46100 Royal Scot, LMS Royal Scot Class

A preserved LMS Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive, built at Derby Works in 1930 as No. 6152 The King's Dragoon Guardsman. In 1933 it swapped identities permanently with the original No. 6100 Royal Scot so that a newer locomotive could represent England at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. It has carried the name Royal Scot ever since. Withdrawn from British Railways service in 1962.

In 1933 the locomotive toured North America with an LMS train, covering 11,194 miles across the United States and Canada, crossing the Rockies, and being inspected by over three million people. Commemorative plates below the nameplates record the tour statistics. After display at Billy Butlin's Skegness holiday camp the locomotive passed to the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust and was restored to main-line working order at LNWR Heritage, Crewe, returning to traffic in 2015.

Last recorded as based at the Crewe Heritage Centre, owned by Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust. Operating status: Main-line certified. Current livery: BR Brunswick green.

Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.

Notable history

Visited the United States in 1933 for the B&O Centenary celebrations. The Royal Scot identity carried today is the result of a permanent swap the LMS made in 1933 at Crewe: 6100 Royal Scot and 6152 The King's Dragoon Guardsman were exchanged so that the visibly newer locomotive could represent Royal Scot at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago and on the B&O Centenary tour. The change was made official and never reversed, and the engine has carried the Royal Scot identity ever since. Rebuilt 1950 to Stanier taper boiler form.