livery), to distinguish them from the "Black Staniers" (the LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 class).[3] These engines were named after former Commonwealth states and countries of the British Empire, British admirals, British naval commanders, and finally, ships in the British Navy named after characters from Greek Mythology.

Until the late 1950s, Jubilees were the largest express engine normally found on the lines running out of St Pancras. They practically monopolized the role of the main express engine, with the occasional Royal Scot popping up, or radiating from Derby. They could nevertheless be found on main lines throughout the former LMS system. They were also regarded as a powerful upgrade from both of the older Compound 4-4-0 locomotives, both the MR 1000 Class and the LMS Compound 4-4-0 as well. The Jubilees were a rather common sight on the Midland Main Line, the West Coast Main Line, and the Settle-Carlisle line, but were eventually displaced by the much more powerful Royal Scots during the 1940s.[4]

The power classification was 5XP, in common with the earlier Patriot class.[5] In January 1951 the classification was revised to 6P and in November 1955 to 6P5F but this change was not applied to the locomotives' cabsides, which continued to show 6P.[6]

Five members of the class were fitted with a double chimney at different times. 5684 Jutland was the first, fitted with a double Kylchap in 1937.[7] The double chimney did improve the power of the locos and also improved the coal consumption. It only carried this fitment for one year. 5742 Connaught was the next, being fitted with a plain double exhaust in 1940 which it carried until 1955.[7] 5553 Canada was also fitted in 1940 but carried the double chimney for a short time.[7] 5735 Comet and 5736 Phoenix were rebuilt with a 2A taper boiler and double chimney in 1942.[8] They were to have been the prototypes for the rebuilding of the entire class but were, in the end, the only Jubilees so to be treated. (They were reclassified 6P in July 1943,[9] and 7P in 1951).[10] As part of experiments at the Rugby Locomotive Testing Station, no. 45722 Defence was fitted with a double chimney from 1956 to 1957.[11] In 1961 a double exhaust was fitted to no. 45596 Bahamas which carried it through withdrawal and into preservation.[12]

Construction

Although built over only a three-year period the class had many variations due to improvements being made as they were built. The major differences were:

  • Boilers – 10 variations, mainly affecting the number of tubes. The earlier boilers were domeless but later boilers were domed. There were two sizes of fire grate area depending on whether the firebox throatplate was straight or sloping.
  • Bogies – Approximately 50 of the earlier locomotives were built with ex-Claughton bogies which had a 6 ft 3 in wheelbase compared to the later locomotives built with new bogies that had a wheelbase of 6 ft 6 in.
  • Smokebox Saddle – The first 113 locomotives were built with a two piece saddle; the rest had a conventional one piece saddle.
  • Tenders – Four basic patterns were fitted; Fowler 3,500 gallon. Fowler high-sided (10 off), Stanier 4,000 gallon and Stanier 3,500 gallon. These last tenders were difficult to identify, combining the high curved sides of the Stanier tender with the chassis from the earlier type Fowler tender. The easiest way to spot them is by the top row of horizontal rivets, slightly lower than on the 4,000 gallon version. However, taking into account rivets, wheelbase, and welds this can be subdivided into a total of eight patterns.

Performance

These locomotives had a bit of a mixed reception during their early working days, but while their reputation did improve over time, they didn't reach the same amount of praise as the Black 5 locomotives.[13] When the first members were built, the original 113 batch of engines to be precise, engine crews said that they were often disappointing. Crews often said that they were poor steamers and that the older locomotives that would be eventually replaced by them often performed better. However, once the problem with these engines was found and fixed after several extensive trials took place (the problem being that the diameter of the blast pipe was too large for the engines to make proper steam), the Jubilees went from being a theoretical success to an actual success thanks to some modifications.[14][15][16]

Withdrawal

No. 45637 Windward Islands was destroyed in a severe accident in 1952, making it the first Jubilee engine to be scrapped. The remaining 188 locomotives were withdrawn between 1960 and 1967. The first of the standard withdrawals being 45609 Gilbert and Ellice Islands in September 1960 and the last engine to be withdrawn was No. 45562 Alberta from Leeds Holbeck shed (20A) on 4 November 1967. They were the last express engines from the Big Four days still in service.[17]

Table of withdrawals
Year Quantity in service at start of year Total withdrawn Withdrawn that year Locomotive numbers Notes
1952 189 1 1 45637
1960 188 2 1 45609
1961 187 5 3 45616/19/30
1962 184 46 41 45559/66/70/76/82/87/94, 45603/07/15/21/28/36/51/56/62/65/73/77–79/83/86–88/91–93, 45707/11/13/15/18/20/22/24–25/27–29/31
1963 143 77 31 45555/60/75/91, 45624–25/34/39/44–46/48–50/59/68–69/71/80, 45701–02/06/09/12/14/17/19/30/34/38/40
1964 112 141 64 45552–54/56–58/61/64/68–69/71–72/77–80/83–85/92/98–99, 45601/05–06/10–14/17–18/20/22–23/31/35/38/40–41/57/63/70/72/74/76/81–82/85/89–90/95–96/99, 45700/03/08/10/16/23/32–33/37/41 45690, 45699 Preserved
1965 48 174 33 45563/67/73/86/88–90/95/97, 45600/02/04/08/26/29/32–33/42/52–53/55/58/61/64/66–67/84/98, 45704–05/21/26/42
1966 15 181 7 45574/81/96, 45627/43/54/60 45596 Preserved
1967 8 189 8 45562/65/93, 45647/75/94/97, 45739 45593 Preserved

Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 January 1938, locomotive No. 5568 Western Australia was hauling an express passenger train which was in a head-on collision with an empty stock train at Oakley Junction due to a combination of driver and signalman's errors. Three people were killed and 46 were injured.[18]
  • On 11 October 1943, locomotive 5581 Bihar and Orissa hauling the Leeds - Edinburgh express collided with a freight train being shunted into sidings at Steeton, Yorkshire. No one was killed but four people were injured.[19][20]
  • On 18 May 1948, locomotives 5609 Gilbert and Ellice Islands (train loco) and 5605 Cyprus (pilot), hauling the 11:45 am down (St Pancras to Bradford) express were derailed, along with 8 coaches of a 12-coach train on a 30 ft high embankment near Wath Road Junction, Rotherham, Yorkshire. The cause was track distortion in hot weather. Poor track maintenance was a contributing factor. 8 people died and 56 were injured.[21] Both locos were repaired at Derby Works[22] and returned to service.
  • On 8 October 1952, a three-train collision occurred at Harrow & Wealdstone station, Middlesex. Locomotive No. 45637 Windward Islands was one of two locomotives hauling an express passenger train which crashed into wreckage. A total of 112 people were killed and 340 were injured. This remains the worst peacetime rail crash in the United Kingdom. The locomotive was consequently scrapped due to damage sustained.
  • On 16 August 1953, locomotive No. 45699 Galatea was hauling a passenger train which became divided and was derailed at Kingsbury, Warwickshire due to a combination of defects on the locomotive and the condition of the track.[23]
  • On 20 July 1959, locomotive No. 45730 Ocean overran a signal and consequently crashed into Dock Junction Signal Box, London. Trains had to be handsignalled into and out of St Pancras station for several days afterwards.[24]
  • On 17 January 1964, No. 45695 Minotaur was involved in a head-on collision with a mail train and a freight train. The locomotive was deemed to be uneconomical to repair and was withdrawn and scrapped off-site.[25]

Details

LMS No BR No Built Works Name Date named Withdrawn Notes
5552 45552 1 Dec. 1934 Crewe Silver Jubilee 17 April 1935 26 Sep. 1964 Renumbered from 5642 29 April 1935.
5553 45553 29 May 1934 Crewe Canada Mar. 1937 7 Nov. 1964 Fitted with double chimney in 1940 (same time as 5742) but soon removed.
5554 45554 5 Jun. 1934 Crewe Ontario Mar. 1936 7 Nov. 1964
5555 45555 18 Jun. 1934 Crewe Quebec Feb. 1937 17 Aug. 1963
5556 45556 22 Jun. 1934 Crewe Nova Scotia Mar. 1937 5 Sep. 1964
5557 45557 29 Jun. 1934 North British New Brunswick Oct. 1936 19 Sep. 1964
5558 45558 Jul. 1934 North British Manitoba Oct. 1936 Aug. 1964
5559 45559 Jul. 1934 North British British Columbia Jan. 1937 Oct. 1962
5560 45560 Jul. 1934 North British Prince Edward Island Sep. 1936 Nov. 1963
5561 45561 Jul. 1934 North British Saskatchewan Jun. 1936 Sep. 1964
5562 45562 Aug. 1934 North British Alberta Feb. 1936 Sep. 1967 Parts exist on preserved engine no 5699 Galatea.
5563 45563 Aug. 1934 North British Australia Jan. 1936 Nov. 1965
5564 45564 Aug. 1934 North British New South Wales Jan. 1936 Jul. 1964
5565 45565 Aug. 1934 North British Victoria Feb. 1936 Jan. 1967
5566 45566 Aug. 1934 North British Queensland Apr. 1936 Nov. 1962
5567 45567 Aug. 1934 North British South Australia Mar. 1936 Jan. 1965
5568 45568 Aug. 1934 North British Western Australia Sep. 1936 Apr. 1964
5569 45569 Aug. 1934 North British Tasmania Feb. 1936 Apr. 1964
5570 45570 Aug. 1934 North British New Zealand Jan. 1936 Dec. 1962
5571 45571 Sep. 1934 North British South Africa May 1936 May 1964
5572 45572 Sep. 1934 North British Irish Free State Mar. 1936 Jan. 1964
Eire Jul. 1938
5573 45573 Sep. 1934 North British Newfoundland Feb. 1936 Sep. 1965
5574 45574 Sep. 1934 North British India May 1936 Mar. 1966
5575 45575 Sep. 1934 North British Madras Nov. 1937 Jun. 1963
5576 45576 Sep. 1934 North British Bombay Dec. 1937 Dec. 1962 Stored prior to withdrawal.
5577 45577 Sep. 1934 North British Bengal Mar. 1937 Sep. 1964
5578 45578 Sep. 1934 North British United Provinces Mar. 1938 May 1964
5579 45579 Sep. 1934 North British Punjab Oct. 1936 Aug. 1964
5580 45580 Oct. 1934 North British Burma Feb. 1938 Dec. 1964
5581 45581 Oct. 1934 North British Bihar and Orissa Mar. 1938 Aug. 1966
5582 45582 Nov. 1934 North British Central Provinces Oct. 1936 Dec. 1962
5583 45583 Nov. 1934 North British Assam Jan. 1938 Oct. 1964
5584 45584 Dec. 1934 North British North West Frontier Feb. 1938 Oct. 1964
5585 45585 Dec. 1934 North British Hyderabad Jun. 1936 May 1964
5586 45586 Dec. 1934 North British Mysore Apr. 1936 Jan. 1965
5587 45587 Dec. 1934 North British Baroda May 1936 Dec. 1962
5588 45588 Dec. 1934 North British Kashmir Oct. 1936 May 1965
5589 45589 Dec. 1934 North British Gwalior Feb. 1936 Mar. 1965
5590 45590 Dec. 1934 North British Travancore Jun. 1937 Dec. 1965
5591 45591 Dec. 1934 North British Udaipur Apr. 1936 Oct. 1963
5592 45592 Dec. 1934 North British Indore Jan. 1936 Sep. 1964
5593 45593 Dec. 1934 North British Kolhapur May 1936 Oct. 1967 Preserved - last to be withdrawn.
5594 45594 Jan. 1935 North British Bhopal Mar. 1936 Dec. 1962
5595 45595 Jan. 1935 North British Southern Rhodesia Feb. 1936 Jan. 1965
5596 45596 12 Jan. 1935 North British Bahamas Jun. 1936 23 Jul. 1966 Preserved, fitted with double chimney in 1961.
5597 45597 Jan. 1935 North British Barbados Mar. 1936 Jan. 1965
5598 45598 Feb. 1935 North British Basutoland Apr. 1936 Oct. 1964
5599 45599 Jan. 1935 North British Bechuanaland Jul. 1936 Sep. 1964
5600 45600 Feb. 1935 North British Bermuda Jun. 1936 Dec. 1965
5601 45601 Apr. 1935 North British British Guiana Jul. 1936 Sep. 1964
5602 45602 Apr. 1935 North British British Honduras May 1936 Mar. 1965
5603 45603 May 1935 North British Solomon Islands Feb. 1936 Dec. 1962
5604 45604 Mar. 1935 North British Ceylon May 1936 Jul. 1965
5605 45605 Apr. 1935 North British Cyprus Jul. 1936 Feb. 1964
5606 45606 Apr. 1935 North British Falkland Islands Sep. 1936 Jun. 1964
5607 45607 Jun. 1934 Crewe Fiji Jul. 1936 Dec. 1962
5608 45608 Jul. 1934 Crewe Gibraltar Mar. 1936 Sep. 1965
5609 45609 Jul. 1934 Crewe Gilbert and Ellice Islands Sep. 1936 Sep. 1960 First 'normal' withdrawal.
5610 45610 Jul. 1934 Crewe Gold Coast Feb. 1936 Jan. 1964
Ghana Dec. 1958
5611 45611 Jul. 1934 Crewe Hong Kong Dec. 1936 Sep. 1964
5612 45612 Jul. 1934 Crewe Jamaica Apr. 1937 Mar. 1964
5613 45613 Aug. 1934 Crewe Kenya Mar. 1936 Sep. 1964
5614 45614 Aug. 1934 Crewe Leeward Islands Jan. 1937 Jan. 1964
5615 45615 Aug. 1934 Crewe Malay States Jun. 1936 Dec. 1962
5616 45616 Aug. 1934 Crewe Malta Aug. 1936 Jan. 1961
Malta GC Oct. 1943
5617 45617 Sep. 1934 Crewe Mauritius Sep. 1937 Nov. 1964
5618 45618 Oct. 1934 Crewe New Hebrides Mar. 1936 Feb. 1964
5619 45619 Oct. 1934 Crewe Nigeria Apr. 1936 Aug. 1961
5620 45620 Oct. 1934 Crewe North Borneo Mar. 1937 Sep. 1964
5621 45621 Oct. 1934 Crewe Northern Rhodesia Jul. 1936 Dec. 1962
5622 45622 Oct. 1934 Crewe Nyasaland Mar. 1936 Sep. 1964
5623 45623 Oct. 1934 Crewe Palestine Dec. 1936 Jul. 1964
5624 45624 Oct. 1934 Crewe St. Helena Jan. 1936 Nov. 1963
5625 45625 Oct. 1934 Crewe Sarawak Nov. 1936 Sep. 1963
5626 45626 Nov. 1934 Crewe Seychelles Apr. 1937 Oct. 1965
5627 45627 Nov. 1934 Crewe Sierra Leone Apr. 1936 Sep. 1966 Preserved classmate 45699 Galatea presently running as 45627.
5628 45628 Nov. 1934 Crewe Somaliland Mar. 1936 Dec. 1962
5629 45629 Nov. 1934 Crewe Straits Settlements Feb. 1937 May 1965
5630 45630 Nov. 1934 Crewe Swaziland Apr. 1936 Nov. 1961 Withdrawn due to accident damage.
5631 45631 Nov. 1934 Crewe Tanganyika Jan. 1936 Aug. 1964
5632 45632 Nov. 1934 Crewe Tonga Feb. 1936 Oct. 1965
5633 45633 Nov. 1934 Crewe Trans-Jordan 1936 Oct. 1965
Aden Sep. 1946
5634 45634 Nov. 1934 Crewe Trinidad May 1936 May 1963
5635 45635 Nov. 1934 Crewe Tobago Jun. 1936 Sep. 1964
5636 45636 Dec. 1934 Crewe Uganda Apr. 1936 Dec. 1962
5637 45637 Dec. 1934 Crewe Windward Islands Mar. 1936 Dec. 1952 Destroyed in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash, 8 October 1952.
5638 45638 Dec. 1934 Crewe Zanzibar Apr. 1936 Mar. 1964
5639 45639 Dec. 1934 Crewe Raleigh Jun. 1936 Sep. 1963
5640 45640 Dec. 1934 Crewe Frobisher Mar. 1936 Mar. 1964
5641 45641 Dec. 1934 Crewe Sandwich May 1936 Sep. 1964
5642 45642 May. 1934 Crewe Boscawen Apr. 1936 Jan. 1965 Built as 5552, renumbered to 5642 29 Apr. 1935 with no name.
5643 45643 Dec. 1934 Crewe Rodney Oct. 1937 Jan. 1966
5644 45644 Dec. 1934 Crewe Howe Nov. 1937 Nov. 1963
5645 45645 Dec. 1934 Crewe Collingwood Sep. 1937 Oct. 1963
5646 45646 Dec. 1934 Crewe Napier Sep. 1937 Dec. 1963
5647 45647 Jan. 1935 Crewe Sturdee Apr. 1936 May 1967
5648 45648 Jan. 1935 Crewe Wemyss Jun. 1936 Feb. 1963
5649 45649 Jan. 1935 Crewe Hawkins May 1936 Oct. 1963
5650 45650 Jan. 1935 Crewe Blake Feb. 1937 Jan. 1963
5651 45651 Jan. 1935 Crewe Shovell Jan. 1936 Nov. 1962
5652 45652 Jan. 1935 Crewe Hawke Jun. 1937 Jan. 1965
5653 45653 Jan. 1935 Crewe Barham Apr. 1936 Apr. 1965
5654 45654 Feb. 1935 Crewe Hood May 1936 Jun 1966
5655 45655 Dec. 1934 Derby Keith Jun. 1937 Apr. 1965
5656 45656 Dec. 1934 Derby Cochrane Mar. 1936 Dec. 1962
5657 45657 Dec. 1934 Derby Tyrwhitt Feb. 1936 Sep. 1964
5658 45658 Dec. 1934 Derby Keyes Jan. 1936 Sep. 1965 This locomotive spent the whole of its life at Leeds Holbeck, 10 Feb. 1935 to Sept 1965.
5659 45659 Dec. 1934 Derby Drake Mar. 1936 May 1963
5660 45660 Dec. 1934 Derby Rooke 1936 Jun. 1966
5661 45661 Dec. 1934 Derby Vernon Feb. 1936 May 1965
5662 45662 Dec. 1934 Derby Kempenfelt Sep. 1936 Nov. 1962
5663 45663 Jan. 1935 Derby Jervis Apr. 1937 Oct. 1964
5664 45664 Jan. 1935 Derby Nelson Apr. 1936 May 1965
5665 45665 Nov. 1935 Crewe Lord Rutherford of Nelson Nov. 1935 Dec. 1962 Double row nameplate.
5666 45666 Nov. 1935 Crewe Cornwallis 1937 Apr. 1965
5667 45667 Nov. 1935 Crewe Jellicoe Feb. 1937 Jan. 1965
5668 45668 Dec. 1935 Crewe Madden Feb. 1937 Dec. 1963
5669 45669 Dec. 1935 Crewe Fisher Jan. 1937 Jun. 1963
5670 45670 Dec. 1935 Crewe Howard of Effingham Mar. 1937 Oct. 1964
5671 45671 Dec. 1935 Crewe Prince Rupert Mar. 1937 Nov. 1963 Became something of a celebrity engine and 'pet' of Newton Heath in its latter days,[citation needed] owing to it being fitted with the only high superheat 28 element boiler made for the class.[citation needed]
5672 45672 Dec. 1935 Crewe Anson Mar. 1937 Nov. 1964
5673 45673 Dec. 1935 Crewe Keppel Mar. 1937 Dec. 1962
5674 45674 Dec. 1935 Crewe Duncan Apr. 1937 Oct. 1964
5675 45675 Dec. 1935 Crewe Hardy Mar. 1937 June 1967
5676 45676 Dec. 1935 Crewe Codrington May 1937 Sep. 1964
5677 45677 Dec. 1935 Crewe Beatty Mar. 1937 Dec. 1962
5678 45678 Dec. 1935 Crewe De Robeck Mar. 1937 Dec. 1962
5679 45679 Dec. 1935 Crewe Armada Jun. 1937 Dec. 1962
5680 45680 Dec. 1935 Crewe Camperdown Dec. 1935 Jan. 1963 Loaned to the LNER in 1946.
5681 45681 Dec. 1935 Crewe Aboukir Dec. 1935 Sep. 1964
5682 45682 Jan. 1936 Crewe Trafalgar Jan. 1936 Jun. 1964
5683 45683 Jan. 1936 Crewe Hogue Jan. 1936 Dec. 1962
5684 45684 Feb. 1936 Crewe Jutland Feb. 1936 Dec. 1965 Fitted with Kylchap double exhaust in 1937, removed 1938.
5685 45685 Jan. 1936 Crewe Barfleur Jan. 1936 Mar. 1964
5686 45686 Feb. 1936 Crewe St. Vincent Feb. 1936 Nov. 1962
5687 45687 Feb. 1936 Crewe Neptune Feb. 1936 Dec. 1962
5688 45688 Feb. 1936 Crewe Polyphemus Feb. 1936 Dec. 1962
5689 45689 Feb. 1936 Crewe Ajax Mar. 1936 Dec. 1964
5690 45690 Mar. 1936 Crewe Leander Mar. 1936 Mar. 1964 Preserved.
5691 45691 Mar. 1936 Crewe Orion Mar. 1936 Dec. 1962
5692 45692 Mar. 1936 Crewe Cyclops Mar. 1936 Dec. 1962
5693 45693 Mar. 1936 Crewe Agamemnon Mar. 1936 Dec. 1962
5694 45694 Mar. 1936 Crewe Bellerophon Mar. 1936 Jan. 1967
5695 45695 Mar. 1936 Crewe Minotaur Mar. 1936 scrapped Feb.1964 beyond repair after collision with mail train and freight train on Jan 17th 1964
5696 45696 Apr. 1936 Crewe Arethusa Apr. 1936 Jul. 1964
5697 45697 Apr. 1936 Crewe Achilles Apr. 1936 Sep. 1967
5698 45698 Apr. 1936 Crewe Mars Apr. 1936 Oct. 1965
5699 45699 Apr. 1936 Crewe Galatea Apr. 1936 Nov. 1964 Preserved.
5700 45700 Apr. 1936 Crewe Britannia Apr. 1936 Jul. 1964 Ran nameless from Feb. to Sep. 1951.
Amethyst Sep. 1951
5701 45701 Apr. 1936 Crewe Conqueror Apr. 1936 Feb. 1963 Shedded at Newton Heath all its life.
5702 45702 May 1936 Crewe Colossus May 1936 Apr. 1963
5703 45703 May 1936 Crewe Thunderer May 1936 Nov. 1964
5704 45704 May 1936 Crewe Leviathan May 1936 Jan. 1965
5705 45705 May 1936 Crewe Seahorse May 1936 Nov. 1965
5706 45706 May 1936 Crewe Express May 1936 Sep. 1963
5707 45707 May 1936 Crewe Valiant May 1936 Dec. 1962
5708 45708 Jun. 1936 Crewe Resolution Jun. 1936 Feb. 1964
5709 45709 Jun. 1936 Crewe Implacable Jun. 1936 Nov. 1963 Damaged by enemy action 10 Oct. 1940.
5710 45710 Jun. 1936 Crewe Irresistible Jun. 1936 Jun. 1964
5711 45711 Jun. 1936 Crewe Courageous Jun. 1936 Dec. 1962
5712 45712 Jun. 1936 Crewe Victory Jun. 1936 Nov. 1963
5713 45713 Jun. 1936 Crewe Renown Jun. 1936 Oct. 1962
5714 45714 Jun. 1936 Crewe Revenge Jun. 1936 Jul. 1963
5715 45715 Jul. 1936 Crewe Invincible Jul. 1936 Dec. 1962
5716 45716 Jul. 1936 Crewe Swiftsure Jul. 1936 Sep. 1964
5717 45717 Jul. 1936 Crewe Dauntless Jul. 1936 Oct. 1963
5718 45718 Jul. 1936 Crewe Dreadnought Jul. 1936 Oct. 1962
5719 45719 Aug. 1936 Crewe Glorious Aug. 1936 Mar. 1963
5720 45720 Aug. 1936 Crewe Indomitable Aug. 1936 Dec. 1962
5721 45721 Aug. 1936 Crewe Impregnable Aug. 1936 Oct. 1965
5722 45722 Aug. 1936 Crewe Defence Aug. 1936 Dec. 1962 Rugby Test Plant locomotive, 1956.
5723 45723 Aug. 1936 Crewe Fearless Aug. 1936 Aug. 1964
5724 45724 Sep. 1936 Crewe Warspite Sep. 1936 Nov. 1962
5725 45725 Sep. 1936 Crewe Repulse Sep. 1936 Dec. 1962
5726 45726 Oct. 1936 Crewe Vindictive Oct. 1936 Mar. 1965
5727 45727 Oct. 1936 Crewe Inflexible Oct. 1936 Dec. 1962
5728 45728 Oct. 1936 Crewe Defiance Oct. 1936 Oct. 1962
5729 45729 Oct. 1936 Crewe Furious Oct. 1936 Oct. 1962
5730 45730 Oct. 1936 Crewe Ocean Oct. 1936 Oct. 1963
5731 45731 Oct. 1936 Crewe Perseverance Oct. 1936 Oct. 1962
5732 45732 Oct. 1936 Crewe Sanspareil Oct. 1936 Feb. 1964
5733 45733 Nov. 1936 Crewe Novelty Nov. 1936 Sep. 1964
5734 45734 Nov. 1936 Crewe Meteor Nov. 1936 Dec. 1963
5735 45735 Nov. 1936 Crewe Comet Nov. 1936 Oct. 1964 Rebuilt with type 2A boiler and double chimney in May 1942.
5736 45736 Nov. 1936 Crewe Phoenix Nov. 1936 Sep. 1964 Rebuilt with type 2A boiler and double chimney in April 1942.
5737 45737 Nov. 1936 Crewe Atlas Nov. 1936 May 1964
5738 45738 Nov. 1936 Crewe Samson Nov. 1936 Dec. 1963
5739 45739 Dec. 1936 Crewe Ulster Dec. 1936 Jan. 1967 This loco carried a small red hand above the nameplates for a short time.
5740 45740 Dec. 1936 Crewe Munster Dec. 1936 Oct. 1963
5741 45741 Dec. 1936 Crewe Leinster Dec. 1936 Feb. 1964
5742 45742 Dec. 1936 Crewe Connaught Dec. 1936 May 1965 Fitted with double chimney between 1940 and 1955.

Preservation

Four Jubilees have been preserved, two each built by Crewe Works and by North British. 45593 and 45596 were purchased directly from BR for preservation. The other two were rescued from Woodham Brothers. All four have operated in preservation and all have run on the main line.

Three members of the class are (in 2023) operational: 45596 Bahamas, 45690 Leander and 45699 Galatea but only two of the three engines are mainline certified: 45596 Bahamas and 45699 Galatea. 45593 Kolhapur is stored inside the shed at Tyseley Loco Works awaiting overhaul and 45690 Leander is operational but restricted to run only on heritage railways.[26]

A large number of parts were taken from sister engine 45562 Alberta, which was the subject matter of a few preservation attempts, one of them even tried to persuade Sir Billy Butlin to buy it, that failed before she was scrapped in 1968 and most parts exist on preserved sister engine Galatea.[27][28]

Note: Marked names indicate that the loco is not presently wearing them. Loco numbers in bold mean their current number.

Number Name Builder Built Withdrawn Service Life Location Owners Livery Condition Mainline Certified Photograph Notes
LMS BR
5593 45593 Kolhapur North British Locomotive Company Dec. 1934 Oct. 1967 32 Years, 10 months West Coast Railways West Coast Railways LMS Crimson Lake Awaiting Overhaul. No Formerly owned by Tyseley. Bought by David Smith in May 2024.[29]
5596 45596 Bahamas North British Locomotive Company Jan. 1935 Jul. 1966 31 Years, 6 months Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Bahamas Locomotive Society BR Green, Late Crest Operational. Boiler ticket expires: 2027. Yes (2019 – Ongoing) Only preserved Jubilee fitted with a double chimney.
5690 45690 Leander Crewe Works Mar. 1936 Mar. 1964 28 Years East Lancashire Railway[30] Chris Beet BR Black, Early Emblem Awaiting Overhaul. Boiler ticket expired: 12 May 2024.[31] No (2014 – 2023) Black nameplate on fireman's side and red nameplate on driver's side.

Boiler ticket extended from November 2023 to May 12, 2024.[31]

5699 45699 (45627) Galatea

(Sierra Leone)

Crewe Works Apr. 1936 Nov. 1964 28 Years, 7 months Carnforth MPD David Smith BR Green, Late Crest Operational. Boiler ticket expires: Jan 2033. Yes (2023 - Ongoing) Presently disguised as scrapped classmate 45627 Sierra Leone.

Returned to service in Jan 2023 working first test run in Feb 2023.[32]

Gallery

  • 45572 Eire at Water Orton. This locomotive was one of those renamed to reflect changes in the name of the territory after which they were called. Eire was originally Irish Free State.
    45572 Eire at Water Orton. This locomotive was one of those renamed to reflect changes in the name of the territory after which they were called. Eire was originally Irish Free State.
  • 45552 Silver Jubilee at Willesden Sheds.
    45552 Silver Jubilee at Willesden Sheds.
  • 45599 Bechuanaland traveling south down the WCML at Winwick Junction in March 1955
    45599 Bechuanaland traveling south down the WCML at Winwick Junction in March 1955
  • LMS Jubilee no. 45637 Windward Islands hauling an express train at Rugby station.
    LMS Jubilee no. 45637 Windward Islands hauling an express train at Rugby station.
  • Jubilee No. 45664 Nelson awaiting duties at Agecroft Motive Power Depot.
    Jubilee No. 45664 Nelson awaiting duties at Agecroft Motive Power Depot.
  • 45682 Trafalgar awaiting movement to Bird's Morriston scrapyard in 1964 following withdrawal from traffic
    45682 Trafalgar awaiting movement to Bird's Morriston scrapyard in 1964 following withdrawal from traffic
  • 45690 Leander at Woodham Brothers Scrapyard in July 1968
    45690 Leander at Woodham Brothers Scrapyard in July 1968
  • 45708 Resolution with an express from Liverpool to Birmingham
    45708 Resolution with an express from Liverpool to Birmingham
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5690 Leander at Boar's Head

Preservation photos

  • 5593 Kolhapur on display in the carriage sidings at Cricklewood in 1969.
    5593 Kolhapur on display in the carriage sidings at Cricklewood in 1969.
  • 45699 Galatea arriving at Ely from Carnforth MPD with the Queen of Scots set of coaches in May 2013.
    45699 Galatea arriving at Ely from Carnforth MPD with the Queen of Scots set of coaches in May 2013.
  • 45690 Leander working down the Cumbrian Coast Line on Sat 30th Sept 2017.
    45690 Leander working down the Cumbrian Coast Line on Sat 30th Sept 2017.
  • 45596 Bahamas at Appleby while working "The Bahamas Renaissance II" railtour on Sat 16 Feb 2019.
    45596 Bahamas at Appleby while working "The Bahamas Renaissance II" railtour on Sat 16 Feb 2019.
  • 45690 Leander parked up alongside the Ffestiniog Railway in Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sat 3 Aug 2019. She and 48151 had worked a re-opening special for the "Conwy Valley Line" following closure for repairs.
    45690 Leander parked up alongside the Ffestiniog Railway in Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sat 3 Aug 2019. She and 48151 had worked a re-opening special for the "Conwy Valley Line" following closure for repairs.
  • 45562 Alberta (45699 Galatea in disguise) taking on water in Sowerby Bridge while working "The Cotton Mill Express" from Lancaster to Blackburn on Sat 29 Feb 2020.
    45562 Alberta (45699 Galatea in disguise) taking on water in Sowerby Bridge while working "The Cotton Mill Express" from Lancaster to Blackburn on Sat 29 Feb 2020.
  • 45562 Alberta stood at Preston's platform 5 waiting for the signal to depart with the last leg of 29 Feb's Cotton Mill Express.
    45562 Alberta stood at Preston's platform 5 waiting for the signal to depart with the last leg of 29 Feb's Cotton Mill Express.

Model railways

Mainline Railways' catalogue included OO gauge LMS Jubilees with Fowler tenders in 1983; in LMS crimson, BR green and BR lined black liveries. Mainline also had a limited availability of other OO gauge Jubilee 5XPs the same year; an LMS crimson model of Leander and a BR green model of Orion.[33] Graham Farish have produced various N gauge Jubilee models, including (in 2013) 5664 'Nelson' in LMS crimson and 45572 'Eire' in British Railways lined green with late crest.

Notes

  1. ^ Whittaker, Nicholas (6 August 2015). Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero. London, UK: Icon Books Limited. ISBN 9781848319905. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ Devereux, Nigel (21 August 2017). "GOLDEN JUBILEE". Heritage Railway. Mortons Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 23.
  4. ^ Hewitt, Sam (20 June 2019). "From the archive: Golden Jubilee". The Railway Hub. Mortons Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 5.
  6. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 38.
  7. ^ a b c Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 31.
  8. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 45.
  9. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 46.
  10. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, p. 47.
  11. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, pp. 38–40.
  12. ^ Rowledge & Reed 1984, pp. 38, 40.
  13. ^ "Review: Jubilees & Black 5's". Locomotive Performance. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ^ Robinson, Simon (31 August 2012). "History". Jubilees. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. ^ "6P5F & 7P 45552 – 45742 4-6-0 LMS Stanier Jubilee". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. WordPress.com. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  16. ^ Physick, Liam (25 November 2011). "Leander". Edge Hill Station. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. ^ Hewitt, Sam (20 June 2019). "From the archive: Golden Jubilee". The Railway Hub. Mortons Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  18. ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1989). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 5. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-906899-35-4.
  19. ^ Railways in the Northern Dales -1. The Skipton & Ilkley Line. Wyvern. 1986. p. 24. ISBN 0-907941-25-7.
  20. ^ "Official photo from the Leeds Press Agency, 8 Oxford Row, Leeds 1". Leeds Press Agency. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Report on the Derailment which occurred on 18th May, 1948, near Wath Road Junction (London Midland Region, British Railways) :: The Railways Archive".
  22. ^ Binns, Donald (1987). Locomotive Classics 1 LMS Jubilee 4-6-0. Wyvern Publications. p. 30 top photo. ISBN 0907941273.
  23. ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.
  24. ^ Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 42. ISBN 0-906899 03 6.
  25. ^ Millward, Ken. "Minotaur's Final Journey". Manchester Locomotive Society. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Seeing out boiler ticket at East Lancashire Railway". Trackside. No. 28. November 2023. p. 21.
  27. ^ "6P5F & 7P 45552 – 45742 4-6-0 LMS Stanier Jubilee". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  28. ^ Devereux, Nigel (20 June 2019). "From the archive: Golden Jubilee". The Railway Hub. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Main line future as Kolhapur leaves Tyseley for Carnforth". Trackside Magazine. No. 320. Horncastle: Transport Publishing Network Limited. July 2024.
  30. ^ "Autumn Steam Gala". East Lancashire Railway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Jubilee locomotive to visit Essex heritage railway this Spring". RailAdvent. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  32. ^ "Light Engine Movement (Carnforth Steamtown - Southall WCRC)". RailAdvent.
  33. ^ "Mainline's big plans for 1983". Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. March 1983. pp. 36–7. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.

References

  • Clay, John F. (1971). Jubilees of the LMS. Ian Allan.
  • Essery, Bob; Toms, George (1994). Historical Locomotive Monographs No 2: LMS Jubilees. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 978-1-874103-17-2.
  • Hawkins, Chris, ed. (November 2002). The Book of the Jubilee 4-6-0s. Irwell Press. ISBN 1-903266-27-0.
  • Longworth, Hugh (2005). British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968. ISBN 0-86093-593-0.
  • Rowledge, J.W.P.; Reed, Brian (1984) [1977]. The Stanier 4-6-0s of the LMS. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7385-4.

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