LMS Jubilee Class 5596 Bahamas
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London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class
5596 (BR number 45596) Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive.
in Glasgow
. She 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 she was unusually fitted with a double blastpipe and chimney, and on return to traffic based at Carlisle
. She was transferred to Stockport
in July 1962, from which she was withdrawn from traffic in July 1966.
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
.
Closed in 1991, the society and its collection moved to Ingrow West railway station near Keighley
, West Yorkshire
.
LMS Jubilee Class
The London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for mainline passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936...
5596 (BR number 45596) Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive.
History
5596 was built in 1935 by the North British Locomotive CompanyNorth British Locomotive Company
The North British Locomotive Company was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies; Sharp Stewart and Company , Neilson, Reid and Company and Dübs and Company , creating the largest locomotive manufacturing company in Europe.Its main factories were...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. She was named Bahamas in 1936 after the Bahamas, which were then part of the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
. After nationalisation in 1948, Bahamas was renumbered by British Railways to 45596, and transferred to Edge Hill, Liverpool
Edge Hill, Liverpool
Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England. It is located to the south east of Liverpool city centre, bordered by the city centre, Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth. Edge Hill University was founded here, but moved to Ormskirk in the 1930s.-History:...
.
In 1961 she was unusually fitted with a double blastpipe and chimney, and on return to traffic based at Carlisle
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station whichserves the Cumbrian City of Carlisle, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south of Glasgow Central, and north of London Euston...
. She was transferred to Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
in July 1962, from which she was withdrawn from traffic in July 1966.
Bahamas Locomotive Society
Bahamas was withdrawn in 1966, and bought direct from British Railways in January 1967 by the newly formed Bahamas Locomotive Society.The society took a lease on track based close to Dinting railway station
Dinting railway station
Dinting railway station serves the village of Dinting near Glossop in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line 20 km east of Manchester Piccadilly. Prior to the Woodhead Line closure in 1981 Dinting was a station on a major cross Pennine route...
, and created the Dinting Railway Museum, which at its peak used to feature visits by such famous railway engines as Flying Scotsman
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of H.N. Gresley...
, Mallard
Mallard
The Mallard , or Wild Duck , is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia....
, and A2 "Blue Peter"
LNER Peppercorn Class A2
The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A2 is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Arthur Peppercorn, the chief designer of the LNER after Edward Thompson...
and various members of the LMS Jubilee Class
LMS Jubilee Class
The London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for mainline passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936...
.
Closed in 1991, the society and its collection moved to Ingrow West railway station near Keighley
Keighley
Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
.