LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot Class
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). They were the second type of LMS 2 and 2A boilered 4-6-0 locomotives, after the rebuild of British Legion and the LMS Rebuilt Jubilee Class.
LMS gave them the power classification 6P; this was later revised by BR to 7P.
Preservation
Of the 70 engines to be rebuilt only 2 members of the class have survived into preservation.
| Number | Name | Builder | Built | Withdrawn | Livery | Location | Owners | Status | Photograph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | BR | |||||||||
| 6100 (former 6152) | 46100 | Royal Scot (former "The King's Dragoon Guardsman") | Derby Works | Jun 1930 (Original engine built Oct 1927) | Oct 1962 | BR Green, Early Emblem | Crewe Diesel TMD | Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust | Operational, Mainline Certified. Mainline Ticket Expires: 2022 |  |
| 6115 | 46115 | Scots Guardsman | North British Locomotive Company | Oct 1927 | Jan 1966 | BR Green, Late Crest | West Coast Railway Company, Carnforth | David Smith | Under Overhaul |  |
Further reading
- LMS Locomotive Profiles Vol. 1