LMS Rebuilt Patriot Class

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Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
Rebuild date1946–1949
Number rebuilt18
Rebuilt Patriot Class
45512 Bunsen with a parcels train at Leyland in 1963.
Type and origin
Only differences from the LMS Patriot Class are shown
Power typeSteam
Rebuild date1946–1949
Number rebuilt18
Specifications
Loco weight82.00 long tons (83.32 t; 91.84 short tons)
Tender weight54.65 long tons (55.53 t; 61.21 short tons)
Total weight136.65 long tons (138.84 t; 153.05 short tons)
Fuel capacity9 long tons (9.1 t; 10 short tons)
Water cap.4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area31+1⁄4 sq ft (2.90 m2)
Boiler2A
Boiler pressure250 lbf/in2 (1.72 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox195 sq ft (18.1 m2)
 • Tubes and flues1,667 sq ft (154.9 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area348–367 sq ft (32.3–34.1 m2)
Cylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort29,570 lbf (131.53 kN)
Career
Power class
  • 6P
  • 7P from 1951
Axle load classBR: Route Availability 9
Withdrawn1961–1965
DispositionAll scrapped

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 (which were the fourth type of LMS 2A boilered 4-6-0 locomotives) over the period 1946–1949. By the end of 1947, the LMS had rebuilt seven engines, these being 5514/21/26/29–31/40. After nationalisation, a further eleven locomotives were rebuilt. Rebuilt locomotives retained their numbers.[1]

Between 1946 and 1949 eighteen LMS Patriot Class engines were rebuilt with Stanier 2A boiler, cab and tender, though these were largely paper rebuilds, based on the LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot Class. Seven (Nos 5514/21/6/9-31/40) had been rebuilt by the start of 1948 when British Railways inherited them. In March 1948 BR added 40000 to their numbers to number them 45514/21/6/9-31/40. Subsequently, BR rebuilt another 11 of the Patriots, so that the rebuilt engines were (4)5512/14/21–23/25–32/34–36/45. The two original members of the class, and the first ten of the nominal rebuilds, were not rebuilt due to their non-standard parts.

Year Number rebuilt Numbers
1946 2 5521/30
1947 5 5514/26/9/31/40
1948 10 45512/23/5/7/8/32/4-6/45
1949 1 45522
Total 18

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