Hood

**Hood** is a Stanier Jubilee that works on the Moorland Steam Railway. He was an unlikely engine because he wasn't supposed to be preserved. He was selected (thanks to Hughes nagging the railway's manager) and the efforts of loaned locomotive Henry. He is named after the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Hood and is the younger brother of Australia.

## Bio

Hood was built by Crewe Works in 1935 for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) as a part of famed Stanier 5XPs, or "Jubilees" as they are commonly known, for express duties. He was named after the British battlecruiser HMS Hood (commissioned in 1920), largest warship in the Royal Navy, in May of 1936. He had good relations with his brothers and sisters until the start of the withdrawal of the class under British Railways (BR) in 1960.

Hood was suffering from poor maintenance at the time and had serious problems with his middle cylinder, until he finally broke down with that burst cylinder in 1965, and written off due to that. The night before he was supposed to be transferred to T. W. Ward in Sheffield, Yorkshire, Henry, who was visiting the Moorland Steam Railway, decided to get the broken down passenger version of his rebuilt design (LMS Stanier "Black Fives" can be known as the mixed-traffic version of the Jubilee, due to them being similar in design) to Northrop on the MSR. After management found out about Hood's burst cylinder and realised that he was still repairable, they bought Hood right off BR and repaired his middle cylinder that same year.

## Livery

Throughout most of the series, Hood is only seen in one livery: BR Brunswick Green with Late Crests and yellow 'Electrification' stripes on his cab. Before he would have been painted in LMS Crimson Lake, LMS Wartime and Post-War Black, BR Lined Black and BR Brunswick Green with Late Crest and no 'Electrification' stripes.

In 2008, he is repainted in a hybrid of LMS Post-war Black with British Railways lettering on his tender and 'M5654' in Gill Sans font on his cab.

## Basis or real locomotive

   Hood is based on the real locomotive. It was one of 191 built the North British Locomotive Company (NBL), and the LMS' workshops of Crewe and Derby between 1934 and 1936 for express duties. They were based on the chassis of the Fowler Patriot (Bradshaw's class) but they resembled the Stanier class 5 "Black Fives" and were nicknamed "Red Staniers". Withdrawals of the class began in 1952 when No. 45637 'Whirlwind Islands' was written off in the 1952 Harrow & Wealdstone Disaster while proper withdrawals began in 1960 with the final one retired in 1967. Four have been preserved. All but the class leader were named after Royal Navy admirals, British colonies and Royal Navy warships.

No. 45654 'Hood' was built at Crewe Works in 1935 and named after the Admiral-class battlecruiser HMS Hood in May 1936. It was withdrawn and scrapped in 1966.

## Trivia

   Hood's model is a standard Bachmann OO gauge model of the locomotive released in 2019. It is available in both DCC ready and DCC sound formats.

Hood being rescued by Henry is inspired by The Railway Series story 'Escape', when Douglas helped Oliver escape from being scrapped by British Railways.

Hood is one of a few characters that doesn't wear more than one livery in the whole series. He is always seen in BR Brunswick Green with Late Crests and 'Electrification' stripes.

* This changes when he's repainted in LMS-style British Railways lined black in 2008.

In universe, Hood is named after HMS Hood, the only Admiral-class battlecruiser built which was the most powerful warship in the Royal Navy from 1920 to 1941. It was destroyed in combat with the German battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait on May 24th, 1941.

* In reality, Hood is named after the historic admiral of the Royal Navy.

Hood, like all Jubliees that have been preserved, won't forgive an Stanier Princess Coronation/ Duchess for the loss of his brother Windward Islands in the 1952 Harrow & Wealdstone rail crash.

Hood has received the most damage than any MSR locomotive, which include cylinder failures, brake problems and snapped rods.

Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Whirlwind Islands are his older siblings while Leanne is his younger sister.

* Whirlwind Islands' death in the Harrow & Wealdstone Disaster lead to him not forgiving any member of the LMS Princess Coronation/ Duchess class.