Manchester Museum of Transport - CHRISTMAS CRACKER!
Don’t miss our stand at this prestegious event!
Don’t miss our stand at this prestegious event!
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES
We will be delighted to welcome our supporters and friends at our open meeting at 2 pm on Saturday 11th November at Crewe Heritage Centre. There will be a presentation and question and answer session in the LNWR Society’s room on the ground floor of Crewe North old signal box, followed by an inspection of the locomotive in the Main Hall. The meeting will finish by 4.30 pm at the latest.
This is an opportunity to meet the team and put your questions to them. We would be delighted to welcome any new volunteers, and look forward to meet our friends and supporters.
Thanks to our friends at Crewe Heritage Centre and the LNWR Society for use of their facilities.
Getting there
Address
Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way, Crewe, CW1 2DB
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By Train
By Car
Our part-built replica of a 1910 LNWR ‘George the Fifth’ Class locomotive, by kind permission of the Palace carrying the number 2013 and named ‘Prince George’, has gone on public display at Crewe Heritage Centre.
The locomotive left the Kirkby-in Ashfield works of our contractor Keyte Smith Ltd. on a low loader and arrived at Crewe Heritage Centre a couple of hours later. It now forms the centrepiece of the Crewe Works area in the Main Hall, as part of the Forging History Exhibition celebrating the 180th anniversary of the establishment of Crewe Works, run in association with Crewe Town Council.
The LNWR built the original locomotives at the former number 9 Erecting Shop at the west end of the Works, now part of a housing estate. The Trust is delighted to have the opportunity to display the locomotive at Crewe. The Trust’s engineer is particularly pleased, having started his working life in Crewe Works in 1961.
Main Frames 1
Main frame plates set up!
At last we have a welded handrail. As its a little over 6m long its a good job someone has a suitable boat trailer! Next job is to get it down to Hickling and hot work the two corners. Then a spray coat of black, mount the chimney and stand back to admire the view. Handrail fitted on 23rd October!
We took possession of an LNWR loco toolbox (ex A E Grigg of Bletchley MPD) and LNWR design regulator and quadrant.
The base which fits onto the smokebox plus the stem of the chimney has now been mated with the top of the chimney.
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Front frames which extend from the front buffer beam to just behind the motion.
Twenty foot length of running plate of one side of the locomotive including splasher with nameplate and crest and lower cabside with numberplate all with authentic LNWR livery
Original item! It came from a tank engine which worked at Wolverton Works.
Keyte Smith Ltd
http://w.w.w.keytesmith.com
The L&NWR Society:
http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/
Israel Newton & Sons Ltd:
http://www.israelnewton.co.uk/
LNWR GEORGE THE FIFTH STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1153991.
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Building an historic locomotive from the ground up is no small task. Could you help us make the dream a reality? There are a number of ways you can help the Trust, from direct donations, volunteering of skills, word of mouth, and many more. Visit our Can I Help Page to learn all of the options available.