Editing LMS Coronation Class (section)

== Withdrawals ==

=== Overview ===
The [[London Midland Region]], compared with some of the other Regions, was slow to discard its "Big Engines". By a matter of a few days, the [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region]] had managed to withdraw the whole of its [[GWR 6000 Class|King Class]] locomotives before the Coronation Class lost its first.{{r|Roden|p=108}} The beginning of the end occurred late in December 1962 when it was deemed uneconomic to proceed with major repairs required by three locomotives. Nos. 46227, 46231 and 46232 were therefore summarily withdrawn.{{r|Roden|p=108}}

Nos. 46234, 46246 and 46253 followed the next month and throughout 1963 the entire initial batch, Nos. 46220-46224, was withdrawn along with Nos. 46230, 46242, 46247, 46249 and 46252. These withdrawals meant that by the New Year of 1964, there were only 22 of the class remaining. Nos. 46229, 46233 and 46236 followed in early 1964, although two of this group – No. 46229 ''Duchess of Hamilton'' and No. 46233 ''Duchess of Sutherland'' – were destined for preservation.{{r|Roden|pp=110}}

Attempts were now made to find a role for the remaining 19 locomotives. By now many had been relegated to hauling trains in what were once seen as remote outposts of the LMS. Often they were reduced to pulling stopping trains,{{r|Jenkinson|loc=Plates 160 and 198}} empty stock trains,{{r|Jenkinson|loc=Plates 11 and 123}} or even goods trains.{{r|Jenkinson|loc=Plates 26, 81, 95, 100, 145 and 201}} Only one realistic mainline role was contemplated: to replace the [[Scottish Region]] [[LNER Class A4|A4 Class]] on the testing route between [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] and [[Aberdeen]]. This idea was discarded largely because it would be excessively problematic to train the A4 crews to operate the Coronations.{{r|Roden|p=113}} With no credible role, only one option remained: in July 1964 it was resolved that the remaining 19 locomotives were to be withdrawn from 12 September.{{r|Roden|p=112}}

Accordingly, the remaining locomotives were nominally taken out of service on 12 September 1964 apart from No. 46256 ''Sir William A. Stanier, F.R.S'' which hauled a special train on 26 September 1964.{{r|Roden|p=113}} By October all were officially withdrawn. Up until March 1964 all the withdrawn Coronation class locomotives were cut up for scrap at Crewe Works, but the simultaneous withdrawal of all nineteen remaining locomotives in the autumn of 1964 (one of which was preserved) was too much to deal with and the work was contracted out to private firms. J. Cashmore at [[Great Bridge, West Midlands|Great Bridge]], [[Staffordshire]], accounted for nine of the batch, the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company at [[Troon]], [[Ayrshire]], dispatched eight and the Central Wagon Company at [[Wigan]], [[Lancashire]], disposed of the one remaining. {{r|Roden|pp=114–115}}<ref name="Hands">{{cite book |last=Hands |first=P.B. |title=What Happened to Steam, Volume Seven |year=1980 |publisher=P. B. Hands |location=Solihull |pages=28, 30}}</ref>

=== Table of withdrawals ===
The following table lists the fate of the Coronation Class locomotives following their withdrawal from service.{{r|Baker|pp=76–200}}<ref name="Hands"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
! BR No.
! Name
! Withdrawn
! Location of storage
! Scrapped
! Location of scrappage
|-
| 46220
| ''Coronation''
| {{dts|1963|Apr}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1963|May}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46221
| ''Queen Elizabeth''
| {{dts|1963|May}}
| Willesden
| {{dts|1963|Jul}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46222
| ''Queen Mary''
| {{dts|1963|Oct}}
| Polmadie
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46223
| ''Princess Alice''
| {{dts|1963|Oct}}
| Polmadie
| {{dts|1963|Oct|}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46224
| ''Princess Alexandra''
| {{dts|1963|Oct}}
| Polmadie
| {{dts|1963|Oct}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46225
| ''Duchess of Gloucester''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Upperby
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46226
| ''Duchess of Norfolk''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Kingmoor (Carlisle)
| {{dts|1965|Feb}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46227
| ''Duchess of Devonshire''
| {{dts|1962|Dec}}
| Parkhead (Glasgow)
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46228
| ''Duchess of Rutland''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46229
| ''Duchess of Hamilton''
| {{dts|1964|Feb}}
|
|
|''Preserved and displayed at the National Railway Museum, York.
|-
| 46230
| ''Duchess of Buccleuch''
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Polmadie
| {{dts|1963|Dec}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46231
| ''Duchess of Atholl''
| {{dts|1962|Dec}}
| Polmadie (to Sep 1963) <br/> Carstairs (Lanarkshire)
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46232
| ''Duchess of Montrose''
| {{dts|1962|Dec}}
| Polmadie (to Sep 1963) <br/> Carstairs
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46233
| ''Duchess of Sutherland''
| {{dts|1964|Feb}}
|
|
| ''Preserved and displayed at Butlin's Holiday Camp, Ayr''
|-
| 46234
| ''Duchess of Abercorn''
| {{dts|1963|Jan}}
| Upperby
| {{dts|1963|Jun}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46235
| ''City of Birmingham''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
|
|
| ''Preserved and displayed at the Museum of Science and Industry, Birmingham''
|-
| 46236
| ''City of Bradford''
| {{dts|1964|Mar}}
| Kingmoor
| {{dts|1964|Apr}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46237
| ''City of Bristol''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Upperby
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46238
| ''City of Carlisle''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Upperby
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46239
| ''City of Chester''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| J Cashmore
|-
| 46240
|''City of Coventry''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1965|Mar}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46241
| ''City of Edinburgh''
| {{dts|1964|Sep}}
| Edge Hill
| {{dts|1965|Jan}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46242
| ''City of Glasgow''
| {{dts|1963|Oct}}
| Parkhead
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46243
| ''City of Lancaster''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Edge Hill
| {{dts|1965|Jan}}
| Central Wagon Company
|-
| 46244
| ''King George VI''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Kingmoor
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46245
| ''City of London''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46246
| ''City of Manchester''
| {{dts|1963|Jan}}
| Camden
| {{dts|1963|May}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46247
| ''City of Liverpool''
| {{dts|1963|Jun}}
| Kingmoor
| {{dts|1963|Jul}}
| Crewe Ẃorks
|-
| 46248
| ''City of Leeds''
| {{dts|1964|Sep}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Nov}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46249
| ''City of Sheffield''
| {{dts|1963|Nov}}
| Polmadie
| {{dts|1963|Dec}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46250
| ''City of Lichfield''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Upperby
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46251
| ''City of Nottingham''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46252
| ''City of Leicester''
| {{dts|1963|Jun}}
| Camden
| {{dts|1963|Sep}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46253
| ''City of St. Albans''
| {{dts|1963|Jan}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1963|May}}
| Crewe Works
|-
| 46254
| ''City of Stoke-on-Trent''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46255
| ''City of Hereford''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Kingmoor
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
| 46256
| ''Sir William A. Stanier, F.R.S.''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Crewe North
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| J. Cashmore
|-
| 46257
| ''City of Salford''
| {{dts|1964|Oct}}
| Kingmoor
| {{dts|1964|Dec}}
| West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company
|-
|}