This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
5552 Silver Jubilee
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
William Stanier
Builder
Crewe Works
Build date
June 1934
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-0
• UIC
2′C h3
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Fuel type
Coal
Cylinders
Three
Cylinder size
17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Valve type
Piston valves
Career
Operators
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Power class
5XP (LMS)
6P (BR)
Numbers
5552 (LMS)
45552 (BR)
Disposition
Scrapped
45552 Silver Jubilee (left) in the company of Fowler 2-6-4T No. 42367 at Willesden sheds in the 1960s.
London Midland and Scottish Railway's number 5552 (British Railways' number 45552), named Silver Jubilee was a Jubilee Class 4-6-0 express steam locomotive. It was specially named for the Silver Jubilee of George V.
and 3 Related for: LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee information
identity and special livery of scrapped sister and class pioneer 5552SilverJubilee for the silverjubilee of the Great Central Railway, 45593 was repainted...
Global Information
