Top quality keyring with spinning centre featuring the legend 5XP and the cabside No. 5551 on one side and Colin Wright's image 'A Brush With The Past' on the other.
The outer frame bears the wording The LMS-Patriot Project along with our web address on one side and THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR, IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN on the other.
Mug featuring our very own 'Patriot' number 45551 'The Unknown Warrior' on shed at Llangollen. From an original oil painting by Colin Wright. £6 + £4.50 P&P
As the regulations surrounding Covid have relaxed work on The Unknown Warrior has started to return to a more normal pace. Staffing levels at the PRCLT workshops have returned to pre-Covid levels, allowing more work to be undertaken. Added to this the overhaul of 6233 Duchess of Sutherland has been completed and the locomotive has returned to service hauling trains on the national network, both on its planned commitments and standing in successfully for another locomotive.
William Cook Cast Products have completed preparatory work on the driving wheel pattern. This work was carried out free of charge after contract discussions. Completion of the casting work is still expected by the end of June. The original wheelsets have now been returned to PRCLT at West Shed for salvaging re-usable components.
The reassembly of the chassis remains on hold as we need more time to complete our assessment of the quality checks needed on existing chassis components. People availability in April has been a challenge. However our certification body Ricardo has provided valuable input and an inspection is being planned. We are also working with key suppliers on this issue.