Posts by D Buckles

We wish His Royal Highness Prince George a happy seventh birthday today.  One day we hope that we can offer him a chance to drive our new locomotive recreating the pre-World War I glory of the LNWR.

In setting about the cab design and manufacture we had to consider:- Keeping as true to the LNWR profile as possible Crew safety, including impact protection, precautions under overhead wires, access between cab and running plate Weather protection Handling & storage Cost and weight   Keeping the LNWR Profile   LNWR cabs had a relatively…

Cab Tack Welded! More details to follow.

Cab beading now exists! Further exciting news and pictures to follow soon.

Some further news re the new George: Please see below image of upper parts of the cab and the roof. The order for this was placed on Friday May 15. This is a substantial metal fabrication weighing over half a ton and I think it is pretty plain to see that we have retained far more…

Hello and welcome to a slightly surreal edition of our newsletter! We hope that you enjoy our update which we hope provides some relief and light fun in the way of a Quiz! Given the strange circumstances of the majority of us being isolated, we have developed a quiz for to give everyone a break…

CME’s Office- Engineering Update The boiler design is progressing well, we are now looking for assistance from experts who can review the design and assist with certification under the EU Pressure Equipment Directive. This is a big milestone in heading towards the construction phase of the boiler, where once we have reached a consensus we…

Dear Friends and Supporters, First may I say a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! The Trust has had another strong year and I wanted firstly, to take a moment to reflect and thank you all for your support. After all this vision, this engine, is only possible with your help and…

Hello and welcome to this new look, winter edition of the George the Fifth Newsletter! The project has had a strong year and is very much on track to complete the visual outline within the next year (excluding boiler!) This is a fascinating task of understanding Crewe practices and how these can be retained in…

16th November – LNWR Society Luncheon today – our sales stand below: