The Warrior – Issue 24 Lms-Patriot.Org.Uk First £1 Million Raised for the Unknown Warrior Announced at the LMS-Patriot Company AGM by David Hughes
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DECEMBER 2014 Issue 24 £2.00 T he Wa r r ior The Newsletter FROM THE LMS-PATRIOT PROJECT Editorial Contents The period from the end of October year. Our visit to The Great The LMS-Patriot Project team AGM – First £1 million raised 4–5 through to November 11th has become Dorset Steam Fair and to the best wishes for Christmas and East Coast Tribute 6–7 extremely significant for the Project. Westminster Abbey vigil, the New Year. Remembrance 8–11 Around this time we all of course focus on (both of which were reported in Andrew Laws, Editor Financial Update 13 Remembrance. We also focus our attention Warrior 23), have highlighted the Tender Appeal 13 on the significance of building the new importance of continuing our Engineering Report 14–15 Royal British Legion Endorsed National great progress of building Patriot Reminiscences 16–17 Memorial Engine ‘The Unknown Warrior’ ‘The Unknown Warrior’ with the Patriot Gallery – No. 45500 18–19 and how the two will be inextricably linked Spreading the word 20–21 aim of completion in 2017. in the future. Boiler Barrel Appeal 23 As you will read in this issue we Spotlight on David Hughes 24–25 This year has been even more significant Sales Update 26 with the 100th Anniversary of the start of have reached a significant 2014 Fundraising Raffle 26 the Great War. The considerable number of milestone with our fundraising, Sales Stand 27–28 events around the country commemorating but we still have a long way to go. Warley Show 2014 29 this anniversary and the subsequent media When we have raised the rest, Caption Competition No. 2 29 attention have made it a truly memorable a new iconic national memorial Patriot Gallery – No. 5551 30–31 Patriot Prints 32 engine will be completed which Front Cover: LMS Patriot Name Word Search 33 The fine old London & North Western signal box at every year around November 11th Weaver Junction stands guard as an express hurries south Competition Winners headed by ‘Patriot’ class 4-6-0 No. 45511 ‘Isle of Man’ and a ‘Royal Scot’. Weaver Junction marks the point where the will have national importance and Answers 35 Liverpool line leaves the West Coast main line. No. 45511 was built in 1932 and withdrawn from British Railways thanks to your donations or loans. 2014 Review 36–37 service in February 1961. p It will be a mouth-watering prospect when this scene Items for sponsorship 38 45551 ‘The Unknown Warrior’ pictured at 11.00am on can be recreated in a few years time with 45551 double Armistice Day, 11th November 2014 at the Llangollen Railway heading with either 46100 or 46115. Thank you for your continued Works. Llangollen Railway engineering employees paused for The LMS-Patriot Company Ltd. Reproduced from the original painting HEADING SOUTH the two minutes silence. Contact Details 39 by Philip D. Hawkins – www.philipdhawkins.co.uk support and on behalf of all Photo: TOM PEACOCK The Warrior – Issue 24 lms-patriot.org.uk First £1 million raised for The Unknown Warrior announced at the LMS-Patriot Company AGM by David Hughes The 6th Annual General Meeting of the LMS-Patriot Company Ltd. took place at Crewe Heritage Centre on 15th November. The day started at around 11.00am when tours of the adjacent LNWR Heritage Works were conducted by Bradley Smith, one of the employees. Members saw the progress on the many boilers and fireboxes which LNWR Heritage are working on, including A4 ‘Bittern’, BR Standard Class 4 number 75014 and the LNER J27 boiler. Members were also privileged to see the latest p The firebox crown with a copy of the original Claughton progress on 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ as it nears completion to main line standard, now in drawings taped to the top is seen in the LNWR Workshop. British Railways express passenger green livery for the first time since BR days. Photo: JOHN HASTINGS-THOMPSON The highlight of the tour for Members was The Chairman, David Bradshaw then announced Kevin West, Chief Engineer for p The copper firebox backplate sits atop the firebox side sheets undoubtedly seeing progress on ‘The Unknown the tremendous headline to all the attentive the Project, then gave an in the LNWR Workshop at Crewe. Warrior’s’ copper firebox sections in the Crewe Members present that the Project passed the account of progress on ‘The Photo: PETER SIKES workshops. The completed doorplate was £1 million fundraising mark on the 11th November. Unknown Warrior’ over the last available for inspection along with the firebox This is a tremendous achievement and is actual 12 months. This was highly q crown and recently formed side sheets. donations that the Company has received, not informative and Kevin’s usual Member, supporter and major donor to the Project, Neville Wellings pledges or loans! The date the first £1 million relaxed, upbeat style engaged received a framed Colin Wright print from Chairman, David Bradshaw at This was an impressive sight for many the recent AGM in recognition of his continued support of the Project. Members. The copper tubeplate was offsite for was raised was also highly significant too – all the Members who attended. Mr Welling’s Company, Bromborough Paints is also donating drilling so could not be seen but has since the 11th November. This news was greeted by The talk was illustrated with all the paint to the Project for painting ‘The Unknown Warrior’. Photo: JOHN Hastings-THOMSON returned to the works. spontaneous applause and has given us the some excellent photos, many headline for the latest press release that was of which will be added to our The AGM started promptly at 2.00pm with issued after the AGM. website over the next weeks all Directors present and Steven and months. Dale from our accountants Rice & Co. Ltd, who had conducted Member George Reynolds donated another painting of the independent financial ‘The Unknown Warrior’ to raise examination of the accounts. funds for the Project. This has Members received the now become somewhat of a Company’s accounts and had tradition at our AGMs, so thanks the opportunity to ask questions again to George for donating regarding these. All Members this fantastic painting. will have received printed copies Thanks also to Gavin Shell and of the financial statements of the Kevin Finnerty for organising the Company but to summarise, AGM and to Bradley Smith for income in 2014 has risen from conducting the tours around the £167,000 to £236,000. Works, thanks also to Rory Kenny David Bradshaw, Andrew Laws and Crewe Heritage Centre for and Richard Sant were hosting us for our second AGM at re-elected for a further 3 years Crewe, and to the many Members of office by the Members. who attended. The Warrior – Issue 24 lms-patriot.org.uk East Coast tribute to the First World War fallen by Andrew Laws On 14th October, East Coast Trains named one of its Class 91 electric locomotives, No. 91111, ‘For the Fallen’ at Newcastle Central Station. The Class 91 was officially named by Lt. Col. Philip Haigh, Commanding Officer 101 Regiment Royal Artillery. The nameplate also carries the crests of five regiments close to the route of the East Coast Main Line. ‘For the Fallen’ is East Coast’s tribute to all those who went to war 100 hundred years ago and made the ultimate sacrifice. A similar naming ceremony occurred On Friday 7th November Andrew Kennedy from The Unknown Warrior on the evening of in July 1940 at Euston Station. Patriot Oakwood Visuals (who is working on a 10th November 1920 at London Victoria station No. 5543 is named ‘Home Guard’ by Lt. General Sir Henry Pownall, inspector comprehensive film record of the building of and the Remembrance service held at London general of the Home Guard. ‘The Unknown Warrior’) received an invitation Euston station on the 11th November in memory from East Coast Trains to attend a ceremony at of the railway servicemen killed in action. ‘For the Fallen’ at King’s Cross Station after arrival them. A short service from representatives of London King’s Cross station. Kevin West, Chief This year had even more significance with all the with a service train on either the 10th or 11th various faiths followed along with the Last Post Engineer, who also attended on behalf of The 100th anniversary events which were being held November. Andrew thought he could use his time being played by a lone bugler and the lowering of LMS-Patriot Project takes up the story: to commemorate the start of the Great War, in London to film this locomotive on one of these the Royal British Legion Standards. so it was an ideal opportunity to record these “Andrew Kennedy had already arranged to travel days. East Coast were not able to give exact events on camera. At the end of the formal proceedings we were to London this year to film the Remembrance timings for these days but they could guarantee able to speak to a number of the dignitaries events which happen annually – the Andrew also contacted East Coast Trains to seek that the locomotive would be at King’s Cross present. Most of the East Coast personal were commemoration of the arrival of the body of permission to film their special class 91 locomotive station on the previous Friday morning, the 7th aware of The LMS-Patriot Project and are looking November, for a special dedication ceremony. East forward to welcoming the locomotive once it is Coast also invited Andrew and a representative complete. I also spoke to Michael Portillo and gave from The LMS-Patriot Project to attend the him a copy of the ‘Railways and Remembrance’ ceremony.