Grantham Rail Show

The LMS Patriot Project will have their sales stall at this show.

It takes place at Walton Girls High school & 6th Form College, Kitty Briggs Lane, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7JR. Opening Times not known.

Telford Model Railway Exhibition

The Project will have its sales stall at this event.

It takes place at the International Centre, St Quentin Gate, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4JH and is open from 10.00 each day to 17.00 on Sat and 16.00 on Sun.

Illustrated Talk On the LMS Patriot Project, Retford

This takes place at the Bassetlaw Railway Society, Up Platform, Retford Railway Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire.

Engineering Update - July 2014

Submitted by Kevin West on 12 August, 2014 - 11:55

Locomotive Frame Assembly

Following the wheeling of the chassis at Tyseley Locomotive Works in late June the chassis was only display at the Tyseley Locomotive Works Open Weekend on 5th & 6th July, before moving back to Llangollen on Friday 11th July.

That one small sentence does not explain the effort and logistics involved to move the chassis the 80 miles between to two sites.

100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War

Submitted by admin on 4 August, 2014 - 08:40

Today the LMS-Patriot Project is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War. The charitable Project is building a new 'Patriot' class steam memorial engine - 'The Unknown Warrior' - which is dedicated to the fallen from The Great War and all subsequent wars.

New Steam Memorial Engine ‘The Unknown Warrior’ to be exhibited at The Great Dorset Steam Fair

Submitted by alaws on 21 July, 2014 - 22:59

The LMS-Patriot Project, the charitable group who are building a new steam memorial engine ‘The Unknown Warrior’ will be exhibiting the partially complete locomotive at The Great Dorset Steam Fair from 27th – 31st August.

This year marks 100 years since the outbreak of The Great War in 1914. To commemorate this anniversary, The Great Dorset Steam Fair will have a number of special exhibitions, including steam engines, trucks, motorcycles, cars and military vehicles that were used in the war effort in Britain and France.  Central to the centenary anniversary exhibition, will be the new steam locomotive ‘The Unknown Warrior’ which is currently under construction. 

Full set of Cylinders for 'The Unknown Warrior'

Submitted by Kevin West on 10 July, 2014 - 08:41

'The Unknown Warrior' now has all three cylinders following casting of the second Outside Cylinder at Coupe Foundry, Preston, on 3rd July.

Patriot 45551 plus Sales Stall at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, Nr Blandford Forum

Our Patriot Sales Stall will be attending this event throughout the five days, along side our locomotive 'The Unknown Warrior' which will be on display on a low loader.

Midland Railex, Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

Our Patriot Sales Stall will be attending this event at Butterley Railway Station, Ripley.

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Work starts at Tyseley in May 2025

Submitted by Pete Sikes on 21 May, 2025 - 17:00

May 2025 saw an important milestone for The Unknown Warrior.

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