Steam Locomotive Nicknames

Steam engines have characters, even seemingly identical locomotives will have different characteristics. Steam engine afficionados used to give nicknames to their favorite locomotives and here are a few from my childhood on the old London Midland Region:

Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 - Semi - so called because after the full streamlining was removed to ease maintenance there was a small beveled slope to the top of the smokebox.

Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 - Lizzie - after Princess Elizabeth, named after the present Queen.

Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 - Scot - obvious!

Jubilee Class 4-6-0 - Joob - well that was the way we pronounced it!

Patriot Class 4-6-0 - Pate - as above

Class 5MT 4-6-0 - Black Five and/or Micky - the former is explained by the fact that the class was always painted black unlike the other large passenger locomotives, the latter nickname has never been explained to me!

Class 5MT 2-6-0 - Crab - well, the frame of this design was odd but I don't think the locomotive ever moved sideways!

Class 3F 0-6-0T - Jinty - Why Jinty? I know not!