LMS Princess Royal Class

Princess Royal Class
6210 Lady Patricia at Crewe Works in 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Stanier
BuilderLMS Crewe Works
Build date1933 (2), 1935 (10)
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h4s
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Minimum curve
  • 6 chains (121 m) normal
  • 4+12 chains (91 m) dead slow
Wheelbase63 ft 10 in (19.456 m) ​
 • Engine37 ft 9 in (11.506 m)
 • Drivers15 ft 3 in (4.648 m)
 • Tender15 ft 0 in (4.572 m)
Length74 ft 4+14 in (22.663 m)
Width9 ft 0 in (2.743 m)
Height13 ft 3 in (4.039 m)
Axle load22.5 long tons (22.9 t) ​
 • Leading21 long tons (21 t)
 • Coupled22 long tons (22 t)
 • Trailing16 long tons (16 t)
 • Tender axle
  • Front: 18.6 long tons (18.9 t)
  • Middle: 17.8 long tons (18.1 t)
  • Rear: 18.25 long tons (18.54 t)
Adhesive weight67.5 long tons (68.6 t)
Loco weight
  • 104.5 long tons (117.0 short tons; 106.2 t)
  • 46202: 110.55 long tons (123.82 short tons; 112.32 t)
Tender weight54.65 long tons (61.21 short tons; 55.53 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity
  • 9 long tons (10 short tons; 9.1 t)
  • later 10 long tons (11 short tons; 10 t)
Water cap.4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Type 
 • Grate area45 sq ft (4.2 m2)
Boiler:
 • ModelLMS type 1
 • Tube plates19 ft 3 in (5.867 m)
 • Small tubes2+38 in (60 mm), 32 off
 • Large tubes5+18 in (130 mm), 123 off
Boiler pressure250 psi (1.7 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox190 or 217 sq ft (17.7 or 20.2 m2)
 • Tubes and flues2,299 sq ft (213.6 m2)
 • Total surface 
Superheater:
 • Heating area584 sq ft (54.3 m2)
Cylinders4
Cylinder sizeProduction Models:
16+14 in × 28 in (413 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
6205 had outside Walschaerts with rocking shafts operating inside valves.
Valve typePiston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort40,286 lbf (179.20 kN) (production engines)
Career
Operators
Power class7P reclassified 8P in 1951
Numbers(4)6200/1/3–12
NicknamesLizzies
LocaleLondon Midland Region
Withdrawn1961 (6), 1962 (6)
Preserved6201, 6203
DispositionTwo preserved, remainder scrapped

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class is a class of express passenger 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. Twelve examples were built at Crewe Works, between 1933 and 1935, for use on the West Coast Main Line. Two are preserved.