Expected delivery commencing March/April 2022.
The Patriot was a class of 52 express passenger steam locomotives built for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. These 52 locomotives had a quite varied history, and although they can be considered as being introduced in 1930, under the supervision of Henry Fowler, they were based on the ex-LNWR 'Claughton' class 4-6-0, and officially described as rebuilds thereof. In Fowler's Patriot design of 1930, some locomotives retained the wheels and other chassis details of the 'Claughton' design. The intermediate traffic types so produced were also known as the “Baby Scot” class, and the similarity in design of the parallel boiler versions were unmistakeable.
The 52 Patriots were residents of the Northwest for the greater part of their lives – in 1950 only seven could be seen outside this area, at Willesden, Camden and Bushbury. Most were stabled at Crewe North, and Carlisle Upperby, and the position was much the same by the mid-fifties, although Holyhead and Warrington had lost their allocations. Longsight, and Edge Hill still maintained a number, but with the increasing use of diesels in the late fifties, and the expansion of electrification, suitable work was beginning to disappear. By 1964, only five remained in service, four of which were shared between Carlisle Upperby and Kingmoor sheds, whilst Holyhead retained 45530. None were in service by January 1st, 1967.
The ACE Trains Patriot comprises - All metal construction, Precision engineered, Flywheel drive, Custom made gearbox, Individually tested, All wheels flanged, Sprung buffers, 2R-off-3R function switch, Detailed cab back-head with firebox glow, Operates on 0-20V DC, Working front lights and Will run on radii down to 27"