Project News | The LMS-Patriot Project

1 February, 2019 - 07:41 Colin Hall

Chassis completion - update on the tendering process

A dialogue has started with Riley and Son Engineering, and tender responses are still awaited from The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust and Railway Forgings and Castings. However Tyseley Locomotive Works recently informed the project that they will not tender for the contract for workload reasons.

In the meantime work continues at Crewe Heritage Centre on the engine's lubrication pipework, led by Nigel Day.

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27 January, 2019 - 18:51 gav106

5551 at Crewe

A short video of the Crewe Event in November 2018 is now available to view on this website, go to https://www.lms-patriot.org.uk/videos

The video was shot by Arthur Sikes (son of Warrior editor, Pete Sikes) who is in his first year of a Film Technology Production course at Nottingham Trent University. He asked if he could get some exprience by filming the Saturday of the event and the unveiling of the new crest by Simon Weston. Hope you enjoy it.

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20 December, 2018 - 11:20 Colin Hall

Next steps for the locomotive build

At the 2018 AGM on November 10^thDavid Bradshaw outlined the way forward for the locomotive build.

Earlier in the year the Board decided to put the completion of the locomotive chassis out to tender. This followed a challenging period in our relationship with Llanrail Engineering. Four contractors have expressed interest: Railway Forgings and Castings, Tyseley Locomotive Works, Riley and Son Engineering Bury, and the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust at Swanwick Junction Midland Railway. Alongside the tendering process, we are reviewing whether completing the build directly with our own competent resources is feasible.

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12 November, 2018 - 08:54 alaws

Simon Weston CBE unveils crest on 'The Unknown Warrior'

The first patron of our Project, Simon Weston CBE, unveiled a crest on the new National Memorial engine at an event at Crewe Heritage Centre on 10th November to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice.

The new build steam locomotive 'The Unknown Warrior' has been built to commemorate all those who fought and died in conflicts since the Great War.

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9 November, 2018 - 06:42 gav106

NEW RCTS BOOK AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND!

The RCTS book 'The LMS Patriot 4-6-0s', their latest book in their Locomotives of the LMS series, will be released this weekend and will be available exclusively from The LMS-Patriot Project at Crewe Heritage Centre on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November. On Saturday the author John Jennison will be available to sign copies. Costing £24.95 the book is casebound, 224 pages with 141 mono photos and 18 colour illustrations.

Also available will be our own pictorial book 'The Patriots, Volume 1, Nos. 45500-45525' with author Pete Sikes available to sign copies, our book is priced at £18.95.

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