LMS Princess Royal Class

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express passenger locomotive class steam locomotive class

The LMS Princess Royal Class was a series of powerful British express passenger steam locomotives built in the 1930s for high-speed mainline services on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	express passenger locomotive class → steam locomotive class →
brakeType	vacuum brake →
buildDate	1933–1935 →
builtBy	LMS Crewe Works →
category	4-6-2 locomotives → LMS locomotives → standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain →
configuration	Pacific →
country	United Kingdom →
cylinderArrangement	three-cylinder →
cylinderCount	3 →
designer	Sir William Stanier → William Stanier →
followedBy	LMS Coronation Class →
fuelType	coal →
gauge	standard gauge →
heritageStatus	two examples preserved in working order at various times →
introduced	1933 →
namedAfter	British princesses →
notableLocomotive	6200 Princess Royal → 6201 Princess Elizabeth →
numberBuilt	13 →
numberPreserved	2 →
operator	British Railways → London, Midland and Scottish Railway →
operatorPeriod	British Railways 1948–1962 → LMS 1933–1947 →
powerClassification	LMS power class 7P →
powerType	steam →
precededBy	LMS Royal Scot Class →
preservedLocomotive	LMS Princess Royal Class 46203 Princess Margaret Rose → LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth →
primaryRoute	West Coast Main Line →
purpose	express passenger services →
railwayCompany	London, Midland and Scottish Railway →
railwayRegion	LMS London Midland and Scottish main line →
region	London Midland Region →
successorClass	LMS Coronation Class →
trackGauge	1435 mm →
trainHeating	steam heat →
UICClassification	2′C1′ h3 →
usedFor	high-speed mainline services →
usedOn	London–Glasgow expresses →
wheelArrangement	4-6-2 →
withdrawalDate	1962 → 1963 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
London, Midland and Scottish Railway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ("LMS Princess Coronation Class") →	notableLocomotiveClass
LMS Princess Royal Class ("LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth") → LMS Princess Royal Class ("LMS Princess Royal Class 46203 Princess Margaret Rose") →	preservedLocomotive
National Railway Museum ("locomotive Duchess of Hamilton") →	hasExhibit