LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee

5552 Silver Jubilee
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Stanier
BuilderCrewe Works
Build dateJune 1934
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2′C h3
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.3 ft 3+12 in (1.003 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersThree
Cylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston valves
Career
Operators
Power class
  • 5XP (LMS)
  • 6P (BR)
Numbers
  • 5552 (LMS)
  • 45552 (BR)
DispositionScrapped
45552 Silver Jubilee (left) in the company of Fowler 2-6-4T No. 42367 at Willesden sheds in the 1960s.

London Midland and Scottish Railway's number 5552 (British Railways' number 45552), named Silver Jubilee was a Jubilee Class 4-6-0 express steam locomotive. It was specially named for the Silver Jubilee of George V.