Over the weekend of 26^th to 28^th May 2018, I managed to walk the length of the Llangollen Canal (a distance of just under 50 miles) in aid of the LMS-Patriot Project. Following the success of this walk, my next challenge will be to attempt to walk the length of the Oxford Canal (a distance of about 78 miles), but this time it will be over the winter months and on ad hoc days as work allows.

The LMS-Patriot Project is a registered charity which is currently constructing a brand new, mainline registered LMS Patriot Class steam locomotive, which when finished will become the national memorial engine and named ‘The Unknown Warrior’. The engine will be dedicated to keeping alive the memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in two World Wars and more recent conflicts.

This is the first standard gauge steam engine to be fully built in the UK since the 1960’s. The original aim was to have the engine in steam for the centenary of the signing of the Armistice in November 2018, but unfortunately due to an unexpected lengthy delay with the construction of the boiler, this is now likely to take place during 2019.

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