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Patriot boiler moves to West Shed as contract is signed

Submitted by alaws on 29 November, 2017 - 17:30
The LMS-Patriot Project is pleased to announce that Heritage Boiler Steam Services Ltd.  (HBSS) has been selected as the new boiler contractor to complete the boiler for 'The Unknown Warrior'.

The company was founded by Andy Wilcock and Rob Adamson, who both left the employment of L&NWR Heritage, our previous boiler contractor, on 24th November and will start work on our boiler in the first week of December. Both partners, who are apprentice served, have between them over 30 years’ experience in boiler repair and construction. Both have worked on the new 'Patriot' boiler during its construction at L&NWR Heritage, and Andy also previously worked for Ian Riley Engineering.

Statement regarding the Royal British Legion and the LMS-Patriot Project

Submitted by admin on 13 November, 2017 - 07:35

The following statement was read out at the LMS-Patriot Company AGM on 11th November

Our relationship with the Royal British Legion

In 2009, Richard Sant (Company Secretary) and Andrew Laws (Marketing and Publicity Director) had a meeting with the then Royal British Legion Director of Corporate Communications, Stuart Gendall.  He told them that the Legion could not support the Project financially, but endorsed our aims and said that we could use the Legion crest.

We took him at his word and promoted the Project accordingly, including the use of the crest.

We wrote to the Legion earlier this year in order to reaffirm our relationship with them in light of the potential for our involvement in their Armistice Centenary events next year.

Christmas Cards now available in our web shop.

Submitted by NKinsey on 20 October, 2017 - 10:44

Looking for something different to send your friends this Christmas? We have three exclusive designed Christmas cards for sale in our web shop. Just click on the 'Unknown Warrior Giftware' tab. You can purchase them in multiples of three.

Also why not buy one of our fabulous 2018 Memorial Calendars. Each month features a stunning painting of a Patriot class loco and information on a different railway memorial.

There is a selection of products bearing our new look logo too, so if you are looking for that extra special gift for a friend or loved one, scroll through our products for some great ideas.

Raising the pressure!

Submitted by gav106 on 23 August, 2017 - 08:48

You will all be aware we received a setback when LNWR Heritage decided to end all sub-contract work meaning they would not be completing the construction of the boiler for The Unknown Warrior. At present we are working hard to find a new supplier but cannot say exactly when this will be, but it is likely be known in the next couple of months, therefore we need to ensure we have the funds available when the construction restarts. For that reason, we are launching our Raising the Pressure! appeal for funds dedicated to the completion of the boiler.

2016 Project Review and Message from the Chairman

Submitted by alaws on 22 December, 2016 - 18:24

Last year I wrote an end of year update and thought it would be a good idea if I repeated the exercise and demonstrated progress both from an engineering and fund raising perspective so far this year.

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