5551 The Unknown Warrior, LMS Patriot Class (new build)

Running number (BR/operator)	5551
Name	The Unknown Warrior
Locomotive class	LMS Patriot Class
Current location	Tyseley Locomotive Works (Vintage Trains)
Owner / preservation society	LMS-Patriot Project
Operating status	Under construction (new build)
Current livery	LMS Crimson Lake (planned)
Year built	1929.0

Notable history

A new-build LMS Patriot Class 4-6-0 dedicated as a UK national memorial to the war dead, taking the next-in-sequence number 5551, after the original 5551–5550 Patriot batch.

Additional notes

Status last confirmed: Dec 2024, under final assembly at Tyseley.