LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot Class

what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Rebuilt Royal Scot Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. 70 members of this class were rebuilt by the LMS and its successor British Railways (BR) from LMS Royal Scot Class engines by the replacement of their life expired parallel boilers with a type 2A boiler over the period 1943–1955. (The class sometimes is numbered 71 as it included a prototype 1935 rebuild LMS (4)6170 British Legion, but sufficient technical differences existed which dictate that it is treated separately).

who runs it

LMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 71made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 📏19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 31 years (1935–1966).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1935

in service from

1935

retired

1966

status

preserved

number built

71

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Unknown builder

designer

Sir William Stanier

operators

London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

length

19.2 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.