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L.M. ShawLeslie Mortimer Shaw (November 2, 1848–March 28, 1932) was an American businessman, lawyer and politician. Born in Morristown, Vermont, he became a lawyer and banker, and in 1898 became Governor of Iowa, serving until 1902. He then became United States Secretary of the Treasury under Presi..
L. M. SinghviDR. L. M. Singhvi is an eminent jurist, constitutional expert and writer from India. He was born in 1931 in Jodhpur city in Rajasthan state in India . He was a member of the Third Lok Sabha from 1962-67. He was Advocate General of State of Rajasthan in 1972-77. He was High Commissioner for India..
LMSLMS is an initialism with the following meanings: Least mean squares, a mathematical optimization techniqueLeast mean squares filter, an adaptive filter algorithm for digital signal processing.Le Mans Series, a European sports car racing series similar to the 24 Hours of Le MansLearning Management ..
LMS 2-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T42616 at Bradford Exchange. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) 2-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. 206 were built between 1935 and 1943. They were based on the LMS 3-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T. numbers Lot No. date built Bui..
LMS 3-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4TLMS 3-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotive designed for work over the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. All 2500-36 were built in 1934 at Derby, but from 1935 the LMS switched to constructing a very similar, simpler, 2-cylindered design. One, No. 2500 has survived. Externa..
LMS 6399 Fury6399 Fury in an official photograph in photographic grey livery. The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) 6399 Fury was an unsuccessful experimental express passenger locomotive. The intention was to save fuel by using high pressure steam, which is thermodynamically more efficient. Overvi..
LMS Class 2P 4-4-0The London Midland and Scottish Railway Class 2P 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for light passenger work. Overview Essentially the LMS continued constructing to the design of the Midland Railway 483 Class and numbering continued from where the Midland engines left off at 563 a..
LMS Class 7F 0-8-0The LMS Class 7F 0-8-0 was an update of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) G2 Class 0-8-0. The class were sometimes known as 'Baby Austins' after a motor car that was becoming popular at the time. It featured a Belpaire firebox and increased boiler pressure over its predecessor and so was ..
LMS Color SpaceLMS is a color space represented by the response of the three types of cones of the human eye, named after their sensitivity at long, medium and short wavelengths. A common transformation matrix for conversion from CIE XYZ to LMS is: [\beginL\\M\\S\end=\begin0.3897 & 0.6890 & -0.0787\\-0.2298..
LMS Compound 4-4-0The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Compound 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for passenger work. 195 engines were built by the LMS, adding to the 45 Midland Railway 1000 Class, to which they were almost identical. They were given the power classification 4P. The LMS cont..
LMS diesel shuntersIt has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) pioneered the use of diesel shunting locomotives in Great Britain. The variety of ..
LMS diesel shunter 1831An official photograph of No. 1831. This was the original experimental shunter, nominally rebuilt from a Midland Railway 1377 Class 0-6-0T steam locomotive originally built in September 1892 by the Vulcan Foundry, whose number it inherited (1831), though very little of the steam locomotive wa..
LMS diesel shunter 7050LMS 7050 Numbering 7400; later 7050 Wheel Arrangement 0-4-0DM Introduced Testing: October 1934; In stock: November 1934 Builder Drewry Car Co. at English Electric, Preston Engine W.H. Allen 8RS18 8-cyl of 160hp at 1200rpm; later Gardner 6L3 6-cyl of 150hp Transmission ENV and Bostock & Bramle..
LMS ex-ROD 2-8-0In 1927 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway purchased 75 ex-Railway Operating Division 2-8-0s (GCR Class 8K) from George Cohen and Armstrong Disposals Corporation, primarily for their tenders, which were used for various ex-LNWR locomotives. Thirty engines were sold on, minus their tenders, to..
LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T42072 at Bradford Exchange, 1966/7 42072 again, this time at Leeds City station. Unidentified Fairburn 2-6-4T passing Stanningley. 42689 passing Stanningley. The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fairburn Tank 2-6-4T steam locomotives are a class of steam locomotive. ..
LMS Fowler 2-6-2TThe London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 2-6-2T was a class of steam locomotive. The LMS classified them 3P, BR 3MT. Overview All were built at Derby Works between 1930 and 1932. They were initially numbered 15500-15569, but from 1934 were renumbered 1-70. Numbers 15520-39 (later 21-4..
LMS Fowler 2-6-4TA portrait of 42334 at Kentish Town. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotive designed by Henry Fowler. 125 were built. The LMS numbered them 2300-424, BR adding 40000 to their numbers to make them 42300-424. The LMS classified them 4P,..
LMS Fowler Class 3FThe London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 3F 0-6-0T is a class of steam locomotive, often known as jinty. They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railway's six-coupled tank engines. The design was based on rebuilds by Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway 2441 Class i..
LMS Fowler Class 4FThe London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 4F is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for medium freight work. They represent the ultimate development of Midland Railway's six coupled tender engines. Contents 1 Background2 Construction3 Preservation4 ..
LMS Fowler Dock TankThe London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler Dock Tank was a 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed for shunting in docks, it had a short wheelbase in order for it to negotiate curves. 10 were built in 1928 at Derby to a design by Henry Fowler. They incorporated outside cylinders. They were ..
LMS GarrattThe London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Garratt was a class of Garratt 2-6-0+0-6-2 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. 33 were built from 1927, making them the most numerous class of Garratt in Britain, but the design was not successful. The LMS had been following the Midland Rail..
LMS Hughes Crab42765 is preserved on the East Lancashire Railway. The first of the class, 2700 preserved at Barrow Hill. The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Hughes Crab or Horwich Mogul is a class of mixed traffic steam locomotives built between 1926 and 1932. They are noted for their ap..
LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0Preserved locomotive, no. 46443 on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004. 46521 at Machynlleth, 7 August 1965. This engine, one of those built at Swindon, has since been preserved. 46521 in preservation showing the green livery that Swindon-built engines 46503-27 carried, as..
LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T41248 departing Highbridge with a passenger train. A rear view of 41296 at Highbridge. A side-on view of 41296 at Highbridge. An unidentified Ivatt 2-6-2T passing Churchland with a milk train. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is a class of..
LMS Ivatt Class 443049. close-up of the cab of 43046. Note the power classification of 4 on the cab side. 43106 is the only preserved member of the class. The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive primarily designed for medium freight work but..
LMS Jubilee Class45641 Sandwich at Chinley, 14 August 1954. 45562 Alberta at New Basford, 25 July 1964. 45562 was the last Jubilee to be withdrawn in 1967. In 1942, two locomotives 5735 Comet and 5736 Phoenix were rebuilt with larger 2A boilers. No more jubilees were treated (the Royal Scots were ..
LMS Jubilee Class 5552 Silver Jubilee45552 Silver Jubilee (left) in the company of a Fowler 2-6-4T at Willesden sheds in the 1960s. London Midland and Scottish Railway's number 5552 (British Railways' number 45552), named Silver Jubilee was Jubilee Class 4-6-0 express steam locomotive. It was specially named for the silver jubil..
LMS Jubilee Class 5593 KolhapurLondon Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class 5593 (BR number 45593) named Kolhapur is a preserved British steam locomotive. Service 5593 was built in 1934 by the North British Locomotive Company of Glasgow, Works number 24151, and part of Lot 118. In May 1936 she was named Kolhapur afte..
LMS Jubilee Class 5596 BahamasLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class 5596 (BR number 45596) Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive. Overview 5596 was built in 1935 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. She was named Bahamas in 1936 after the Bahamas, which were then part of the Brit..
LMS Jubilee Class 5690 LeanderSound [info] [play] [Media helphelp] 5690 Leander at Boar's Head London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5690 (BR No. 45690) Leander is a preserved British steam locomotive. Overview 5690 was built at Crewe in March 1936 and named i..
LMS Jubilee Class 5699 GalateaLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5699 (BR No. 45699) Galatea is a preserved British steam locomotive. Overview 5699 was built at Crewe in April 1936 and named Galatea after HMS Galatea, which in turn was named after the Galatea of mythology. After nationalisation in 1948..
LMS Kitson 0-4-0STThe London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Kitson 0-4-0ST was a class of 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive designed for light shunting. 5 were originally designed and built by Kitson & Co. of Leeds to LMS specification in 1932 and numbered 1500-4. They were similar to other shunters built fo..
LMS locomotive numbering and classificationA number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for the locomotives owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and its constituent companies. This page explains the principal systems that were used. The following abbreviations for the constituent companies are used ..
LMS Patriot ClassUnrebuilt Patriot number 45551 in 1961. Unrebuilt Patriot number 45510 at Bletchley 1954 with an up semi-fast for Euston. The London Midland and Scottish Railway Patriot Class was a class of express passenger steam locomotive. 52 were built. It was based on the chassis of the Royal S..
LMS Princess Coronation ClassPreserved 6233 Duchess of Sutherland running in 2001. She is roughly in the same condition as between 1941 (when a double chimney was fitted) and 1945 (when she received her smoke deflectors), though it is unlikely that she ever would have carried a nameplate that read www.prlt.co.uk! 46..
LMS Princess Coronation Class 6220 CoronationLondon Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Coronation Class No. 6220 (British Railways No. 46220) Coronation was a British steam locomotive. Overview 6220 was built in 1937 at Crewe Works, the first of its class of streamlined locomotives. It, along with were given a special livery of Caledonian..
LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton46229 at Crewe open weekend, 2005. 46229 in Semi-streamlined condition at Tyseley, 6 May 2006. The maroon livery is incorrect since she only was painted maroon after receiving a round smokebox. London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Coronation Class 6229 (British Railways nu..
LMS Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of SutherlandLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is a preserved steam locomotive. Service 6233 was outshopped in July 1938 from Crewe Works. She was part of the third batch of her class. These were unstreamlined, painted in LMS standard crimson l..
LMS Princess Coronation Class 6256 Sir William A. Stanier F.R.S.London Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Coronation Class No. 6256 (British Railways number 46256) Sir William A. Stanier F.R.S. was a British steam locomotive. Overview 6256 was built in 1947 at Crewe Works. 6256 was named after the former LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, Sir William Stanier, w..
LMS Princess Royal ClassOne of the two preserved Princess Royals, 6201 Princess Elizabeth at Chester on a railtour. 46201 Princess Elizabeth at Carlisle awaiting scrapping. Fortunately she was saved. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class is a class of an express passenger steam lo..
LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess ElizabethLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class No. 6201 (British Railways No. 46201) Princess Elizabeth is a preserved British steam locomotive. Overview 6201 was built in 1933 at Crewe Works, the second of its class. She was named after the 7-year-old elder daughter of Albe..
LMS Princess Royal Class 6203 Princess Margaret RoseLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class No. 6203 (British Railways No. 46203) Princess Margaret Rose is a preserved British steam locomotive. Service 6203 was built in 1935 at Crewe Works, the third member of her class and first of the second batch. She was named Princ..
LMS railcarsThe London, Midland and Scottish Railway purchased three four-wheel diesel railcars from Leyland in 1933. They were numbered 29950-29952 (in the multiple unit section of their carriage number series). They each had a 95hp diesel engine fitted and worked mainly in Scotland. They were inherited by Bri..
LMS Royal Scot ClassParallel boilered 6100 Royal Scot poses for the official photograph after preparation for its North American tour, 1933. The first of the Rebuilt Scots, 46170 Royal British Legion at Rugby in 1959. There were also detail differences between it and later rebuilds. Rebuilt 46122 Royal ..
LMS Royal Scot Class 6100 Royal ScotLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class 6100 (British Railways' number 46100) Royal Scot is a preserved British steam locomotive. Contents 1 Construction and North American tour2 Rebuilding3 Preservation4 External links Construction and North American t..
LMS Royal Scot Class 6115 Scots GuardsmanLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class 6115 (later 46115) Scots Guardsman is a preserved British steam locomotive. Overview 6115 was built in 1927 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. It was named Scots Guardsman in 1928 after the Scots Guards. After recei..
LMS Royal Scot Class 6170 British LegionLondon Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class 6170 (later 46170) British Legion was a British steam locomotive. Overview 6170 was constructed in 1935 utilising the frames of the unsuccessful experimental high pressure compound locomotive 6399 Fury. The frames were combined with a..
LMS Scientific Research LaboratoryThe LMS Scientific Research Laboratory was set up following the formation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. In 1929, the Company President, Lord Stamp read a paper Scientific Research in Transport to the Institute of Transport, and, in 1930 he founded the Advisory Committee on ..
LMS Sentinels 7160-3London Midland and Scottish Railway Sentinels 7160-3, later renumbered 7180-3 and by British Railways 47180-3 was a class of small vertical boilered chain-driven shunting locomotives. Overview Built by Sentinel Waggon Works of Shrewsbury in 1930, makers Nos 8209-12. 47180 was withdrawn in 1953..
LMS Sentinel 7164London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Sentinel No. 7164, (later 7184 and under British Railways, 47184) was a small shunting locomotive. Service Built in 1931 by Sentinel as Works No. 8593, it was taken into LMS stock in 1932 as 7164. It was to a design that was also built for use industry, b..
LMS Sentinel 7192The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Sentinel No. 7192 was a steam locomotive. It was built in 1934 by the Sentinel Waggon Works of Shrewsbury, maker's number 8805 as lot 111. It had an Abner Doble boiler combined with a 4-cylinder compound arrangement, but an order for an additional l..
LMS Stanier 0-4-4T41909 at Coventry shed in 1962, in poor condition (note missing chimney!). Nevertheless its Midland outline can be seen. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 0-4-4T was a class of 10 light passenger locomotives built around 1934. Ostensibly designed under new CME William St..
LMS Stanier 2-6-2TThe London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 2-6-2T was a class of steam locomotive. The 139 locomotives were numbered 71-209 by the LMS, and BR added 40000 on to their numbers to number them 40071-209. The LMS classified them 3P. They were designed by William Stanier based on the earlie..
LMS Stanier 2-6-4TLMS Stanier 2-6-4T may refer to two related types, considered separately: LMS 2-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T (Nos. (4)2425-94 & (4)2537-672)LMS 3-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T (Nos. (4)2500-36) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-045333 and 44665 inside Annesley shed on 11 September 1965. 45333 has a domed boiler, whilst 44665 has one of the later Ivatt forward top-feed type boilers. 44662 at Leeds City in 1966 or 1967 with an Ivatt forward topfeed boiler. 44964 passing St. Dunstans The London Midland and ..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 44686/7The last two of the 842 LMS Stanier Black Fives, numbers 44686 and 44687 were constructed by British Railways at Horwich Works in 1951. Overview 44686 and 44687 differed from other members of the class in a number of respects. They, like 1948-built 44738-57 featured Caprotti valve gear. Unlike a..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 44738-57British Railways built twenty LMS Stanier Black Fives, numbers 44738-57 with Caprotti valve gear in 1948. Overview Previous black fives had had Walschaert valve gear as standard. The only previous exception was 1947-built (4)4767 which had Stephenson link motion. (4)4767 and the Caprotti bla..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 44767London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Black Five, LMS number 4767, BR number 44767 is a preserved steam locomotive. In preservation it has carried the name George Stephenson though it never bore this in service. Service 4767 was built in the last month of the LMS, December 1947 at Cr..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5000LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 number 5000 is a preserved British steam locomotive. It is part of the National Railway Collection. Service 5000 was built at Crewe in 1935 and was initially the first numerically of its class. It however was not the first to be built because the Vulcan Foundry had tur..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5110London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 5110 (British Railways no. 45110) is a preserved British steam locomotive. It has carried the name RAF Biggin Hill in preservation, though it never carried this in service. 5110 was built in 1935 by the Vulcan Foundry. She wa..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5231London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 5231 (British Railways no. 45231) is a preserved British steam locomotive. In preservation, it has carried both the names 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and The Sherwood Forester, t..
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5305London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 5305 (British Railways no. 45305) is a preserved British steam locomotive. In preservation, it has carried the name Alderman A.E. Draper, though it never carried this in service. Service 5305 was built by Armstrong-Whitwo..
LMS Stanier Class 8FAn unidentified 8F with a coal train (a typical duty) in 1966. 48101 The London Midland and Scottish Railway's 8F class 2-8-0 heavy freight locomotive is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 as a freight version of Willia..
LMS Stanier Class 8F 8233LMS Stanier Class 8F No. 8233, War Department Nos. 307, and later 70307, Iranian State Railways No. 41-109, British Railways No. 48773, is a preserved British steam locomotive. It owners claim that is " possibly Britain's most travelled preserved locomotive". Overview Originally built in 1940 ..
LMS Stanier Mogul42967 at the head of a mixed freight train on 9 June 1962 at Winwick Junction The preserved 42968 again in British Railways guise. The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 2-6-0 or Stanier Mogul is a class of 2-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotive. 40 were built between 193..
LMS TurbomotiveThe Turbomotive was a modified Princess Royal Class steam locomotive designed by William Stanier and built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1935. It used turbines instead of cylinders. It was later rebuilt as a conventional locomotive 46202 Princess Anne. This was one of the few exper..
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