LMS Route: Grand Junction Railway
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield
LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham

Aston Shed: lnwra3276a

Close up of image 'lnwra3276' showing an unidentified ex-LMS 4-6-0 Patriot Class locomotive and an ex-LMS 4-6-0 'Black Five locomotive in steam on Sunday 5th May 1958. The Patriot Class was a class of fifty-two express passenger steam locomotives built for the LMS commencing in 1930 until 1934 when Stanier revised the design to create his Jubilee Class locomotive. The first locomotive of the Patriot class was built in 1930 and the last in 1934. All of the Patriot class locomotives were withdrawn from service by 1965. The class was based on the chassis of the Royal Scot combined with the boiler from Large Claughtons initially earning them the nickname Baby Scots. LMS management were not happy with this nickname and named the first locomotive 'Patriot'. Naming of the class was somewhat erratic as some retained old Claughton names, whilst others continued the military associations of the names Patriot and St Dunstans, and 13 carried names of holiday resorts served by the LMS. Seven remained unnamed, although they had been allocated names in 1943.

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