LMS Patriot Class 5551 The Unknown Warrior
No.5551 The Unknown Warrior is a replica LMS Patriot Class steam locomotive which is under construction at Tyseley Locomotive Works.
An almost complete looking 5551 inside the shed at Crewe Heritage Centre, on this day it was to have its new crest unveiled.
The chassis of The Unknown Warrior inside the shed at Llangollen, the firemans side of the cab was painted in BR Lined Green.
The Unknown Warrior's driver side nameplate with the RBL (Royal British Legion) crest placed above the nameplate.
The Unknown Warrior's drivers side nameplate with the new crest placed above it replacing the RBL's crest which needed to be removed.
Tyseley Locomotive Works, formerly the Birmingham Railway Museum, is the engineering arm of steam railtour promoter Vintage Trains based in Birmingham, England. It occupies part of the former Great Western Railway's Tyseley depot, built in 1908 to accommodate expanding operations in the West Midlands, particularly the opening of the North Warwickshire Line as a new main line from Birmingham to Bristol.
ex-GWR locomotives at Tyseley
4965 and 7760 inside a shed.
bits of Kinlet Hall and Duke of Gloucester
Image: GWR Class 2884 No 2885 2 8 0 (6761025903)