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įive members of the class were fitted with a double chimney at different times. In January 1951 the classification was revised to 6P and in November 1955 to 6P5F but this change was not applied to the locomotives' cabsides, which continued to show 6P. The power classification was 5XP, in common with the earlier Patriot class. The Jubilees were a rather common sight on the Midland Main Line, the West Coast Main Line, and the Settle-Carlisle line, but were eventually displaced by the much more powerful Royal Scots during the 1940s.

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They were also regarded as a powerful upgrade from both of the older Compound 4-4-0 locomotives, both the MR 1000 Class and the LMS Compound 4-4-0 as well.

They could nevertheless be found on main lines throughout the former LMS system. They practically monopolized the role of the main express engine, with the occasional Royal Scot popping up, or radiating from Derby. Until the late 1950s, Jubilees were the largest express engine normally found on the lines running out of St Pancras. These engines were named after former Commonwealth states and countries of the British Empire, British admirals, British naval commanders, and finally, ships in the British Navy named after characters from Greek Mythology. Earlier on (from summer 1934), they had been known as the 'Red Staniers' (because of the crimson livery), to distinguish them from the 'Black Staniers' (the LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 class). This change gave the name to the rest of the class, see LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee. 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. 5552, the first of the class, permanently swapped identities with no. Changes to the blastpipe and chimney dimensions helped to transform them. They were initially a disappointment their moderate degree of superheating often left them short of steam. 113 locomotives were ordered straight from the drawing board. The last five locomotives of Henry Fowler's Patriot class on order, 5552 to 5556, were built with William Stanier's taper boiler and so became the first of the Jubilee class. They were nicknamed Red Staniers (due to their crimson liveries) and Jubs. They were built concurrently with the similar looking LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work. London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Railwaysįor the details of the two rebuilt locomotives, see LMS Rebuilt Jubilee Class