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Lms Jubilee Class: Lms Jubilee Class 5690 Leander, Lms Jubilee Class 5593 Kolhapur, Lms Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-09-15.
ISBN 9781157068488
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Chapters: Lms Jubilee Class 5690 Leander, Lms Jubilee Class 5593 Kolhapur, Lms Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee, Lms Jubilee Class 5596 Bahamas, Lms Rebuilt Jubilee Class, Lms Jubilee Class 5699 Galatea, Lms Jubilee Class 5731 Perseverance. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for mainline passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936. They were built concurrently with the LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. The last 5 Patriots of Henry Fowler's Patriot class on order, 5552 to 5557, were built with William Staniers taper boiler and so became the first of the Jubilee class. 113 locomotives were ordered straight from the drawing board. They were initially a disappointment; their moderate degree of superheating often left them short of steam. Changes to the blastpipe and chimney dimensions helped to transform them. On 29 April 1935 no. 5552, the first of the class, permanently swapped identities with no. 5642 which had been named Silver Jubilee on 19 April 1935 in recognition of the Silver Jubilee of King George V on 6 May of that year. This change gave the name to the rest of the class, see LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee. They are often associated with the Midland Division, i.e. the lines inherited from the former Midland Railway. This is because until the late 1950s, it was rare for any 7P locomotives to work south of Leeds. Until then, Jubilees were the largest express engine normally found on the lines running out of St Pancras or radiating from Derby. They could nevertheless be found on main lines throughout the former LMS system. Although built over only a 3 year period the class had many variations due to improvements being made ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=569217
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Lms Jubilee Class: Lms Jubilee Class 5690 Leander, Lms Jubilee Class 5593 Kolhapur, Lms Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee
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