Photos For Sale
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Renowned Steam Photographer and author, Dick Blenkinsop, has made some of his outstanding Patriot prints available to the LMS-Patriot Project. The prints were recently exhibited at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cotswold Festival of Steam where Mr Blenkinsop (seen here) visited Toddington station on Sunday 1st June. The first 5 Prints are available direct from the LMS-Patriot Project priced £10 each + £2 P+P. The prints are A3 size printed on good quality card with printed caption at bottom. They will be sent rolled in a protective card tube. Please send your order with cheque or Postal Order payable to: The LMS-Patriot Co. Ltd., PO BOX 3118, Hixon, Stafford, ST16 9JL. |
PRINT 1
45509 'The Derbyshire Yeomanry' is seen at Gloucester Eastgate with a train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol on a very foggy morning. Photo taken 18th November 1953
PRINT 2
45517 on Whitemore Troughs picking up water with an up train on 3rd August 1957.
PRINT 3
45544 backing out of Liverpool Lime Street on 16th July 1955.
PRINT 4
45546 'Fleetwood' at Whitemore south of Crewe on 3rd August 1957.
PRINT 5
45547 has just past Shotton station on the North Wales mainline on 18th February 1961.
Photos
45506 'THE ROYAL PIONEER CORPS' is seen at Crewe Works on 27th May 1956 after an overhaul. This locomotive was built at Crewe Works in 1932.
(Photo by T. B. Owen)
45518 'BRADSHAW' North of Atherstone on the West Coast Man Line with a Southbound passenger service on 28th December 1957.
45501 'ST. DUNSTAN'S' is seen on shed at Wigan Springs Branch Depot on 9th July 1961.
(Photo courtesy of Philip D. Hawkins)
45511 'ISLE OF MAN' is seen on shed at Willesden Depot (1A) on 13th April 1958.
(Photo by Martin Beckett)
The first of the class, number 5500 'PATRIOT' is seen on its home shed of Willesden (1A) on 26th June 1946.
(Photo by H. C. Casserley)
5536 'PRIVATE W. WOOD V.C.' is seen arriving at Stockport station with a southbound express passenger service on 7th September 1938.
(Photo by E. R. Morten)
45507 'ROYAL TANK CORPS' is seen at Stafford station on 3rd June 1952 with a London bound up express.
(Photo by E. R. Morten)
45518 'BRADSHAW' is seen at Wennington Junction on 25th April 1962 with a Leeds to Morecambe service.
(Photo by F.W. Shuttleworth)
5520 'LLANDUDNO'.
(Photo courtesy of Richard Hayward)
45503 'The Royal Leicestershire Regiment' is seen on a RCTS railtour to Ravenglass on 4th September 1960. 45503 worked the Carnforth East Junction to Ravenglass, and Ravenglass to Workington legs of the tour. The Driver was J. Knowles, and the fireman was Brian Dowthwaite.
(Photo courtesy of Brian Dowthwaite).
45503 'The Royal Leicestershire Regiment' is seen on a RCTS railtour to Ravenglass on 4th September 1960.
(Photo courtesy of Brian Dowthwaite).
45503 'The Royal Leicestershire Regiment' is seen on a RCTS railtour to Ravenglass on 4th September 1960.
(Photo courtesy of Brian Dowthwaite).
45507 'Royal Tank Corps' is seen at Penmaenmawr, in Wales (date unknown).
(Photo courtesy of Brian Dowthwaite).
Nameplate Photos
45500. First of the class which became
known as 'Patriots' after the 1937 naming.
The loco was originally named 'CROXTETH' and
was numbered 5971 as the loco was 'converted'
from the 'Claughton' with the same name/number.
45511. Originally named without coat of arms
which was added later.
45520. With coat of arms.
Photo by Robin Gibbons.
45525. With coat of arms.
Photo by Robin Gibbons.
45529. Named after George Stephenson,
"Father of the Railways".
45539. Named after the Chief Engineer of
the L&NWR.
