# LMS Rebuilt Patriot Class

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.

## Rebuilding

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 | |

## Details

Details of the engines as rebuilt are given below. Note that this only shows LMS numbers as carried by rebuilt engines of the LMS.
| LMS No. | BR No. | Name | Builder | Built | Rebuilt | Withdrawn | Notes |
| 5512— | 45512 | Bunsen | Crewe | September 1932 | July 1948 | Mar 1965 | |
| 5514 | 45514 | Holyhead | Crewe | September 1932 | March 1947 | May 1961 | First to be withdrawn |
| 5521 | 45521 | Rhyl | Derby | March 1933 | November 1946 | Sept 1963 | |
| 5522— | 45522 | Prestatyn | Derby | March 1933 | January 1949 | Sept 1964 | |
| 5523— | 45523 | Bangor | Crewe | March 1933 | October 1948 | Jan 1964 | |
| 5525— | 45525 | Colwyn Bay | Derby | March 1933 | August 1948 | May 1963 | |
| 5526 | 45526 | Morecambe and Heysham | Derby | March 1933 | February 1947 | Oct 1964 | |
| 5527— | 45527 | Southport | Derby | April 1933 | September 1948 | Dec 1964 | |
| 5528— | 45528 | R.E.M.E. (September 1959) | Derby | April 1933 | September 1948 | Jan 1963 | |
| 5529 | 45529 | Stephenson | Crewe | April 1933 | July 1947 | Feb 1964 | |
| 5530 | 45530 | Sir Frank Ree | Crewe | April 1933 | October 1946 | Jan 1965 | |
| 5531 | 45531 | Sir Frederick Harrison | Crewe | April 1933 | December 1947 | Oct 1965 | Last to be withdrawn |
| 5532— | 45532 | Illustrious | Crewe | April 1933 | June 1948 | Feb 1964 | |
| 5534— | 45534 | E. Tootal Broadhurst | Crewe | April 1933 | December 1948 | May 1964 | |
| 5535— | 45535 | Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. | Derby | May 1933 | September 1948 | Oct 1963 | |
| 5536— | 45536 | Private W. Wood V.C. | Crewe | May 1933 | November 1948 | Dec 1962 | |
| 5540 | 45540 | Sir Robert Turnbull | Crewe | August 1933 | October 1947 | Apr 1963 | |
| 5545— | 45545 | Planet | Crewe | March 1934 | November 1948 | May 1964 | |

## Withdrawal

The rebuilt Patriots were withdrawn between 1961 and 1965 in accordance with the BR Modernisation Plan and none were preserved.
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers |
| 1961 | 18 | 1 | 45514 |
| 1962 | 17 | 1 | 45536 |
| 1963 | 16 | 5 | 45521/25/28/35/40 |
| 1964 | 11 | 8 | 45522–23/26–27/29/32/34/45 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 | 45512/30–31 |