Stanier Class 5XP "Jubilee"
45699 Galatea at Evesham
Technical Data
Introduced : 1934
No. Built : 191
Wheel arrangement : 4-6-0 The 5XP “Jubilee” class locomotive was a further development of the “Patriot” class locomotive by William Stanier, going into production at the same time as the somewhat similar class 5P5F “Black Five” design. However, whereas the latter design performed well from the outset, the 5XPs initially suffered from poor steaming, mainly down to the application of GWR design elements such as a low superheating and chimney and blastpipe layout. These elements, although fine on GWR locomotives, did not lend themselves to LMS designs, and various modifications were made trying to the solve the problem (in the meantime, more locomotives were being delivered to the original design).
After some trial and error, modifications to the design solved the steaming issues, and the locomotives’ performance was much improved (in the early days, footplate crews often commented that they preferred a 5P5F over a “Jubilee”). The experience caused the design team to rethink the use of GWR design elements in LMS locomotives from this point onwards, and the “Jubilees” went on to have a successful career with the LMS and (later) British Railways.
The first locomotive was named “Silver Jubilee” in honour of the Silver Jubilee of King George V (it had swapped identities with locomotive 5642). The rest of the class were named after Commonwealth countries, naval commanders and vessels (some of which were named after characters in Greek Mythology), and a few other themes being thrown in towards the end of the series (with 191 locomotives being built and all being named, it was perhaps not too surprising to find the naming convention drifting around somewhat).
The last member of the class was withdrawn in 1967.
Number | Name | Build Year | Works | Number | Name | Build Year | Works |
5552 | Silver Jubilee | 1934 | Crewe | 5553 | Canada | 1934 | Crewe |
5554 | Ontario | 1934 | Crewe | 5555 | Quebec | 1934 | Crewe |
5556 | Nova Scotia | 1934 | Crewe | 5557 | New Brunswick | 1934 | North British |
5558 | Manitoba | 1934 | North British | 5559 | British Columbia | 1934 | North British |
5560 | Prince Edward Island | 1934 | North British | 5561 | Saskatchewan | 1934 | North British |
5562 | Alberta | 1934 | North British | 5563 | Australia | 1934 | North British |
5564 | New South Wales | 1934 | North British | 5565 | Victoria | 1934 | North British |
5566 | Queensland | 1934 | North British | 5567 | South Australia | 1934 | North British |
5568 | Western Australia | 1934 | North British | 5569 | Tasmania | 1934 | North British |
5570 | New Zealand | 1934 | North British | 5571 | South Africa | 1934 | North British |
5572 | Eire | 1934 | North British | 5573 | Newfoundland | 1934 | North British |
5574 | India | 1934 | North British | 5575 | Madras | 1934 | North British |
5576 | Bombay | 1934 | North British | 5577 | Bengal | 1934 | North British |
5578 | United Provences | 1934 | North British | 5579 | Punjab | 1934 | North British |
5580 | Burma | 1934 | North British | 5581 | Bihar and Orissa | 1934 | North British |
5582 | Central Provinces | 1934 | North British | 5583 | Assam | 1934 | North British |
5584 | North West Frontier | 1934 | North British | 5585 | Hyderabad | 1934 | North British |
5586 | Mysore | 1934 | North British | 5587 | Baroda | 1934 | North British |
5588 | Kashmir | 1934 | North British | 5589 | Gwalior | 1934 | North British |
5590 | Travancore | 1934 | North British | 5591 | Udaipur | 1934 | North British |
5592 | Indore | 1934 | North British | 5593 | Kolhapur | 1934 | North British |
5594 | Bhopal | 1935 | North British | 5595 | Southern Rhodesia | 1935 | North British |
5596 | Bahamas | 1935 | North British | 5597 | Barbados | 1935 | North British |
5598 | Basutoland | 1935 | North British | 5599 | Bechuanaland | 1935 | North British |
5600 | Bermuda | 1935 | North British | 5601 | British Guiana | 1935 | North British |
5602 | British Honduras | 1935 | North British | 5603 | Solomon Islands | 1935 | North British |
5604 | Ceylon | 1935 | North British | 5605 | Cyprus | 1935 | North British |
5606 | Falkland Island | 1935 | North British | 5607 | Fiji | 1934 | Crewe |
5608 | Gibraltar | 1934 | Crewe | 5609 | Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 1934 | Crewe |
5610 | Gold Coast | 1934 | Crewe | 5611 | Hong Kong | 1934 | Crewe |
5612 | Jamaica | 1934 | Crewe | 5613 | Kenya | 1934 | Crewe |
5614 | Leeward Islands | 1934 | Crewe | 5615 | Malay States | 1934 | Crewe |
5616 | Malta G.C | 1934 | Crewe | 5617 | Mauritius | 1934 | Crewe |
5618 | New Hebrides | 1934 | Crewe | 5619 | Nigeria | 1934 | Crewe |
5620 | North Borneo | 1934 | Crewe | 5621 | Northern Rhodesia | 1934 | Crewe |
5622 | Nyasaland | 1934 | Crewe | 5623 | Palestine | 1934 | Crewe |
5624 | St Helena | 1934 | Crewe | 5625 | Sarawak | 1934 | Crewe |
5626 | Seychelles | 1934 | Crewe | 5627 | Sierra Leone | 1934 | Crewe |
5628 | Somaliland | 1934 | Crewe | 5629 | Straits Settlements | 1934 | Crewe |
5630 | Swaziland | 1934 | Crewe | 5631 | Tanganyika | 1934 | Crewe |
5632 | Tonga | 1934 | Crewe | 5633 | Trans-Jordan | 1934 | Crewe |
5634 | Trinidad | 1934 | Crewe | 5635 | Tobago | 1934 | Crewe |
5636 | Uganda | 1934 | Crewe | 5637 | Windward Islands | 1934 | Crewe |
5638 | Zanzibar | 1934 | Crewe | 5639 | Raleigh | 1934 | Crewe |
5640 | Frobisher | 1934 | Crewe | 5641 | Sandwich | 1934 | Crewe |
5652 | Boscawen | 1934 | Crewe | 5643 | Rodney | 1934 | Crewe |
5644 | Howe | 1934 | Crewe | 5645 | Collingwood | 1934 | Crewe |
5646 | Napier | 1934 | Crewe | 5647 | Sturdee | 1935 | Crewe |
5648 | Wemyss | 1935 | Crewe | 5649 | Hawkins | 1935 | Crewe |
5650 | Blake | 1935 | Crewe | 5651 | Shovell | 1935 | Crewe |
5652 | Hawke | 1935 | Crewe | 5653 | Barham | 1935 | Crewe |
5654 | Hood | 1935 | Crewe | 5655 | Keith | 1935 | Derby |
5656 | Cochrane | 1935 | Derby | 5657 | Tyrwhitt | 1935 | Derby |
5658 | Keyes | 1935 | Derby | 5659 | Drake | 1935 | Derby |
5660 | Rooke | 1935 | Derby | 5661 | Vernon | 1935 | Derby |
5662 | Kempenfelt | 1935 | Derby | 5663 | Jervis | 1935 | Derby |
5664 | Nelson | 1935 | Derby | 5665 | Lord Rutherford of Nelson | 1935 | Crewe |
5666 | Cornwallis | 1935 | Crewe | 5667 | Jellicoe | 1935 | Crewe |
5668 | Madden | 1935 | Crewe | 5669 | Fisher | 1935 | Crewe |
5670 | Howard of Effingham | 1935 | Crewe | 5671 | Prince Rupert | 1935 | Crewe |
5672 | Anson | 1935 | Crewe | 5673 | Keppel | 1935 | Crewe |
5674 | Duncan | 1935 | Crewe | 5675 | Hardy | 1935 | Crewe |
5676 | Codrington | 1935 | Crewe | 5677 | Beatty | 1935 | Crewe |
5678 | De Roebeck | 1935 | Crewe | 5679 | Armada | 1935 | Crewe |
5680 | Camperdown | 1935 | Crewe | 5681 | Aboukir | 1935 | Crewe |
5682 | Trafalgar | 1936 | Crewe | 5683 | Hogue | 1936 | Crewe |
5684 | Jutland | 1936 | Crewe | 5685 | Barfleur | 1936 | Crewe |
5686 | St Vincent | 1936 | Crewe | 5687 | Neptune | 1936 | Crewe |
5688 | Polyphemus | 1936 | Crewe | 5689 | Ajax | 1936 | Crewe |
5690 | Leander | 1936 | Crewe | 5691 | Orion | 1936 | Crewe |
5692 | Cyclops | 1936 | Crewe | 5693 | Agammemnon | 1936 | Crewe |
5694 | Bellerophon | 1936 | Crewe | 5695 | Minotaur | 1936 | Crewe |
5696 | Arethusa | 1936 | Crewe | 5697 | Achilles | 1936 | Crewe |
5698 | Mars | 1936 | Crewe | 5699 | Galatea | 1936 | Crewe |
5700 | Britannia* | 1936 | Crewe | 5701 | Conqueror | 1936 | Crewe |
5702 | Colossus | 1936 | Crewe | 5703 | Thunderer | 1936 | Crewe |
5704 | Leviathan | 1936 | Crewe | 5705 | Seahorse | 1936 | Crewe |
5706 | Express | 1936 | Crewe | 5707 | Valiant | 1936 | Crewe |
5708 | Resolution | 1936 | Crewe | 5709 | Implacable | 1936 | Crewe |
5710 | Irresistible | 1936 | Crewe | 5711 | Courageous | 1936 | Crewe |
5712 | Victory | 1936 | Crewe | 5713 | Reknown | 1936 | Crewe |
5714 | Revenge | 1936 | Crewe | 5715 | Invincible | 1936 | Crewe |
5716 | Swiftsure | 1936 | Crewe | 5717 | Dauntless | 1936 | Crewe |
5718 | Dreadnought | 1936 | Crewe | 5719 | Glorious | 1936 | Crewe |
5720 | Indomitable | 1936 | Crewe | 5721 | Impregnable | 1936 | Crewe |
5722 | Defence | 1936 | Crewe | 5723 | Fearless | 1936 | Crewe |
5724 | Warspite | 1936 | Crewe | 5725 | Repulse | 1936 | Crewe |
5726 | Vindictive | 1936 | Crewe | 5727 | Inflexible | 1936 | Crewe |
5728 | Defiance | 1936 | Crewe | 5729 | Furious | 1936 | Crewe |
5730 | Ocean | 1936 | Crewe | 5731 | Perseverance | 1936 | Crewe |
5732 | Sanspareil | 1936 | Crewe | 5733 | Novelty | 1936 | Crewe |
5734 | Meteor | 1936 | Crewe | 5735 | Comet | 1936 | Crewe |
5736 | Phoenix | 1936 | Crewe | 5737 | Atlas | 1936 | Crewe |
5738 | Samson | 1936 | Crewe | 5739 | Ulster | 1936 | Crewe |
5740 | Munster | 1936 | Crewe | 5741 | Leinster | 1936 | Crewe |
5742 | Connaught | 1936 | Crewe |
* Renamed "Amethyst" in 1951, the original name being transferred to British Railways class 7MT no. 70000.
Preservation
Four examples of the class survived into preservation:
5593 : Kolhapur (currently based at Tysley, non-operational)
5596 : Bahamas (currently based at Tysley, operational)
5690 : Leander (currently based at Carnforth, operational)
5699 : Galatea (currently based at Carnforth, operational)