New wheels for ‘Patriot’

TRUSTEES of the LMS-Patriot Company accepted evidence at their July 31 board meeting which showed the wheels for No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior will have to be replaced. Casting options for the new wheels are now being explored.

At West Shed, the Princess Royal Class Locomotive

Trust (PRCLT) has concluded its audit of the chassis and work continues on rectifying this. Preparatory work has already started to allow minor modification work on the outside cylinders.

With the tooling over of the boiler side stays complete, an order has now been placed with contractor HBSS to install the transverse stays. Contractor Leaky Finders has been authorised to carry out the next phase of work on the tender axle box horns.

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