LMS Royal Scot Class
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class is a class of 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927. Originally having parallel boilers, all members were later rebuilt with tapered type 2A boilers, and were in effect two classes.
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Background
By the mid-1920s the LMS had followed the Midland Railway's small engine policy that meant that it had no locomotives of sufficient power for its expresses on the West Coast Main Line. Trains were entrusted to LMS/MR Midland Compounds 4-4-0s, the LNWR Claughton Class and the L&YR Dreadnought 4-6-0s. Construction of 50 of a new class of 4-6-0 was authorised from the North British Locomotive Works in Glasgow, and they were introduced without testing, the design being based on the SR Lord Nelson Class; although Radford claims that the boiler owed much to the MR 0-10-0 Lickey Banker 'Big Bertha'. A further 20 were built by Derby Works.
They were initially named after Regiments and some after historical LNWR locomotives, though those were renamed in 1935/6 to take more names of regiments.
From late 1931, after several bizarre forms were tried on various locomotives, the straight sided Smoke deflectors were added to stop drifting smoke; these were later replaced by angled-top items. From 1933 the class were taken off the top-link expresses, being superseded by the LMS Princess Royal Class and later the LMS Princess Coronation Class pacifics.
North American Tour
In 1933 one locomotive was sent to North America on a tour, 6152 swapping identities with 6100 The Royal Scot. While rumor has it the identities never being swapped back after its return, nothing has ever been proven.
Fury
LMS 6399 Fury of 1929 was an unsuccessful experimental prototype locomotive based on the Royal Scot. It was rebuilt by William Stanier in 1935 to become 6170 British Legion. This served as the blueprint for later rebuilding.
Rebuilding
In 1942 the LMS rebuilt two LMS Jubilee Class locomotives with type 2A boilers, but later turned to the Royal Scots. Most of these however turned out to be paper rebuilds - in effect new locomotives but rebuilding was more easily justified in the eyes of accountants. Initially these too were built without smoke deflectors but later acquired them.
Withdrawal
All were withdrawn between 1962 and 1965.
The class title of Royal Scot was subsequently re-used in 1976 as an official name for the then-new Class 87s but it never stuck, partly out of respect for the original fleet.
Technical
Power Classification: 6P reclassified 7P in 1951
Introduced: 1927-1930
Designer: Sir Henry Fowler
Rebuilt : Sir William Stanier
Weights:
Loco - 84t 18cwt (orig.), 84t 1cwt (Fury), 83t 0cwt (rebuilt)
Tender - 54t 13cwt
Driving Wheel: 6' 9"
Boiler pressure: 250psi superheated (except Fury)
Cylinders (3): 18" x 26"
Tractive Effort: 33,150lbf
Valve Gear: Walschaert (piston valves)
Details
Note: Built below refers to the 'LMS build date'.
| Number | Name(s) | Date | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | BR | Built | Rebuilt | Withdrawn | ||
| 6100 | 46100 | Royal Scot | Oct. 1927 | Jun. 1950 | Oct. 1962 | Preserved - first to be withdrawn. |
| 6101 | 46101 | Royal Scots Grey | Sep. 1927 | Nov. 1945 | Sep. 1963 | |
| 6102 | 46102 | Black Watch | Sep. 1927 | Oct. 1949 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6103 | 46103 | Royal Scots Fusilier | Sep.1927 | Jun. 1943 | Dec. 1962 | First locomotive to be rebuilt with a taper boiler. |
| 6104 | 46104 | Scottish Borderer | Sep. 1927 | Mar. 1946 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6105 | 46105 | Cameron Highlander | Sep. 1927 | Mar. 1948 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6106 | 46106 | Gordon Highlander | Sep. 1927 | Sep. 1949 | Dec. 1962 & Apr. 1963. |
Fitted with BR style smoke deflectors Dec. 1952 |
| 6107 | 46107 | Argyll and Sutherland Highlander | Sep. 1927 | Feb. 1950 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6108 | 46108 | Seaforth Highlander | Sep. 1927 | May 1948 | Jan. 1963 | |
| 6109 | 46109 | Royal Engineer | Sep.1927 | Jul. 1943 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6110 | 46110 | Grenadier Guardsman | Sep. 1927 | Jan. 1953 | Feb. 1964 | |
| 6111 | 46111 | Royal Fusilier | Oct. 1927 | Oct. 1947 | Oct. 1963 | |
| 6112 | 46112 | Sherwood Forester | Oct. 1927 | Sep. 1943 | May 1964 | |
| 6113 | 46113 | Cameronian | Oct. 1927 | Dec. 1950 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6114 | 46114 | Coldstream Guardsman | Oct. 1927 | Jun. 1946 | Oct. 1963 | |
| 6115 | 46115 | Scots Guardsman | Oct. 1927 | Aug. 1947 | Jan. 1966 | Preserved - last to be withdrawn. |
| 6116 | 46116 | Irish Guardsman | Oct. 1927 | Aug. 1944 | Sep. 1963 | |
| 6117 | 46117 | Welsh Guardsman | Nov. 1927 | Dec. 1943 | Nov. 1962 | |
| 6118 | 46118 | Royal Welch Fusilier | Nov. 1927 | Dec. 1946 | Jun. 1964 | |
| 6119 | 46119 | Lancashire Fusilier | Nov. 1927 | Sep. 1944 | Dec. 1963 | |
| 6120 | 46120 | Royal Inniskilling Fusilier | Dec. 1927 | Nov. 1944 | Jul. 1963 | |
| 6121 | 46121 | H.L.I.from 1928 | Nov. 1927 | Aug. 1946 | Dec. 1962 | |
| Highland Light Infantry, City of Glasgow Regiment from 15 Jan. 1949 | ||||||
| 6122 | 46122 | Royal Ulster Rifleman | Nov. 1927 | Sep. 1945 | Nov. 1964 | |
| 6123 | 46123 | Royal Irish Fusilier | Nov. 1927 | May 1949 | Oct. 1962 | |
| 6124 | 46124 | London Scottish | Nov. 1927 | Dec. 1943 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6125 | 46125 | Lancashire Witch | Sep. 1927 | Aug. 1943 | Oct. 1964 | |
| 3rd Carabinier | ||||||
| 6126 | 46126 | Sanspareil | Sep. 1927 | Jun. 1945 | Oct. 1963 | |
| Royal Army Service Corps | ||||||
| 6127 | 46127 | Novelty | Sep. 1927 | Aug. 1944 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The Old Contemptibles | ||||||
| 6128 | 46128 | Meteor | Sep. 1927 | Jun. 1946 | May 1965 | |
| The Lovat Scouts | ||||||
| 6129 | 46129 | Comet | Sep. 1927 | Dec. 1944 | Jun. 1964 | |
| The Scottish Horse | ||||||
| 6130 | 46130 | Liverpool | Nov. 1927 | Dec. 1949 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The West Yorkshire Regiment | ||||||
| 6131 | 46131 | Planet | Sep.1927 | Dec. 1949 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | ||||||
| 6132 | 46132 | Phoenix | Sep. 1927 | Oct. 1944 | Oct. 1962 | |
| The King's Regiment Liverpool | ||||||
| 6133 | 46133 | Vulcan | Oct. 1927 | Jul. 1944 | Feb. 1963 | |
| The Green Howards | ||||||
| 6134 | 46134 | Atlas | Oct. 1927 | Dec. 1954 | Nov. 1962 | |
| The Cheshire Regiment | ||||||
| 6135 | 46135 | Samson | Oct. 1927 | Jan. 1947 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The East Lancashire Regiment | ||||||
| 6136 | 46136 | Goliath | Oct. 1927 | Mar. 1950 | Apr. 1964 | |
| The Border Regiment | ||||||
| 6137 | 46137 | Vesta | Oct. 1927 | Mar. 1955 | Oct. 1962 | Last locomotive to be rebuilt. |
| The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire) | ||||||
| 6138 | 46138 | Fury until Oct. 1929. | Oct. 1927 | Jun. 1944 | Feb. 1963 | |
| The London Irish Rifleman | ||||||
| 6139 | 46139 | Ajax | Oct. 1927 | Nov. 1946 | Oct. 1962 | |
| The Welch Regiment | ||||||
| 6140 | 46140 | Hector | Oct. 1927 | May 1952 | Nov. 1965 | |
| The King's Royal Rifle Corps | ||||||
| 6141 | 46141 | Caledonian | Nov. 1927 | Oct. 1950 | Apr. 1964 | |
| The North Staffordshire Regiment | ||||||
| 6142 | 46142 | Lion | Nov. 1927 | Feb. 1951 | Jan. 1964 | |
| The York and Lancaster Regiment | ||||||
| 6143 | 46143 | Nov. 1927 | Jun. 1949 | Dec. 1963 | ||
| The South Staffordshire Regiment | ||||||
| 6144 | 46144 | Ostrich | Nov. 1927 | Jun. 1945 | Jan. 1964 | |
| Honourable Artillery Company | ||||||
| 6145 | 46145 | Condor | Dec. 1927 | Jan. 1944 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding) | ||||||
| 6146 | 46146 | Jenny Lind | Nov. 1927 | Oct. 1943 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The Rifle Brigade | ||||||
| 6147 | 46147 | Courier | Nov. 1927 | Sep. 1946 | Dec. 1962 | |
| The Northamptonshire Regiment | ||||||
| 6148 | 46148 | Velocipede | Dec. 1927 | Jul. 1954 | Nov. 1964 | |
| The Manchester Regiment | ||||||
| 6149 | 46149 | Lady of the Lake | Dec. 1927 | Apr. 1945 | Aug. 1963 | |
| The Middlesex Regiment | ||||||
| 6150 | 46150 | The Life Guardsman | Jun. 1930 | Dec. 1945 | Nov. 1963 | |
| 6151 | 46151 | The Royal Horse Guardsman | Jun. 1930 | Apr. 1953 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6152 | 46152 | The King's Dragoon Guardsman | Jun. 1930 | Aug. 1945 | Apr. 1965 | |
| 6153 | 46153 | The Royal Dragoon | Jun. 1930 | Aug. 1949 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6154 | 46154 | The Hussar | Jul. 1930 | Mar. 1948 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6155 | 46155 | The Lancer | Jul. 1930 | Aug. 1950 | Dec. 1964 | |
| 6156 | 46156 | The South Wales Borderer | Oct. 1930 | May 1954 | Oct. 1964 | |
| 6157 | 46157 | The Royal Artilleryman | Jul. 1930 | Jan. 1946 | Jan. 1964 | |
| 6158 | 46158 | The Loyal Regiment | Aug. 1930 | Sep. 1952 | Oct. 1963 | |
| 6159 | 46159 | The Royal Air Force | Aug. 1930 | Oct. 1945 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6160 | 46160 | Queen Victoria's Rifleman | Aug. 1930 | Feb. 1945 | May 1965 | |
| 6161 | 46161 | The King's Own | Sep. 1930 | Oct. 1946 | Dec. 1962 | The King's Own carried from Sep. 1930 to Jun. 1931 |
| King's Own | ||||||
| 6162 | 46162 | Queen's Westminster Rifleman | Sep. 1930 | Jan. 1948 | May 1964 | |
| 6163 | 46163 | Civil Service Rifleman | Sep. 1930 | Oct. 1953 | Aug. 1964 | |
| 6164 | 46164 | The Artists' Rifleman | Sep. 1930 | Jun. 1951 | Dec. 1962 | |
| 6165 | 46165 | The Ranger (12th London Regt.) | Sep. 1930 | Jul. 1952 | Nov. 1964 | |
| 6166 | 46166 | London Rifle Brigade | Oct. 1930 | Jan. 1945 | Sep. 1964 | |
| 6167 | 46167 | The Hertfordshire Regiment | Oct. 1930 | Dec. 1948 | Apr. 1964 | |
| 6168 | 46168 | The Girl Guide | Oct. 1930 | Apr. 1946 | May 1964 | |
| 6169 | 46169 | The Boy Scout | Oct. 1930 | May 1945 | May 1963 | |
| 6399 | Fury | Feb. 1930 | Oct. 1935 | Dec. 1962 | Rebuilt from experimental high pressure locomotive Fury with non-interchangeable boiler.
It was the only Rebuilt Scot to carry Crimson Lake livery in service, and a single chimney. | |
| 6170 | 46170 | British Legion | ||||
Preservation
Two have been preserved. These are (4)6100 Royal Scot and (4)6115 Scots Guardsman.
References
- David Jenkinson, The Power of the Royal Scots - OPC. (coffee table photo book).
- O.S. Nock Royal Scots and Patriots of the LMS
- Radford, Derby Works and Midland Locomotives, - Ian Allan, 1971
- The Book of the Royal Scots - Irwell Press ISBN 1-871608-99-6
