LMS Jubilee Class 5596 Bahamas

LMS 5596 Bahamas
45596 Bahamas on display inside the National Railway Museum, York
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Stanier Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Order number L885 Build date Jan 1935
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0  • UIC 2′C h3 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 9 in (2.057 m) Length 64 ft 8+3⁄4 in (19.73 m) Loco weight 79.55 long tons (89.10 short tons; 80.83 t) Tender weight 54.65 long tons (61.21 short tons; 55.53 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 9.0 long tons (10.1 short tons; 9.1 t) Water cap. 4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 29+1⁄2 or 31 sq ft (2.74 or 2.88 m2) Boiler LMS type 3A Boiler pressure 225 psi (1.55 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 162 or 181 sq ft (15.1 or 16.8 m2)  • Tubes and flues 1,372 to 1,470 sq ft (127.5 to 136.6 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 228 to 331 sq ft (21.2 to 30.8 m2) Cylinders Three Cylinder size 17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Valve type Piston valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 26,610 lbf (118.4 kN)
Career Power class LMS: 5XP BR: 6P Numbers LMS: 5596 BR: 45596 Axle load class BR: Route Availability 8 Withdrawn Jul 1966 Disposition Preserved, Undergoing Overhaul

London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class 5596 (BR number 45596) Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive.

History

5596 was built in 1935 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. It was named Bahamas in 1936 after the Bahamas, which were then part of the British Empire. After nationalisation in 1948, Bahamas was renumbered by British Railways to 45596, and transferred to Edge Hill, Liverpool.

In 1961 it was unusually fitted with a double blastpipe and chimney, and on return to traffic based at Carlisle. Bahamas was transferred to Stockport in July 1962, from which it was withdrawn from traffic in July 1966.

Allocations

The shed locations of 45596 on particular dates.

First shed	Crewe, 5A
?	Preston, 10B
Apr 1947	Crewe, 5A
?	Edge Hill, 8A
?	Carlisle (Upperby), 12A
Last Shed	Stockport, 9B
Withdrawn	July 1966

Bahamas Locomotive Society

45596 passes Chesterfield with a Derby - Sheffield - Derby loaded test run.

Bahamas was purchased from British Railways in January 1967 for preservation by the newly formed Bahamas Locomotive Society. 45596 was then sent to the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds for repair and repaint into its former LMS livery.

The society took a lease on track based close to Dinting railway station, and created the Dinting Railway Museum, which at its peak used to feature visits by such famous railway engines as Flying Scotsman, Mallard, and A2 Blue Peter and various members of the LMS Jubilee Class including sister engine 45690 Leander.

Closed in 1991, the society and its collection moved to Ingrow West railway station near Keighley, West Yorkshire.

Bahamas has been since July 2013 undergoing a major boiler overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works to mainline standard for a return to traffic around late 2017/early 2018. While the locomotive is being worked on at Tyseley, her tender is being overhauled inside the BLS's own building in Ingrow. In October 2015, a MK2 brake coach was purchased to act as 45596's support coach when it goes out on the main line. This is currently on loan to the Battlefield Line before certification work to get it to mainline standard is undertook at Tyseley. Upon completion, it is planned for Bahamas to undertake her running in at the former 84E shed before returning to its base at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

External links

• Bahamas Locomotive Society
• Jubilees page
• Railuk database
• Preserved locomotive database