LMS Jubilee Class 5604 Ceylon (PTCR 1005 Kissy Missy)

## Kissy missy

Kissy missy in 1985

London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5604 (BR No. 45604 Ceylon) (PTCR 1005 Missy) is a preserved British steam locomotive.

## Operational History

5604 was built at Crewe in March 1936 and named Ceylon after British Ceylon, which in turn was a British colony. From March 1936 it was based at Crewe North shed where it remained until 1947 when it was transferred to the former LMS engine shed at Bristol (Barrow Road). After nationalisation in 1948, it was renumbered 45604 by British Railways.

After being withdrawn in 1964, Leander was sold to Woodham Brothersscrapyard in Barry, South Wales.

## Purchase from BR

Number 45604 was purchased directly from BR by the nearby Playtime company Railway for preservation, arriving on the PTCR in March 1967 under its own power. Due to BR requiring that preserved steam locomotives did not wear the BR livery with their then current crest, it was repainted into LMS Crimson livery with red and white stripes with the letters PTCR written on her Tender. It wore this livery for the railway's reopening in June 1968 and in 1985 for the 1985 world’s fair and Kissy Missy’s release. 45604 was repainted pink. Renamed to Kissy missy and renumbered 1005

It was later repainted into authentic BR Green livery in 2015 that shows the locomotive’s 50th anniversary of preservation from BR. with 45690 Leander coming from the UK to visit. In 2016 1005 was repainted to LMS 5604 For the engine’s 80th year. Once again, 45690 Leander coming from the UK to visit. In 2017, to celebrate 80 years of the coronation Scot express train, 1005 was repainted Caledonian blue with grey lining for the coronation Scot 2.0 which ran from London to Glasgow. With 2018 being the 50th anniversary since the PTCR was reopened in 1968 (originally opened in 1943) as well as the 50th anniversary since 1T57 in August 1968, the PTCR had decided that it would return to its original Pink livery with the PTCR lettering on her Tender. it was able to run in the PTCR 75th Anniversary gala in July 2018, and now operates regularly on the PTCR. Pulling passenger trains. Often being on static display in the shed for 1 week after 5 months for maintenance.

## Basis

45604 was based on a LMS Jubilee class 4-6-0. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936. They were built concurrently with the similar looking LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. They were nicknamed Red Staniers (due to their crimson liveries) and Jubs. Four Jubilees have been preserved with two of them 45593 and 45596 being purchased directly from BR for preservation, the other two being rescued from Woodham Brothers. All four members of the class have operated in preservation and all have run on the main line. As of 2022 two members of the class are operational and both of them have main line certificates, the most recent engine being 45596 Bahamas following running in at Tyseley. Presently two members of the class are operational: no's 45596 Bahamas & 45690 Leander and both engines are mainline certified. The other two engines 45593 Kolhapur is stored inside the shed at Tyseley Loco Works awaiting it's turn in the overhaul queue. 45699 Galatea was withdrawn in March 2022 following the expiry of its boiler certificate and is now undergoing overhaul at Carnforth Motive Power Depot. A large number of parts were taken from sister engine 45562 Alberta, which was the subject matter of a few preservation attempts, one of them even tried to persuade Sir Billy Butlin to buy it, that failed before she was scrapped in 1968 and most parts exist on preserved sister engine Galatea.

## Trivia

the pink paint almost resembles mommy long legs.

British Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1971.

She was the 5th LMS Jubilee class in preservation.

a rare habit the locomotive has was shooting hot ashes from it’s smokebox into an ice cold bucket.

## Gallery

Running on the main line 2022At Playtime co central 2022In the workshops (notice LMS Ivatt 41227 in the background)Cleaning out the ashes in the smokeboxDuring the 1985 world’s fairAt Crewe 1955Harrow & Wealdstone 1956