LMS Patriot Class

The first two were rebuilt in 1930 from the 1912-built LNWR Large Claughton Class, retaining the original driving wheels with their large bosses, the "double radial" bogie truck and some other parts. Of the subsequent 50 locomotives of the class 40 were nominal rebuilds of Claughtons, being in fact new builds classified as rebuilt engines so that they could be charged to revenue accounts, rather than capital. The last ten were classified as new builds.

The two former Claughtons retained their original numbers until 1934, when they were renumbered 5500–1.{{sfn|Toms|Essery|James|2006|p=65}} The 40 built as replacements took the numbers of the Claughtons that they replaced; these were renumbered 5502–41 in 1934.{{sfn|Toms|Essery|James|2006|p=63}} The remainder of the class were allocated nos. 6030–9, but were numbered 5542–51 from new.{{sfn|Toms|Essery|James|2006|p=69}} 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 (to be numbered 6040–4) but built with taper boilers as Jubilees on the orders of Sir William Stanier.{{sfn|Toms|Essery|James|2006|pp=67, 69}}

Naming of the class was somewhat erratic. Some retained old Claughton names, whilst others continued the military associations of the names Patriot and St Dunstans, and 13 carried names of holiday resorts served by the LMS. Seven remained unnamed, although they had been allocated names in 1943.

Many of the 52 members of the Patriot Class spent the bulk of their working careers in England, primarily on the West Coast Main Line. Most of them were stationed at the Crewe North and Carlisle Upperby, though a few were stationed at Edge Hill, Bushbury, Camden, Willesden, Carlisle Kingmoor and other locations in the area. They were primarily used as express engines, but were later tasked with occasional mixed traffic work once the diesel engines arrived on the network.{{Cite web|last=Nash|first=Gordon|date=2016-11-08|title=The LMS "Patriot" Class 4-6-0 in North West England|url=https://twsmedia.co.uk/posts/the-lms-patriot-class-4-6-0-in-north-west-england/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Railway Matters|language=en}}

Between 1946 and 1949, eighteen members were rebuilt with Stanier 2A boiler, cab and tender, though again 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 the remaining 45 Baby Scots. In March 1948 BR added 40000 to their numbers to number them 45500–13/15-20/2-5/7/8/32-9/41-51. Subsequently, BR rebuilt another 11, 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.

Image:Bristol (Temple Meads) to York express at Bromsgrove 2093445 81a11e17.jpg. Later renumbered 5504 and was named in 1937, finally becoming BR No. 45504, in which condition it is pictured at Bromsgrove. It was withdrawn in 1962 without ever being rebuilt.]]

Note some never received BR numbers as unrebuilt engines because either they were rebuilt by the LMS. In the table below BR numbers for BR-rebuilt engines are given, but some engines may not have received BR numbers while in an unrebuilt condition as renumbering took several years (sources should indicate these).

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|Derby

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|3|}}

|

|-

|5902

|5501

|45501

|Sir Frank Ree (until 1937)
St. Dunstans (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1930|11|}}

|Derby

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|9|}}

|

|-

|5959

|5502

|45502

|Royal Naval Division (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|7|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1960|9|}}

|

|-

|5985

|5503

|45503

|The Leicestershire Regiment (1938)
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment (Nov. 1948).

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|7|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|8|}}

|

|-

|5987

|5504

|45504

|Royal Signals (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|7|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|3|}}

|

|-

|5949

|5505

|45506

|The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (1947)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|5974

|5506

|45506

|The Royal Pioneer Corps (Sep. 1948)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|3|}}

|

|-

|5936

|5507

|45507

|Royal Tank Corps (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|10|}}

|

|-

|6010

|5508

|45508

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1960|11|}}

|Fitted with stovepipe chimney in 1956.

|-

|6005

|5509

|45509

|The Derbyshire Yeomanry (1951)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|8|}}

|

|-

|6012

|5510

|45510

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|5942

|5511

|45511

|Isle of Man (1938)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|9|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|2|}}

|

|-

|5966

|5512

|45512

|Bunsen

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|9|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|7|}}

|March 1965

|

|-

|5958

|5513

|45513

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|9|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|9|}}

|1943 name allocated: Sir W.A. Stanier.

|-

|5983

|5514

| n/a

|Holyhead (1938)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|9|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1947|3|}}

| May 1961

|

|-

|5992

|5515

|45515

|Caernarvon (1939)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|10|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|5982

|5516

|45516

|The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. (1938)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|10|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|8|}}

|

|-

|5952

|5517

|45517

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|2|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|6006

|5518

|45518

|Bradshaw (1939)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|2|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|10|}}

|

|-

|6008

|5519

|45519

|Lady Godiva

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|2|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|3|}}

|

|-

|5954

|5520

|45520

|Llandudno (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|2|}}

|Derby

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|5|}}

|

|-

|5933

|5521

|

|Rhyl (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1946|11|}}

| September 1963

|

|-

|5973

|5522

|45522

|Prestatyn (1939)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1949|1|}}

| September 1964

|

|-

|6026

|5523

|45523

|Bangor (1938)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|10|}}

| January 1964

|

|-

|5907

|5524

|45524

|Sir Frederick Harrison (until 1937)
Blackpool (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|9|}}

|

|-

|5916

|5525

|45525

|E. Tootal Broadhurst (until 1937)
|Colwyn Bay (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|8|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|5963

|5526

|n/a

|Morecambe and Heysham (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1947|2|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|5944

|5527

|45527

|Southport (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|9|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|5996

|5528

|45528

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|9|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|5926

|5529

| n/a

|Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. (until 1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1947|7|}}

|

|

|-

|6022

|5530

| n/a

|Sir Frank Ree (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1946|10|}}

|

|Name transferred from 5501.

|-

|6027

|5531

| n/a

|Sir Frederick Harrison (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|}}

|

|Name transferred from 5524.

|-

|6011

|5532

|45532

|Illustrious

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|6|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|5905

|5533

|45533

|Lord Rathmore

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Derby

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|9|}}

|

|-

|5935

|5534

|45534

|E. Tootal Broadhurst (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|4|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|12|}}

| -

|Name transferred from 5525.

|-

|5997

|5535

|45535

|Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|5|}}

|Derby

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|9|}}

| n/a

|Name transferred from 5529.

|-

|6018

|5536

|45536

|Private W. Wood V.C. (1936)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|5|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|6015

|5537

|45537

|Private E. Sykes V.C.

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|7|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|6000

|5538

|45538

|Giggleswick (1938)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|7|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|9|}}

|

|-

|5925

|5539

|45539

|E. C. Trench

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|7|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1961|9|}}

|

|-

|5901

|5540

| n/a

|Sir Robert Turnbull

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|8|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1947|10|}}

| n/a

|

|-

|5903

|5541

|45541

|Duke of Sutherland

|{{dts|format=dmy|1933|8|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|

|5542

|45542

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|3|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|

|5543

|45543

|Home Guard (1940)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|3|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|11|}}

|

|-

|

|5544

|45544

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|3|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|11|}}

|

|-

|

|5545

|45545

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|3|}}

|Crewe

|{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|}}

| n/a|

|-

|

|5546

|45546

|Fleetwood (1938)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|3|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|

|5547

|45547

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|4|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|9|}}

|

|-

|

|5548

|45548

|Lytham St. Annes (1937)

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|4|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|

|-

|

|5549

|45549

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|4|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|1943 name allocated: R.A.M.C.

|-

|

|5550

|45550

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|5|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|11|}}

|1943 name allocated: Sir Henry Fowler

|-

|

|5551

|45551

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1934|5|}}

|Crewe

|

|{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|}}

|Replica of original engine under construction. Replica to be named "The Unknown Warrior", original engine never named.

|}

• On 13 March 1935, a milk train, hauled by LMS Compound 4-4-0 No. 1165, was in a rear-end collision with an express freight train, hauled LNWR Claughton Class 4-6-0 No. 5946, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire due to a signalman's error. No. 5511 was hauling a freight train that collided with the wreckage. A coal train hauled by LMS Class 7F 0-8-0 No. 9598 then ran into the wreck. 1 person was killed.{{sfn|Hall|1990|p=99}}
• On 16 October 1939, No. 5544 was hauling a train that was in a collision with another train at Winwick Junction, Cheshire and was derailed.{{sfn|Earnshaw|1990|p=22}}
• On 13 October 1940, No. 5529 was hauling an express passenger train that collided with a platform barrow obstructing the line at {{rws|Wembley Central}} station, Middlesex and was derailed. Several people were killed and many more were injured.{{sfn|Earnshaw|1990|pages=24-25}}

All of the unrebuilt Patriots were withdrawn between 1960 and 1962{{sfn|Rowledge|1975|p=14}} in accordance with the BR Modernisation Plan.

File:5551 The Unknown Warrior inside Crewe HC shed.jpg{{main|LMS-Patriot Project}}

No Patriot in either rebuilt or unrebuilt form survived into preservation; however, a replica of no.5551 is under construction. The LMS-Patriot Project,{{cite web|url=https://www.lms-patriot.org.uk/ |title=Creating the new Royal British Legion Endorsed National Memorial Engine |publisher=Lms-patriot.org.uk |access-date=2012-02-24}} a registered charity, is building a replica which will carry the number of the last built – LMS number 5551 or British Railways number 45551. It will be named The Unknown Warrior.

This class of engine forms the basis of the Big City Engine from the Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry.{{cite web |title="Foreign Engine" |url=The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine |website=The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine |access-date=14 November 2020}}

Both Hornby and Bachmann have produced OO gauge models.

Hornby first introduced an original Patriot in the 1979 catalogue that has remained in production and now forms part of the 'Railroad' budget (i.e. toy) range. The following models have been produced:

Bachmann Industries make a more up-to-date tooling of the original Patriot, also in OO gauge. The following models have been produced:

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |last=Earnshaw |first=Alan |title=Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6 |year=1990 |publisher=Atlantic Books |location=Penryn |isbn=0-906899-37-0 }}
• {{cite book |last=Hall |first=Stanley |title=The Railway Detectives |year=1990 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=London |isbn=0-7110-1929-0 }}
• {{cite book |first=Hugh |last=Longworth |title=British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968 |year=2005 |isbn=0-86093-593-0 }}
• {{cite book |last=Nock |first=O. S. |author-link=O. S. Nock |title=Royal Scots and Patriots of the LMS }}
• {{Rowledge-Engines of the LMS}}
• {{cite book |last1=Toms |first1=George |last2=Essery |first2=R.J. |author-link2=Bob Essery |last3=James |first3=F. |title=Historical Locomotive Monographs No. 3: Claughton & Patriot 4-6-0s |year=2006 |publisher=Wild Swan |location=Didcot |isbn=1-905184-19-0 }}
• {{cite book |first1=John S. |last1=Whiteley |first2=Gavin W. |last2=Morrison |title=The Power of the Patriots |year=1997 |publisher=Oxford Publishing Company |isbn=0-86093-232-X}}

{{Commons category|LMS Patriot Class}}

• [https://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=PAT Class PAT Details] at Rail UK
• [https://www.lms-patriot.org.uk The LMS Patriot Project]

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