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LMS ‘Patriot’ No. 5518
Built at Crewe Works in February 1933 and surviving until withdrawal from British Railways service in October 1962.
In 1939 the engine was named ‘Bradshaw’ after the English cartographer, printer and publisher who is best known for developing the most successful and longest published series of combined railway timetables.
George Bradshaw has been brought to prominence by the Great British Railway Journey programmes presented by Michael Portillo.
 
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Great Western Railway 2-6-2 "Prairie Tank" 5521 was built in by Swindon 1927 and restored in 2007 after being rescued from a scrapyard. From 2007 to 2009, 5521 toured Eastern Europe, in particular Hungary and Poland. In Poland, it pulled commuter trains in Wroclaw, showing that steam engines still have some use left in them. It was then that the Polish eagle was mounted over the smokebox. Since then, 5521 has returned to England and worked on steam heritage railways. It appeared at Railfest 2012.
 
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TATA SIGNA 5525.S is India's first 4x2 tractor with 55T GCW.
With extra payload, extra earnings, and extra profits, it is designed to raise the bar of customer experience with improved operating economics based on the unique customer proposition known as THE POWER OF 6.
 
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LMS 6P 4-6-0 Converted Patriot class No 5529 is seen blowing off steam whilst standing at Platform 3 at the head of a down express service.
This locomotive was a new build Patriot class being built by Crewe in April 1933 as LMS No 5926 then re-numbered as No 5529 shortly afterwards together with being given the name 'Sir Herbert Walker KCB'.
The name was transferred to LMS No 5535 in 1937 from LNWR 4-6-0 Claughton class No 2204 and No 5529 remained nameless until after it was rebuilt when in July 1948 it acquired the name 'Stephenson'.
The photograph above shows No 5529 with the nameplate bracket fitted to the leading driver splasher but without the nameplate.
In addition, the locomotive has yet to acquire the distinctive curved smoke deflectors fitted to all 2A re-boilered engines, the tapered boiler suffering from the same drifting smoke problem as its parallel boilered class mates.
It was this form, with deflectors, that No 5529 remained in service until February 1964 when it was retired from Annesley shed to be cut up by Crewe works in March 1964.
 
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5532 was withdrawn from service on 10th July 1962 from Laira, having travelled 705,111 miles in service. It was bought by Woodham Brothers Barry on in September 1962, and was to spend the next 20 years at Barry. It stayed there until 1982 when sold to the Dean Forest Railway.
 
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-LMS 5XP 4-6-0 Patriot class No 5536 'Private W Wood is seen passing under Parkfield Road bridge at the head of a down express as it approaches Newbold Troughs in Aug 1939.
Rebuilt from a Claughton class 4-6-0 locomotive (see image 'lnwr_tvl1227') by Crewe works in May 1933 No 5536 was rebuilt in November 1948 to the same specification as the Rebuilt Royal Scots complete with a 2A tapered boiler albeit with slightly smaller cylinders.
As British Railways No 45536 she remained in service until October 1962 when it was officially withdrawn from Darnall shed in Sheffield although it had been in store since April 1962 at Barrow Hill shed and was eventually scrapped in March 1964 by Crewe works.
 
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