The Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust have recently released an update in regard to the restoration of London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) J21 Class No.65033.

Back in 2021, the Trust needed to manufacture a brand new boiler backhead in order to replace the cracked one which they held.

Work is currently centred on drilling and fitting an array of castings by the team at Locomotive Maintenance Services Ltd in order to have the boiler ready before the reassembly of the locomotive later in 2023.

Built by North Eastern Railway in Gateshead in 1889, London Northern Eastern Railway J21 65033 was one of 201 locomotives built in its class and is now the only surviving example of its kind. The locomotive has had a busy working life and was reputed to have hauled Sir Winston Churchill who was Prime Minister at the time, on a visit to the army battle school at Barnard Castle.

To keep up to date with 65033s progress, please follow J21 65033 Facebook page or visit http://www.lclt.org.uk/index.html