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Travel behind Jubilee Class No 45596 Bahamas before the Locomotive returns to Main Line duties
Sunday 5th January 2025
The ‘Jubilee’ class of locomotive was designed by Sir William Stanier on his arrival at the London Midland and Scottish Railway. During his review of locomotive requirements, he found that the company needed a locomotive capable of hauling fast secondary express passenger services between major cities where loading gauge restrictions might exclude his newly built 4-6-2 Pacific Princess Royal class engines. This class of engine was derived from an older class of engine known as the Patriot Class, which had been designed by his predecessor, Henry Fowler.
As No 5596, ‘Bahamas’ was built in the Scottish area of the LMS by the North British Locomotive Company and entered service with the London Midland and Scottish Railway in January 1935. The engine was initially allocated to Crewe before moving on to various sheds around the English area of the LMS, including Carlisle Kingmoor, Grimethorpe and Millhouses in Sheffield. Finally, No 45596 (as it had become by then under BR) was allocated to Stockport Edgeley in 1962. The engine remained there for four years and, after hauling a number of enthusiasts’ specials, was withdrawn from traffic.
Driving Experience Courses with Bahamas (Limited places)
Jolly Fisherman Fish and Chip Services "The Jubilee": Saturday 4th January departing at 7.00pm
Timetable & Travel Tickets
Bahamas will be operating three steam-hauled passenger services each day throughout the weekend. Tickets are All Day Rover Tickets allowing passengers to hop on and off at all our stations.