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    New Patriot will never let us forget

    Dec 10, 2018 2 minutes
    By Gareth Evans
    GARETH EVANS
    GARETH EVANS
    BOB SWEET/LMS›PATRIOT PROJECT

    A VISION of the future which is paying tribute to the past was unveiled at Crewe Heritage Centre over the weekend of November 10/11 – when the LMS-Patriot Project’s new-build locomotive was displayed publicly with its boiler in situ, coupled to a borrowed LMS Fowler tender.

    As reported in our last issue, No. 5551 was moved to Crewe Heritage Centre for its boiler to be trial fitted by Huyton-based boilermakers Heritage Boiler Steam Services. Crewe Heritage Centre was open to the public for a weekend of special events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.

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