LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Coventry Station - BR Locomotives: lnwrcov213

Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class No 45552 'Silver Jubilee' is seen arriving at platform one with the Royal Train on a visit by the Queen to the Coventry. Built originally as LMS No 5642 at Crewe works to Lot 165 in May 1934 it swapped its identity in April 1935 with No 5552 - the founding member of the class - and named Silver Jubilee in honour of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V. This was undertaken by the railway authorities because No 5642 was progressing through the shops and could be given the extra embellishments of a black gloss livery, silver steam pipes and raised numbers on the cab sides. Whilst losing its special livery it did retain the raised silver numerals during its service for British Railways and was retired from Crewe North shed in September 1964 and scrapped by TW Ward of Beighton near Sheffield in April 1965.

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