THE BIG PICTURE

The first ‘complete’ Fowler ‘5XP’ 4-6-0 to be seen since 1962 was displayed at Crewe Heritage Centre in November, in the heart of the LMS railway town and just a stone’s throw from the great works where most of the original class were built. Continuing a long railway tradition of remembrance and military links, No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior was decorated with poppies as Falklands War veteran and LMS-Patriot Project patron Simon Weston CBE revealed its new nameplate crest. Then, Chaplain Mike Roberts of the Railway Mission led a service and prayers to dedicate the ‘National Memorial Locomotive’ to remember all those who gave their lives for their country, 100 years after the end of the First World War.