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The
3403 ANON
Recreating Gresley’s last design
Communication
Cord No. 54 Summer 2019
Geoff Griffiths
THE WHIRLWIND RETURNS
Tornado is back on form!
Tornado roars past Arksey with ‘The North Briton’.
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WHERE DID THE PAST 25 YEARS DISAPPEAR TO? by David Champion
CONTENTS editorial by Graham Langer
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It’s hard to believe that it’s 25 years since the construction of No.
Mike Goodfield
The Whirlwind returns
PAGE 2 With summer nearly over and autumn approaching, it is 60163 Tornado was officially started by Dorothy Mather, our late
Contents heartening to watch Tornado solidly working her way through President and widow of Arthur Peppercorn, at the then British
Editorial
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the 2019 tour calendar and clocking up some impressive Steel facility in Leeds. The ‘impossible’ project took rather longer
Where did the past 25 years disappear performances into the bargain; Huw Parker reviews these than we initially anticipated but Tornado was finally unveiled to the
to? runs in the ‘Tornado on Tour’ section and it is again evident world’s press outside Darlington Locomotive Works on 1st August
A1 engineering update
PAGE 4 that our support crew has collectively put in considerable 2008 – the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in
Tornado on Tour- hours to ensure these trains ran smoothly. Now that the Britain for over 50 years and the first by public subscription.
‘The Yorkshire Pullman’ Trust is running the majority of its own trains now I would As many of you will recall, the A1s were designed by Arthur
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Tornado on Tour- exhort our supporters to travel on one of our trains to experience the pleasure of Peppercorn for the London & North Eastern Railway and 49
‘The Summer Cornishman’ being hauled by your ‘own’ locomotive. In addition to tours mentioned in the last were built in 1948/49 by British Railways. However, following
PAGE 7 edition of The Communication Cord, we are now planning a couple of terrific festive dieselisation, all were scrapped by 1966. The A1 Steam
Tornado on Tour-
‘The Dart & Torbay Express’ specials, ‘The Illuminati’ on 2nd November, taking passengers to Blackpool from Locomotive Trust was formed in 1990 to right that wrong and
PAGE 8 the West Midlands to enjoy The Illuminations and ‘The Christmas Bath & Bristol build a brand-new Peppercorn class A1.
Tornado on Tour- Express’ on 7th December, again from the West Midlands but this time heading for And what a 25 years it has been! After 18 years of construction
‘The Pembroke Coast Express’ Tornado is presented with a 25th birthday cake at
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the Christmas markets in those named cities. and fundraising (principal sponsor William Cook Cast Products Tenby after her arrival with 'The Pembroke Coast
I 60163 - Tornado's 10th Birthday Appeal In other railtour news, for the first time Tornado is going to take part in Railway Limited) the new £3 million locomotive was completed in August Express'.
PAGE 10 Touring Company’s Great Britain tour. The 2020 tour travels from the south to the 2008. Tornado was named in honour of the now retired Gulf
Tornado on Tour-
‘The North Briton’ north of the United Kingdom and features a variety of locomotives and interesting War veteran RAF aircraft by TRH The Prince of Wales and The role in PADDINGTON 2 the movie which was released globally
PAGE 12 routes. Tornado will be starting the tour off, on Friday 17th April, from London King’s Duchess of Cornwall at York station on 19th February 2009. in 2017.
Tornado on Tour- Cross, taking the train as far as York. In addition No. 60163 is back on the roster Frequently headlined in the press and on TV, Tornado was the Tornado is now fulfilling the dream of those who helped to
‘The Aberdonian’
at Steam Dreams and the Railway Touring Company, hauling specials for both subject of the 2008 BBC documentary ‘Absolutely Chuffed: The build her, hauling main line steam excursions, visiting heritage
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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is organisations in December. Men Who Built a Steam Engine’ and was undoubtedly the real star railways and giving joy to thousands of passengers and linesiders
your Legacy The bringing of tour booking ‘in house’ is a much more efficient solution for the of BBC Top Gear’s ‘Race to the North’ which first aired in 2009. who want to witness the legend in action. You can be part of this
PAGE 15 Trust and Siobhan Osborne is making her mark as our newly appointed Railtour Our locomotive went on to receive publicity world-wide for the by travelling with us, becoming a covenantor or by donation to
Tornado Tour Diary 2019 Administrator and Lauren George has been recruited to support her in this ‘I S&C’ Plandampf-style trains to mark the reopening of the the ‘I 60163’ appeal - helping us to raise the funds to keep the
Railtours
Easyfundraising department. We are looking for a further member of staff to join the office team Settle & Carlisle Railway in February 2017 and her 100mph test dream alive.
PAGE 16 to help Leigh with the rest of the burgeoning administration! You may have also run on the East Coast Main Line in April 2017 – the first British It only remains to thank you in advance for your support.
Hello Big Boy! noticed that the Trust is advertising for fitters to ensure that we have the capacity steam locomotive to reach 100mph for 50 years and the subject You can find further information on the ways in which you can
PAGE 18 and capability to both look after our existing locomotive and to help with the of a second BBC documentary ‘Tornado – the 100mph Steam help support No. 60163 Tornado by visiting www.a1steam.com,
‘The North Briton ’
construction work at Darlington Locomotive Works, saving the Trust the cost of Engine’. To the delight of her younger fans, Tornado had a starring emailing enquiries@a1steam.com or calling 01325 460163. TCC
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Shed Notices contracting out services and supplies. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has invested
Keeping Tornado on the tracks a huge amount in British engineering, much of it in the North and North-East, and
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The big picture
is now becoming a significant employer in its own right, a process that is likely to
accelerate with the potential of a new base at Whessoe Road and the acquisition
A1 ENGINEERING UPDATE by David Elliott
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A1 Profile - No. 60125 Scottish Union of our own train. None of this would be possible without our Covenantors and
PAGE 24 we thank you for your continued support in these exciting projects. After the series of boiler repairs required performance of the injectors. Due to the the water level and inserting the liquid
P2 engineering update Talking of exciting projects, in TCC 53 we brought you news of the decision during April and May, the locomotive operating pattern in recent weeks, for the chemicals with the water used to top up
PAGE 28 to purchase not one but two new boilers; no-one could ever accuse the Trust of appears to have settled down and is last Bristol job, the engine and coach move the boiler. This can only be done safely
P2 Tender progress update producing some outstanding performances,
lacking ambition; it is bold strategic thinking such as this that will ensure that we to Doncaster, the North Briton and the if the boiler is allowed to cool between
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P2 Fundraising remain the premier new-build organisation in Britain, if not the world! To keep having arrived on time or early for the last engine and coach move to Bo’ness, it has operations. However, the effect has been
PAGE 32 this momentum up, however, we need to continue to recruit new Covenantors and five trips. been possible to apply all water treatment marked, as both injectors have started
The Boiler Club make sure that the various ‘clubs’ are well supported. To this end we are running A problem on recent trips has been the directly into the boiler by slightly lowering behaving properly in the recent past. TCC
PAGE 33 a special section in this edition of TCC covering the rapid progress being made injectors wasting water. We have had
Volunteers!
Daniela Filová
with the construction of the P2 tender. Ian Howitt’s Crofton Works and North the exhaust injector off the engine and
P2 Dedicated Donations update
View Engineering have made giant strides in the assembly of this essential part of cleaned and overhauled at DLW, whilst a
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Come on, come on, do the No. 2007 and by the end of the year the tank will be finished and final assembly replacement delivery/combining cone has
loco-motion with me! been fitted to the live injector: this did not
should be on the cards – to achieve this, however, The Tender Club could use some
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P2 Roadshows impetus and we would encourage all of you who enjoy supporting the various
Original announcement of P2 Project... ‘clubs’ to consider signing up to this one to give it a boost. Another club which the wasting has been intermittent it has
25 years ago needs pushing over the line is The Motion Club; when I last looked there were just not affected operations. Given that the
Club Badges 30 places left to fill in this vital area of finance and with motion components now wasting may have been caused by a partial
PAGE 36 being forged and machined it is urgent that we complete the funding package for obstruction in the delivery pipework
Plan to build new Gresley class V4
steams ahead this area.You all know what to do! Details of how to support The Motion Club downstream of the injector, a special set of
PAGE 37 can be found on page 34. drain rods has been procured and modified
The Tender Club makes steady Since this is the summer edition of The Communication Cord I will, as ever, give to enable the long delivery pipes from the
progress
a shameless plug for the forthcoming Convention on 12th October. Those who firebox backhead to the delivery troughs
Covenantors' Diary
PAGE 38 have attended in previous years will attest to the fact that it is always entertaining in the front of the barrel to be rodded
Profile – Mandy Grant and the Trustees and Darlington team look forward to welcoming you (and your through. This did result in the removal
PAGE 39 guests) to this year’s event; don’t forget the dinner either, a chance to socialise and of a lot of precipitated water treatment,
From the archives particularly on the exhaust injector side.
get to know like-minded folk better with the bonus of an after-dinner speaker who
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Sponsors and contact information is usually guaranteed to be indiscrete! TCC It is recognised that heavy dosing of the
tender with water treatment can affect the Routine examinations have to be conducted continuously.
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TORNADO ON TOUR by Huw Parker
Richard Stewart
Alan Weaver
‘THE YORKSHIRE PULLMAN’
Simon Lathlane
Above: Running under clear signals if not clear
skies, the train passes Retford.
Right: The fireman is clearly at work at
Weaverthorpe.
Mandy Grant
Back on the East Coast Main Line and making up time, Tornado tears past Claypole.
Above: The crew struggle with the recalcitrant turntable at Scarborough.
Tornado enjoyed a very successful period of
Ben Scott
operation at the Wensleydale Railway during
May; the locomotive clocked up over 800
Mandy Grant
Mandy Grant
miles in 10 days of operation including hosting
the Tornado Team, a Covenanters Train
and saluting the final flying days of the RAF
GR4 Tornados as a flight of three jets flew
overhead on their farewell tour of UK bases.
The first tour of the summer was 'The
Yorkshire Pullman'. The train was successful
despite the hold-up at Scarborough caused
by an empty water tower and the turntable
jamming resulting in a 40 minute late
departure which, serendipitously, resulted in
the train arriving late enough at York to be
able to avoid the chaos on the East Coast Main
Line caused by a signalling failure (due to cable
theft!), by running via Castleford. Some lively
running meant that the train arrived back at
the ‘Cross in time for passengers still to be able Steve Hanczar sees the Tornado is ready for the return run.
to catch trains home. ‘The Yorkshire Pullman’ at Peterborough. locomotive back at Scarborough.
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TORNADO ON TOUR by Huw Parker ‘THE DART & TORBAY EXPRESS’
‘THE SUMMER CORNISHMAN’
Stephen Clark
Three trips from Bristol
Stephen Clark
followed, with the
locomotive presenting
several little challenges
during her stay. After
the first, ‘The Summer
Cornishman’, the exhaust
injector was removed,
taken to DLW for cleaning,
inspection and overhaul
before being returned
to Bristol. After the
second train, ‘The Dart &
Torbay Express’, injector
performance was little
better and further
investigations and cleaning
of the delivery pipes appear
to have solved the problem.
Performance on the train to
Tenby with ‘The Pembroke
Coast Express’ and recent
‘North Briton’ the injectors
were spot on!
Above: ‘The Summer Cornishman’ on the 23rd
Alan Perryman
June was run in anything but summery weather,
on a day with overcast skies and occasional heavy ‘The Dart & Torbay Express’ was run on behalf of Pathfinder Tours from Bristol to Kingswear and back
rain. With the sea lashing the beach at Dawlish, – in considerably better weather than ‘The Summer Cornishman’, Tornado runs along the sea wall at
Tornado forges west. Dawlish.
Alan Perryman
Stephen Clark
Left: Despite the weather, Tornado posted the
fastest point to point time between Exeter and
Plymouth for or steam to date, completing the
section including the Devon banks in under an
hour! She is seen here ascending Rattery Bank. Stephen Clark
Joseph Barnard
Above: Having collected passengers
at Kingswear and Paignton, Tornado
tackles the bank out of the latter
station with the return run.
Right: In the glow of evening
sunshine, the train retraces its route
along the coast at Dawlish.
Journey’s end, ‘The Summer Cornishman’ arrives The train is seen again at Dawlish on the return
in Par. run.
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‘THE PEMBROKE COAST EXPRESS’ I 60163: TORNADO’S 10TH BIRTHDAY APPEAL by Mark Allatt
It’s hard to believe that No. 60163 Tornado has now been in As you will read in the last issue of TCC, in June 2019 The
Steve Weston
traffic for over 10 years – and what a decade it has been! A1 Steam Locomotive Trust placed a £1m order for two new
Throughout these years we have had many highs and a few diagram 118a boilers – “an heir and a spare” – for its new
unfortunate lows; we have travelled the length and breadth Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales and a spare for both
of Great Britain, hauling main line charters and Royal Trains, it and No. 60163 Tornado. This will reduce the time out of
visiting dozens of heritage railways & centres and making traffic for each locomotive by around four months, increase
countless appearances in the press, on TV and even in a movie! the potential revenue earned during each operational cycle
The nation – and indeed people way beyond our shores – and reduce the cost of their overhauls. And by ordering both
seem to have taken Tornado to their heart. boilers at once, the Trust has saved a six-figure sum. The first
As we all know, Tornado’s 10th Birthday year didn’t quite new boiler, to be fitted to Tornado during her next overhaul,
work out as planned and although much of the repair costs will be delivered in September 2020 with the second, to be
to our locomotive and loss of earnings were covered by fitted to Prince of Wales, scheduled to be delivered from DB
our insurance, unfortunately not all of these costs could be Meiningen in July 2021. We have therefore decided to extend
recovered. In response to the many offers of help we received, the ‘I 60163’ appeal to fund Tornado’s share of the spare
we decided to establish the ‘I 60163’ appeal to help close boiler acquisition costs.
the funding gap and raise £60,163 from 100 people each Below you can find the form required to donate towards
donating £601.63 in up to six payments. We have already
the ‘I 60163’ appeal.
reached nearly 50% of this initial target
Since our ‘I 60163’ appeal was launched at our 25th
By donating £601.63 to our ‘I 60163’ appeal, you will
Annual Convention on Saturday 13th October 2018, 45
receive:
supporters have generously donated to the fund. With the
l An exclusive ‘I 60163’ car sticker recent 10th anniversary of Tornado’s legendry appearance on
l Access to view Tornado at all reasonable times BBC Top Gear’s ‘Race to the North’, we would encourage those
l The Trust’s newsletters on a regular basis who have yet to support this appeal to consider coming on
l The opportunity to attend the Trust’s Annual Convention board.
l A special ‘I 60163’ day with No. 60163 Tornado For more information, please visit www.a1steam.com,
l Your name inscribed on the Roll of Honour at Darlington email enquiries@a1steam.com or call 01325 460163.
Locomotive Works.
‘The Pembroke Coast Express’ on 14th July took Tornado back to west Wales. She is seen here after 46
arrival at Tenby, still looking immaculate even after the run from Bristol.
50
40 60 70
Chris Walters
Steve Weston
Let’s shift the speed from a sedate 46mph to
30
Tornado’s historic 100mph!
20 80
90
10
0 100
Jack Boskett
M.P.H.
B.R.
Above: The train pauses at Carmarthen
on the return.
Chris Walters
Above: The DB Cargo crew, Conductor Chris Walters,
Fireman Tony Jones, Driver Vince Henderson, TI Tom
Rees.
Right: The evening draws in as Tornado passes Cogan,
Cardiff on her way back to Bristol.
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TORNADO ON TOUR by Huw Parker
‘THE NORTH BRITON’
Maurice Burns
Tom Marshall
Alistair Moulstone
‘The North Briton’ was our second Top right: Under a lowering sky, the train passes
Brian Sherrington
Liam Barnes
operation using WCRC and the the lonely outpost of Blea Moor Signalbox.
locomotive performed admirably.
It was a pleasure to notice increased
confidence in the handling of the
locomotive by both drivers and Centre right: ‘The North Briton’ of 20th July
fireman, a very positive experience found Tornado once again pitched against
from both sides. the ’Long Drag’ of the Settle & Carlisle
Railway, another run which demonstrated
the locomotive’s disdain for hills with
Above: With the Cumbrian Fells
another fine performance. Battered by
brooding behind her, Tornado lifts the
a side wind, the train crosses Ribblehead
train over Lunds Viaduct.
Viaduct.
Right: Battling the usual side-wind,
No. 60163 forges past Helwith. Tornado brings the train into Carlisle Station.
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TORNADO ON TOUR by Graeme Bunker-James Right:
Angus Thompson
Michel Denholm
Running
‘THE ABERDONIAN’ well,
Tornado is
seen near
With two of our new 'Aberdonian' summer Dundee.
Ross Inglis
trains already completed these new tours are
working out very well. The first tour on 1st
August didn’t get off to the best of starts as
it was caught up in severe delays at Edinburgh
Drew Adam
Waverley caused by an errant Caledonian
Sleeper train. These things can’t be helped!
Once underway Tornado was in complete control Some of the crew from HMS Prince of Wales
of the operation and driver Steve Chipperfield joined the train.
was soon making inroads into the late start. At
one point we were over twenty minutes late
Michel Denholm
but this had been reduced to single figures
on the approach to Perth. The running was
excellent via Linlithgow and Stirling, including
a record climb north of Gleneagles. This was an
unexpected diversion away from Fife caused by
a test train using the planned route.
The rest of the run went to plan but with
all the earlier disruption affecting services Piper Ross Inglis heralded Tornado’s arrival in
across Scotland our arrival at Aberdeen was Dundee.
slightly delayed at around 15 minutes. Special
arrangements have been made with Network
Blair Thomas
Rail and WCRC to allow the locomotive and
support coach to run from the station directly
to the former Ferryhill Depot and turn No. 60163 brings the empty stock into Among fields of golden grain, Tornado passes
and service there, using the newly restored Edinburgh Waverley for the start of the run Redcastle.
turntable. This allows the train to be serviced on 8th August.
before being drawn out to the sidings to await
the return journey.
Craig Doogan
Our return journey got underway punctually
and Tornado stormed out of Aberdeen with
Peter Walker in the driver’s seat. The climb was
on course to be something special until adverse
signals were spotted near Newtonhill. The cause
was a signaller having gone home unwell and
closed the signal box. This meant we couldn’t
travel as closely behind the train in front so
everything preceding Dundee was delayed. Once
clear of the proceeding train at Montrose Peter
set the loco for Dundee and it was a pleasure to
run along this staggeringly scenic route. Never
‘The Aberdonian’ of 1st August runs into
far from the sea, as Tornado reeled off the
Carnoustie.
miles, Dundee came into view and the railway
is almost running in the streets before plunging Our second trip started with more challenges,
into a tunnel and arriving at Dundee for water. with a flooded tunnel just west of Edinburgh. Great
Beyond Dundee our running was a little bit hit efforts by our WCRC crew and Network Rail meant
and miss due to other late running services but only a 10 minute late start and once clear of the
once on the Fife Coast the locomotive began Haymarket pick up green signals beckoned us on
to eat into the late running at a prodigious and we were back to time by Thornton. The rest of
rate. We caught up a local service but Network the second trip went pretty well to plan throughout,
Rail helpfully popped that in a loop near some sparkling running in true ECML express style
Inverkeithing allowing Tornado to storm up the with arrival into Aberdeen and back into Edinburgh
stiff climb onto the Forth Bridge into the last of that evening on schedule.
the setting sun. A fast run into Haymarket to There are two more 'Aberdonian' trips to run
set down passengers and then on into Waverley before the end of the year. Do try and get on board
for a 20 minute late arrival. A little frustrating if you can, or perhaps in 2020 when they will run
but none of it down to the locomotive. again. TCC Bathed in evening light, the train heads back to Edinburgh.
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THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST IS YOUR LEGACY TORNADO TOUR DIARY - 2019
You can ensure that Peppercorn class Below are the future operations Tornado is confirmed to be involved in. More details will be published on www.
Bob Hughes
a1steam.com as trains are finalised. Contact details for tour companies are below.
A1 No. 601613 Tornado, Gresley class P2
No. 2007 Prince of Wales, our yet-to-be- l Saturday 31st August – ‘The Aberdonian’ – Edinburgh to l Saturday 2nd November – ‘The Illuminati’ –
named Gresley class V4 No. 3403 or any Aberdeen and return – bookings through Tornado Railtours West Midlands to Blackpool Illuminations – bookings
other on-going project at the Trust, has through Tornado Railtours
l Saturday 7th September – ‘The Aberdonian’ Edinburgh
a secure future for generations to come Saturday 7th December – ‘The Christmas Bath and
to Aberdeen and return, bookings through Tornado Railtours l
by leaving a legacy to The A1 Steam
Bristol Express’ – West Midlands to Bath and Bristol
Locomotive Trust in your Will. When l Saturday 28th September – ‘The North Briton’ –
Christmas Markets – bookings through Tornado Railtours
writing your Will, if your wish is for the London and East Coast stations to Carlisle via the Settle
legacy to go to a specific initiative of the and Carlisle Railway and return (re-scheduled from l Sunday 8th December – London to Lincoln Christmas
Trust, please specify this and we will of 17th August) – bookings through Tornado Railtours Market – bookings through Steam Dreams
course respect your wishes.
Donations via legacies during the l Saturday 5th October – ‘The Pennine Explorer’ – l Saturday 14th December 'The Christmas White
almost 30 years that The A1 Steam Leicester to Carlisle via the Settle and Carlisle Railway and Rose’ – London to York and return (Tornado from London
Locomotive Trust has been in existence return with pick ups at Loughborough, Derby, Chesterfield to York, Union of South Africa from York to London) –
have been relatively limited when and Sheffield – bookings through Tornado Railtours bookings through The Railway Touring Company
compared to other types of donation
– although the Trust has always been The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to see Tornado follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted.
extremely grateful for any gifts received. Tornado Railtours Pathfinder Tours The Railway Touring Company
If legacy donations to the Trust were 01325 488215 01453 835414 01553 661 500
to reach the same level as those for www.a1steam.com/railtours www.pathfindertours.co.uk www.railwaytouring.net
the top UK based charities – where it
represents around 40% of fundraising Newly painted in apple green, Tornado outside Darlington
income – the Trust would raise an Locomotive Works, 2015.
additional £80,000 per year. This would
go a long way towards funding a five- use, we will devote your gift towards affairs are a little more complex it RAILTOURS by Siobhan Osborne
year overhaul for Tornado or Prince of the funding of Tornado’s next major would be much better to take advice
Wales. overhaul. If, however you would like from a solicitor. It costs between £150 ‘The Christmas Bath and
Robin Coombes
Many have the Trustees have already your legacy to be used for something and £200 to make a Will. Bristol Express’ - Saturday
made provision for No. 60163 Tornado more specific, you will need to talk to 7th December - We are pleased to
and No. 2007 Prince of Wales in our our Legacy Coordinator in order to Can I update my existing Will? announce a festive train for December
Wills by leaving a legacy to The A1 realise your contribution and by doing Yes, you will need to produce a running from Wolverhampton, Tame
Steam Locomotive Trust. If you would this we will be certain that your gift will document called a codicil; it is not that Bridge Parkway, Birmingham New Street,
also like to support the Trust through a be used for a specific purpose. complicated and suitable forms are Solihull, Dorridge, Leamington Spa and
legacy, then please take a look at www. available from www. a1steam.com or offering a choice of either spending a
a1steam.com or contact our Legacy To whom do I make my from our Legacy Coordinator. couple of hours in either Bath or Bristol.
Coordinator who will talk you through bequest? There has been great interest around
the process on legacy.coordinator@ If the value of your estate is above a nil What wording do I use? this train which gives passengers the
a1steam.com or 01325 460163. rate band threshold value, then it will It depends on how you wish to divide opportunity to enjoy Bath’s Christmas
be liable for inheritance tax (IHT). Any up your estate. Details are available on market or shop till they drop in Bristol.
How has Legacy funding been gifts made to UK registered charities www.a1steam.com or from our Legacy First Class passengers can enjoy a four
used by the Trust? are exempt from IHT and further tax Coordinator. course Christmas Dinner and seasonal
Legacies helped the Trust during the savings can be made if you gift more favourites will be available in the buffet
construction of No. 60163 Tornado than 10% of your net estate to charity So, please remember The A1 Steam car.
by funding specific components and as the IHT tax rate reduces to 36%. A Locomotive Trust in your Will and you The Illuminati - Saturday this will be the engine's first trip to fear not - No. 60103 will be gleaming
equipment in Darlington Locomotive gift to The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust too can help to ensure that No. 60163 2nd Novermber - Join Tornado Blackpool. Steam hauled from the start, at the front of the train in Blackpool
Works. Since completion, generous would be classed as a charitable gift Tornado, No. 2007 Prince of Wales, No. from the Black Country to Blackpool Tornado will leave the train at Preston station for the return journey! We
gifts have helped fund the conversion of and therefore, attracts the favourable 3403 and our subsequent locomotives Illuminations, famed as the greatest on the outward journey because there are delighted to offer a very special
BR Mk 1 E21249 into Tornado’s support tax rules. If your estate is chargeable have a secure future on the main line free light show on Earth! Picking up is nowhere to turn and service the Champagne Afternoon Tea on this tour.
coach and contributed towards the to IHT, specialist advice should be for generations to come. TCC passengers in Stafford and the Potteries, locomotive at the seaside resort. But TCC
repayment of loans and the £500,000 sought. The A1 Steam Locomotive
bearer bond. Trust is the organisation that holds the
Mandy Grant
funds for fundraising projects and has
What will my Legacy go trustees that can accept bequests for DONATE WHILE YOU SHOP - EASYFUNDRAISING by Chris Walker
towards? any purpose linked to it. The Trust is
A bequest left in your Will, will not governed by a Council and its Trustees Users of Easyfundraising to support the Trust should please For anyone who doesn’t use Easyfundraising but does use
be used for the general day to day will ensure your wish is fulfilled. note that the relationship with Amazon is changing. Rather than Amazon, please help by selecting the Trust. Just type ‘The A1
expenses of running No. 60163 Tornado Amazon donating via Easyfundraising, they will now do so via their Steam Locomotive Trust’ into the search box then click to select
or No. 2007 Prince of Wales on the How do I make a Will? own Amazon Smile process. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is when it is displayed as the result.
Network Rail main line and heritage You could simply fill out a form from registered as a charity with Amazon Smile so please ensure that Please contact us at enquiries@a1steam.com if you have
railways. If you do not state a specific a major stationer or online but if your next time you use Amazon, you opt to join Amazon Smile and any problems.
select the Trust to benefit from anything that you buy.
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HELLO BIG BOY! by Graham Nicholas
All photos Graham Nicholas
Above: Golden Spike celebrations at Promontory summit, Utah,
10th May.
Above: Replica Central Pacific
locomotive No.60 Jupiter, 10th May.
Left: Union Pacific's celebrations at
Graham poses with Big Boy No. 4023 and 'Centennial' diesel No. 6900 on permanent display at Omaha, Ogden, Utah, 9th May.
Nebraska, 1st May.
27th September 1825. A day etched in railway history. Some would landed at Chicago on 27th April, picked up our hire car and reminder of its famous past for over 50 years. bypassed as a working rail route over 100 years ago. With a mile
go further and argue it to be the dawn of the modern world. headed west – taking in Big Boy No.4006 at the National Museum Yet it was another member of the class, fetched back from of track re-laid, two replica locomotives – Central Pacific No.60
Any self-respecting railway enthusiast, particularly one living in of Transportation in St Louis and Big Boy No.4023 in Omaha, Los Angeles in 2014, that was now the centre of attention. Our ‘Jupiter’ (wood burner) and Union Pacific No.119 (coal burner)
the North East of England, would readily recognise it to be the Nebraska along the way. But the real excitement lay ahead at temporary membership of the Union Pacific ‘fan club’ informed – regularly meet up for the tourists, cow catcher to cow catcher,
opening day of the Stockton and Darlington railway. Cheyenne, Wyoming on the afternoon of a lovely, sunny 2nd May. us that, despite the five years’ timescale for the overhaul, it was just as in 1869.
How about 10th May 1869? Er … struggling a bit with that A classic frontier town, Cheyenne is at the eastern end of all going down to the wire and the first tentative moves in the Two hours of formal speeches, re-enactments and song & dance
one perhaps? Yet in terms of modern history, arguably an equally Union Pacific’s crossing of the American Rockies and the challenge yard had only just been undertaken (sound familiar?). We duly culminated in a firework display (in broad daylight!), through the
significant event on the world stage. On that date, on a remote, of surmounting the famous Sherman Hill. This is the section of found ourselves gazing out at glistening Big Boy No. 4014, gentling smoke of which appeared a flight of four USAF F-35 ‘Lightning’
windswept plain in north west Utah, USA, construction crews the route that the Big Boys were built for, to take the gargantuan exuding steam in the low evening sunshine, as she prepared to aircraft as the last note sounded, to set a spine-tingling seal on an
met and ceremoniously drove in the final, golden spike to signify war time freight consists over the mountains to Ogden, Utah undertake her only proving run prior the main event. historic day.
completion of the 1,776 mile long first Transcontinental Railroad. where the Wasatch mountain range forms the equally precipitous Two days later, she set off over familiar territory, accompanied America had truly celebrated its railway heritage with aplomb.
At a stroke, east and west was united and the Union of the descent at the western end. by long time Union Pacific heritage flag bearer, ‘Living Legend’ And railfans the world over now have an operational Big Boy to
American continent, still recovering from the horrors of civil war, It is highly serendipitous therefore that Cheyenne is where the 4-8-4 No.844. We were joined by literally thousands of railfans to celebrate into the bargain. Long may she (he?) give pleasure to
was cemented. Union Pacific heritage fleet is based, indeed occupying a surviving follow the so called ‘Great Race to Ogden’ (more of a gentle stroll, generations of steam lovers the world over. I think we can all
As we here look forward a mere six years hence for relic of the steam operations of old in the form of a cheese if truth be told). Imagine the sort of interest levels generated relate to that. TCC
Darlington’s big 200th anniversary date, over there America has wedge section of the old steam roundhouse at Cheyenne that the by Tornado’s first runs – and then multiply it be ten … or maybe
just finished celebrating their own special 150th anniversary – and Big Boys called ‘home’ in the 1940s & 1950s. Across the way, in twenty?
I took on the onerous role of being TCC’s roving reporter to nearby Holiday Park, Big Boy No.4004 has been the town’s official Having undertaken suitable reconnaissance the day before, we
witness it! made sure we were in position to capture the train closing in on
Although the so called ‘Spike 150’ was the main focus of Sherman Hill summit itself. If truth be told, it was a breeze for
attention, by the very fact of its incorporation in order to bring the locomotives with such a small train but it rates highly on the
the trans-continental railroad into being, the modern day Union iconic scale and I’d travelled over 5,000 miles to see it. For effort
Pacific railroad was also marking its own 150th birthday – and and personal fulfilment alone, it’s a candidate for ‘shot of a lifetime’.
it chose to celebrate in a most spectacular way by putting back We took some time out after that to explore Wyoming’s other
into working order an example of one of the most iconic steam scenic delights and so were next reunited with the Big Boy at
locomotives the world has ever seen: the 4-8-8-4 Mallett heavy Ogden on 9th May for Union Pacific’s own celebrations. Sensibly
freight hauler, known to all by the simple soubriquet, ‘Big Boy’. avoiding the actual 150th date itself, the centrepiece of the event
Remarkably, despite no less than eight Big Boys surviving out of was the symbolic face-to-face meeting up of Nos. 4014 and 844, in
a relatively modest production build of 25, none has ever steamed a homage to the classic photographic image of the 1869 Golden
since the fires were dropped on the last working examples in Spike moment.
1959. 2019 was therefore going to be an extra special celebration Having come so far, it would have been churlish not to join
(and the REAL reason for my western adventure!). No. 4014 basking in the evening sun at Cheyenne, the celebrations on 10th May itself at the ‘golden spike’ spot at Local crowds greet the train at Medicine Bow,
Thus it was that, with a like-minded railroad trip buddy, we 2nd May. Promontory Summit. These days it’s a recreated railway, being Wyoming, 4th May.
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SHED NOTICES l
Stephen Millership
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P2 FUNDRAISING FOR MASON Graham
IS... A PIECE OF CAKE! and his
fellow
Mason Ritchie (featured in TCC 53) has been team
raising funds for the Trust during the holidays members.
for the P2.
So far he has baked biscuits with mum and
sold them at jiu jitsu and his dad’s work. He
also made some cakes last week and asked for
donations towards the construction of the
Steve Flint
P2. Following a catch up with David Elliott
when Tornado was in Paignton (where David
told Mason
about the RHDR THE GREAT MODEL RAILWAY CHALLENGE 2019
where his love
of steam began) Our Quality and Certification Advisor to the Board, Graham Nicholas,
the family has has indulged in his 'other' passion of model railways by getting together
booked a trip a team of fellow modellers to compete in this year's 'Great Model
there to ride on Railway Challenge' programme on Channel 5. Graham and his four
the miniature colleagues competed under the name 'Team Grantham', a reference to
railway in Graham's extensive exhibition model of Grantham railway station as it
August which was in the golden age of the 1930s streamliner trains.
Mason is really Filming for the series is complete and the transmission dates have
looking forward now been announced. Graham is of course not at liberty to say how
to. Team Grantham got on in the competition(!) but you can find out
yourself by tuning into the episode that airs on Friday 11th October
at 20:00hrs on Channel 5. Graham can advise that he did manage to
Mason prepares to head off to sell
work a model of Tornado in at one point so look out for that! Go Team
his wares! Grantham!
KEEPING TORNADO ON THE TRACKS by Mark Allatt
STEAM-HAULED Keeping No. 60163 Tornado in tip-top
working order is an expensive business
I would therefore urge all our existing
A1 Covenantors to help us to recruit
A1 covenantors) to come on-board if
they are able to. And perhaps each of our
ACROSS THE SETTLE as we are constantly being reminded!
Whilst the profit from operating
new supporters and for P2 Covenantors
(around two-thirds of whom are not also
existing Covenantors could pledge to
recruit a friend or colleague? TCC
AND CARLISLE our programme of main line tours
Rob Morland
and Tornado’s hire fees from heritage
RAILWAY railways and working for other rail tour
promoters currently covers her day-
Saturday 28th September 2019 to-day and year-to-year maintenance
costs, they do not at present generate a
Picking up from London King’s Cross,
sufficient surplus to fund her five and ten
Potters Bar, Stevenage, Peterborough, year overhauls, conservatively estimated
Retford. at around £500,000 each. Therefore, it
is vital for us to continue to maintain
Saturday 5th October 2019 (and hopefully grow) Tornado’s on-going
‘The Pennine Explorer’ – Leicester Covenant income.
to Carlisle via the Settle and Carlisle The last few months have seen
Railway and return with pick ups at our net number of Covenantors
Loughborough, Derby, Chesterfield and continue to grow a little. Hopefully
Sheffield the positive profile generated by the
‘I S&C’ Plandampf, 100mph test run,
To make a booking visit PADDINGTON 2 movie and our How it all started for Tornado and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
- David Champion presents Mark Allatt with his original hand-
www.a1steam.com /railtours excellent 2019 railtours programme will
written notes detailing how the construction of a new main line
or call 01325 488215 continue to help to grow this number.
locomotive could be financed, for the price of a pint a week!
For more information on how you can help to keep Britain’s only new-build main line steam locomotive on the tracks
visit www.a1steam.com, email enquiries@a1steam.com or call 01325 460163.
MILLERSHIP
18 19Geoff Griffiths
A superb study of Tornado hauling ‘The Aberdonian’ on 8th August, crossing the Forth Bridge on her way north.
20 21A1 PROFILE - No. 60125 SCOTTISH UNION by Phil Champion ‘Flying Scotsman’ entering Newcastle.
Bill Reed
Also, on 5th February it hauled up ‘Flying
Scotsman’ from Edinburgh to Newcastle
while on 6th August it brought the down
Mike Mountford
train into Newcastle and returned on
another namer, ‘The Heart of Midlothian’.
Around 1956 the smokebox number plate
and handrail were transposed.
An examination of detailed records
from September that year until January
1957 shows a number of East Coast
trains hauled quite regularly, 05:50hrs
and 06:45hrs King’s Cross-Grantham,
10:20hrs King’s Cross-Leeds, 15:10hrs and
17:25hrs King’s Cross-Newcastle, 20:20hrs
King’s Cross-Edinburgh and 23:45hrs
King’s Cross-Newcastle. In fact, on 16th
June 1957 No. 60125 was transferred to
‘Top Shed’. As well as working as far as
Newcastle it also worked off the main line, No. 60125 waits to be called into the works for a general repair in
as evidenced by the 16:21hrs King’s Cross- September 1958.
Cambridge on 26th October. It was during
1957 that Scottish Union became the first
Cedric Clayson
of three A1s to reach the ‘ton’ and have
this backed up by a detailed log; on a date
unpublished, driver Carling of Copley Hill
shed took it to 102mph on an 08:30hrs
‘extra’.
Reallocation back to Doncaster
came on 6th January 1958. Four months
afterwards the later BR crest was applied
to the tender. Workings are characterised
Sporting a Diagram 117 boiler, No. 60125 is seen at King’s Cross on 9th April 1962. by the 13:12hrs Leeds–King’s Cross on
12th April 1959 and the 13:40hrs King’s
Although numerically quite early in the A1 listing, No. 60125 came after well over half the class was Cross-Edinburgh on 20th July the following
introduced. Twenty-eight were in use already and, as Doncaster works No. 2043, it was one of four to enter year. A Smith-Stone speedometer was
traffic in April 1949. Initially allocated to Doncaster shed, it proved to be one of a number of A1s which were fitted onto one of the rear driving wheels.
frequently reallocated. Its appearance was the now customary apple green with black and white lining plus a In January 1962 a Thompson diagram 117
plain chimney. The first recorded trains were goods on 18th February 1950. A sighting at West Hartlepool on boiler was fitted, this being characterised
12th January gives no details of the train. by the (non-banjo) dome being moved
further forward. Trains that year were Scottish Union is seen at Grantham on New Year’s Day, 1962.
After just over a year at Doncaster, No. and these were the 40th and 41st so treated. 13:18hrs King’s Cross-Leeds the next day. mostly passenger with trains to and
60125 was transferred to Copley Hill. It A short-lived move to Grantham took However, an entry for 21st August says it from Leeds, a train for Hull from the
GN Rilawayana
covered most of the length of the east effect on Friday 15th May 1953 but on failed at Doncaster with the up ‘Queen capital on 17th February, and a number
Cedric Clayson
coast main line; noted at King’s Cross 6th June No. 60125 was back at Copley of Scots’. 2nd May 1954 saw a move back of references to servicing on Gateshead
on 16th August 1950 and at Edinburgh Hill. Records from July show it passing to Grantham. At the end of 1954 and up shed indicating runs to Newcastle. A
Waverley on 10th August 1951. Several Doncaster on the 21st with the 12:05hrs to next summer we have a number of contrast in working was shown on 7th
changes to the engine took place. The King’s Cross-Glasgow and hauling the records of Scottish Union on the down November with the hauling of a brake van In 2016 Scottish Union’s
Flaman speed recorder was removed in the down direction from Newcastle smokebox numberplate came up
and a lipped chimney replaced the plain at 09:30hrs followed by the 18:50hrs for auction at Great Northern
Peter Townend
original. Repainting into BR blue occurred arrival back with the important up seed Railwayana.
in January 1951, one of four that month. potatoes run. A local train worked was
Well over half the class had been dealt the 17:39hrs Grantham-Peterborough and to West Yorkshire No. 60125 was
with – 30 by the end of the previous on 22nd November. Important passenger withdrawn on 4th July 1964. It was the
year. At the same time it was given a trains included the up ‘Yorkshire Pullman’ 18th to be condemned. It had been fitted
name in the LNER tradition of racehorse from Doncaster to the capital on 18th with eight different boilers. The following
names; Scottish Union was the winner of March plus the 12:10hrs King’s Cross- month Scottish Union was sold for scrap to
the 1938 St. Leger race – an appropriate Newcastle for the Tyne Commission Quay Cox & Danks of Wadsley Bridge and it was
choice for a Doncaster-built locomotive. on at least five occasions. Goods featured last noted on the 23rd lying withdrawn at
Again No. 60125 was one of the later too, perhaps more so with increasing Doncaster shed.
ones to be dealt with as two-thirds of the dieselisation. A class 7 goods was worked
class had been named. Towards the end of from Tyne yard to Tweedmouth on 3rd This history was compiled by Phil Champion
1952 Scottish Union was one of a trio fitted October while eight days later an up based on a database compiled by Tommy
experimentally with a modified inside light engine working to King’s Cross was Knox and with reference to the RCTS Scottish Union at Grantham again,
connecting rod. A repaint of two A1s into No. 60125 on the Up ‘Queen of Scots’ passing Ellers Crossing followed by down class 4 goods. book “Locomotives of the LNER Part 2A” as this time on 18th April 1963.
BR green in October included No. 60125 in August 1953. After a life working along the main line background TCC
22 23P2 ENGINEERING UPDATE by David Elliott
Motion photos: Robert Stephenson
General
It has been a very busy period for No. 2007 Prince of Wales as the cladding and its jig have been removed so that the motion brackets
and leading boiler support can be fitted and to provide access for pipework to be fitted. Work on the tender is progressing at a
good pace with the frames and base plate at I D Howitt, at Crofton, and the wheelsets at South Devon Railway.
Frames
The left-hand motion bracket has been delivered by North
Daniela Filová
View Engineering Solutions, however two non-conformances
have been identified in Daniela Filová’s inspection. The bracket
has been returned for rectification but should return soon.
North View have also made good progress with the ten spring
brackets.
Pony truck
Daniela has completed the FEA on the pony truck and all
appears to be well. Her report will be reviewed and sent
to Ricardo Rail for approval before we order manufacture.
However, I am sufficiently confident that we can request
fabrication quotations now.
Wheelsets
Work is continuing at Timsons with the pony truck
machining. The final tender axle and wheels have been sent
to South Devon Railway Engineering for assembly, kindly Progress on the frames and pipework runs.
delivered by Hunts in our dedicated, curtain-sided trailer!
Boiler
David Elliot
On 13th June we signed a contract for Meiningen to supply two
boilers. The P2 boiler is due for delivery in early July 2021 which
fits well with the project plan.
Major boiler fittings
The boiler prices included two sets of superheater elements
and machining and fitting of regulators to both of them.
Arrangements will be made to send Meiningen the regulator
castings in due course.
Cylinders
The cylinder assembly model has been rebuilt so that it
works more reliably and I have started detailing it including
welds so that we can seek quotes for construction. We are
on the cusp of ordering steam chest cover patterns. We are The team at Darlington polished the driving wheel
currently seeking best and final offers for the cast steel steam rims to a mirror finish.
Stages in forging the first coupling rod
passages for the cylinder block. David Elliott is continuing David Elliot at Robert Stephenson’s works.
with detailing the welds on the cylinder block so that we can
seek quotes. The cylinder steam chest cover patterns are
being manufactured by pattern maker John Hazlehurst of
Swineshead, Lincolnshire. Motion
Forging of the first coupling rod has just started at Stephenson Engineering at Atherton and the equipment and their new staff appear
to be working satisfactorily. Daniela Filová has completed a drawing of the return cranks which drive the valve gear and will be
David Elliot
requesting forging and machining quotes shortly.
The re-worked
cylinder CAD. Pipework
Ian Matthews
Ian has continued with vacuum pipework and is presently
installing the DV2 air/vacuum proportional valve and its
associated isolating valve. Alan Parkin has been instructed to
model the remaining air and steam pipework through the
frames having demonstrated previous skill in this with the
electrical trunking situated between the frames.
Right: Vacuum pipe brackets.
Superheater elements at Darlington Locomotive
Works. ➤
24 25Brake rigging
Daniela Filová
All the small brake rigging parts for the locomotive are complete and the bearing castings for the brake cross shafts have been ordered.
We have all the pull rods, and the brake blocks are due for delivery. Apart from a few cotters and the air brake cylinders, we have all the
engine brake rigging delivered or nearing completion.
Brake rod sequence: Bob Hughes
Handrails
David Elliott
With the receipt of the handrail knobs
from Ian Howitt, Ian Matthews is making
good progress in fitting them to the cab
and cladding. The stainless pipe used needs
polishing and we have hired a specialised
Above: Stages in machining pipe polishing machine to perform this task.
one of the brake rod unions.
Above: The newly fitted boiler
handrails.
Below: Brake shaft bushes.
Left: Cab handrails polished and
in position.
Cab
David Elliott
Ian Matthews has made good progress and almost
David Elliott
completed the cab seat cubicles. Alan Parkin has
completed the 3D modelling to fit the latest version
of OTMR (On Train Monitoring and Recording) into
the firemen’s side seat cubicle and extending under
the fireman’s footstep, which much to the delight
of Rob Morland will allow for a significantly larger
input/output auxiliary electrical panel.
Tender
The tender base plate has been advanced to the
point where it has been delivered to Crofton for
Ian Howitt to pre-fit to the frames. It should be Above: Superheater header T bolt.
there for a fortnight after which it will return to
North View to have the tank built up on it (see
David Elliott
the separate tender special for details about its
David Elliott
David Elliott
progress)
Electrical
We expect to be in receipt of the final externally
sourced parts for the belt driven alternator shortly
which will permit assembly and testing. Alan has
produced manufacturing drawings for both vee and
flat belt pulleys and these have also been ordered
- the two types of pulley are required to enable
the alternator to be fitted to the tender or the
support coach). Alan has also completed design on
the upsized battery boxes and associated trunking
which Ian is presently fabricating out of laser profile
stainless steel kits. “You don’t have to be nuts to
Battery boxes fabricated by Ian Matthews. Air pumps fitted between the frames by Ian Matthews. work here but it helps…” TCC
26 27P2 TENDER PROGRESS UPDATE
Daniela Filová
All photos this page Nigel Facer exept where marked
With the sump fabricated (in the space occupied by the water-scoop on No. 2001’s tender) the base plate
was delivered to Crofton for trial-fitting to the frames at Ian Howitt’s works.
David Elliot
Richard Pearson
Above: The tender axles.
The tender frames start to come together at Ian Howitt’s Crofton Works. Left: The complete ‘kit of parts’ for all four tender wheelsets
including the pulley for the alternator, ready to be sent to
South Devon Railway Engineering.
Left: Although
conditions are
cramped Ian Howitt Above right: Our friends at Hunts Transport sent our
managed to build dedicated branded trailer to Darlington to move the
Tornado’s tender in components to SDR(E).
the same space.
Daniela Filová
Far left: Details of
the spring hangers
and tender tank
brackets.
Daniela Filová
Once delivered, SDR(E) wasted no
Brake components ready for The tender tank base plate One of the splashers built-in to the base plate. time in starting to assemble the
fitting to the tender chassis. at North View Engineering. wheelsets.
28 29FUNDRAISING FOR No. 2007 PRINCE OF WALES by Mark Allatt
David Elliott/A1SLT
£1,000 plus Gift Aid. In just ten days
Over £3.3m pledged, £2.6m donated and £2m spent of £5m target we had already signed up 24 members
of The Motion Club, potentially worth
£30,000 including Gift Aid – a remarkable
achievement thanks to the generosity
Bob Hughjes
of our supporters. As of the end of
August 2019, we had recruited over 145
£5,000,000 members to The Motion Club, with over
£175,000 pledged. Although somewhat
£4,500,000
delayed through no fault of our supplier,
£4,000,000 you can read on page 25 in TCC where
work is about to commence in earnest on
£3,500,000 the heavy motion and we hope to have
£3,300,000
the first pieces ready for inspection by
£3,000,000 supporters at this year’s convention in No. 2007 stands outside Darlington Locomotive Works.
October. Let’s get this Club over the line
£2,500,000
by the same time!
£2,000,000 We launched The Tender Club on
145 members
8th April 2019 to raise the funds to
£1,500,000 manufacture No. 2007’s tender. We
set ourselves the challenge of raising
£1,000,000 £450,000 through The Tender Club from
250 supporters each donating £1,500
£500,000 (plus Gift Aid) to the project in up to
£0 15 payments of £100 by standing order.
(Target)
The Tender Club got off to a rather slow
0 150 175
start but has now recruited 33 people 50 100
which is in stark contrast to speed of the
tender's construction! As you can read in
Motion Club gauge - 145 Members.
David Elliott’s engineering update, work
is progressing rapidly on the tender tank,
Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales at Darlington Locomotive frames and wheelsets. With a fair wind we 180
Works under construction. should have an almost complete tender
100 200 250
behind the engine in DLW just in time for
Our project to build Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales continues to make solid progress on all the convention. However, to make this
fronts and we are still on target to complete the new locomotive within three years provided we can happen we need many more people to get 150
keep up the current pace of income growth. A huge thank you to all our supporters who continue to on board The Tender Club, (read more on 50 250
give most generously to the project. pages 28, 29 and 37). 100
Our Dedicated Donations initiative
Pledges towards building No. 2007 meaning that the overwhelming majority read in the engineering update where continues to generate substantial income 50
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Prince of Wales have passed £3.3m just of the funds are being given by new these funds have already been put to for the project, with around £350,000 to- 0
300
over five years after assembly officially supporters of the Trust. good use. date from existing supporters sponsoring 0
started at Darlington Locomotive In addition to this core scheme, funds Our order in June 2019 for two new a variety of components. Our most
Works. Public interest in seeing a new have been raised through The Founders boilers – an heir and a spare – from DB recent initiative was linked to Father’s
Gresley class P2 become a reality Club with over 360 members donated Meiningen makes it more important than Day and this brought in a considerable
sooner rather than later remains high £1,000 each plus Gift Aid – target 100 even that we reach our 300 members number of enquiries for unusual presents Boiler Club gauge - 180 Members. Tender Club Gauge - 33
and 940 people have already signed people, now closed; The Mikado Club, target for The Boiler Club as soon as and generated valuable publicity for the Members.
up to the ‘P2 for the price of a pint launched in March 2016 with an initial possible. We have already recruited 180 project. There are still a considerable £2m (over 40% of the total required) We would encourage all our
of beer per week’ (£2.50 per week target of 160 members to wheel the people to The Boiler Cub, each of whom number of wheeling-related Dedicated converted into metal, over £2.6m (over supporters who haven’t yet contributed
or more) Covenant scheme since its engine and extended in May 2017 have pledged £2,000 each to fund the Donations still available for sponsorship, 50%) raised and £3.3m (over two-thirds) to this exciting project to help us to
launch in March 2014. The average to 200 members to also wheel the boiler meaning 60% of the £600,000 ranging from a driving wheel spoke at pledged. meet these deadlines by becoming a
monthly donation is now over £17 per tender - now fully subscribed with 200 target is now pledged. With the delivery £600 (or from £25 per month for 24 We now have a rolling chassis and monthly ‘P2 for the price of a pint of
Covenantor (including Gift Aid) and supporters pledging £1,000 each plus of the boiler for No. 2007 scheduled for months) to a Cartazzi axlebox casting at we remain on-track for completion of beer a week’ Covenantor, joining The
the projected monthly income for our Gift Aid and therefore potentially raising July 2021 we need five new members a £1,300 (or from £50 per month for 26 the new locomotive within three years. Boiler Club, subscribing to The Motion
P2 project from the monthly Covenant £250,000; and The Cylinder Club, only month – please do consider becoming a months) to and driving wheel casting & However, to maintain this rate of progress Club, becoming a member of The
scheme is now running at around launched at our Convention in October member of The Boiler Club if you proof machining at £12,000 (or from £200 we need to raise more than £700,000 Tender Club or taking out a Dedicated
120% of that of Tornado – a remarkable 2017, is now also fully subscribed with are able. per month for 60 months) See page 33 per year, which given the nature of the Donation. It’s time to get on-board!
achievement in such a short period of 100 people having already pledged April 2018 saw the launch of The for more information about Dedicated regular donation scheme becomes more For more information on how you
time and all thanks to the generosity £1,000 each plus Gift Aid and therefore Motion Club, established to fund the Donations. challenging as each year passes. Last can help to build Britain’s most powerful
of our supporters. What is even more potentially raising £125,000. The Gresley manufacture of the heavy motion for We are delighted with the level of financial year we didn’t quite achieve our steam locomotive visit
striking is that only around 30% of A1 Society Trust has also sponsored the No. 2007, where we have set ourselves support that the project to build Britain’s budget of £500,000 and so we will have www.p2steam.com, email
Covenantors (36% of P2 Covenantors) locomotive’s distinctive front-end for the challenge of raising £210,000 most powerful steam locomotive has to work harder this year to maintain our enquiries@p2steam.com or call
are regular donors to both locomotives, which we are most grateful. You can from 175 supporters each donating received since its launch. This means over momentum. 01325 460163. TCC
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