6 0163 TORNADO The New Steam for the Main Line Communication Cord No. 39 Summer 2015 Andrew Southwell Having taken over from Alycidon in York, Tornado heads the return leg at Great Heck.

AN A1 JUBILEE! by Graham Langer After a difficult start to the year it feels would be proved wrong and that by 2014 ‘The Silver Jubilee Talisman’ on Saturday like the sun has come out and is now construction would have started on that 26th September and ‘The Peppercorn shining on the Trust during its Silver organisation’s second, massive, steam Phoenix’ on New Year’s Eve, the former Jubilee Year. Yes, it’s been 25 years since ? The A1 a celebration of 25 years of Trust activity, a group of visionaries got together and Trust really has something to celebrate the latter a commemoration of the final decided to do something extraordinary, this year. A1 working by No. 60145 Saint Mungo on to build a brand new main line steam As if all this were not enough, The A1 31st December 1965; why not join us and express locomotive! Who would have Steam Locomotive Trust has been able enjoy some exhilarating East Coast Main thought, back in 1990, that the dream to announce not one, but two more of Line running behind a on would become reality, all the doubters its own in the next six months, her ‘home’ track? TCC

1 by Mark Allatt CONTENTS From the chair by Graham Langer Page 1 editorial An A1 Jubilee s I write this years. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust Page 2 column in late will be celebrating this milestone in The phrase “from zero to hero” has probably been over- taking her place at the head of the ‘Belmond British Pullman’ From the chair July, No. 60163 several ways throughout the year – the used in recent years but I feel it is an appropriate sentiment in August. PAGE 3 ATornado is working ‘The first of which being ‘The Silver Jubilee to describe Tornado’s rapid return to rude good health and No sooner than Tornado vacated her birthplace than Editorial Torbay Expresses’ out Talisman’ on Saturday 26th September an outstanding couple of month’s running since her return the frames of No. 2007 were skated back in place and Darlington Locomotive Works of Bristol following with No. 60163 Tornado from London to traffic in June. We have already run three times as many work re-commenced assembling them. With many parts refurbishment the completion of her King’s Cross to York, Darlington and trains as we did in 2014, often with only a day or two’s break manufactured and machined off-site during No. 60163’s PAGE 4 intermediate overhaul in mid-June and Newcastle. Passengers electing to between turns and all credit is due to the support crew and overhaul, progress has been rapid and the prospect of a fully A1 Engineering update has already accumulated around 3,000 travel to York now have the additional sales team for stepping up to the challenging schedule thus wheeled chassis draws ever closer…. You know what you PAGE 6 miles since then, hauling ten main line opportunity to visit the staggeringly created. Our lovely apple green machine has once again need to do to hasten this process, don’t you! Tornado is your Legacy tours in addition to her test run and beautiful Castle Howard whilst added some new route miles to the log (indeed to that of In addition, Darlington Borough Council has found the Operations update other positioning moves. These trains passengers disembarking at Darlington the Peppercorn class A1s!) reaching the far north of Scotland funding to renovate the exterior of Darlington Locomotive PAGE 7 for ScotRail, the SRPS, The Prince’s with have the opportunity of a guided at Brora and, substituting for an ailing Union of South Africa, Works, adding to the work carried out by the Trust on the Tornado on Tour bestrode the Forth Railway Bridge during the celebration of interior two years ago. It is wonderful that this original PAGE 11 Trust, Torbay Express and ourselves tour of Darlington Locomotive Works have taken Tornado from Brora in the and progress update on No. 2007 Prince its 125th Anniversary, a day which concluded with this mighty Stockton & Darlington Railway building (where Arthur The Silver Jubilee Talisman edifice being granted UNESCO world heritage status. A Peppercorn once had an office) should still be loved and PAGE 12 north of Scotland to Kingswear on the of Wales.There is also the option to Tribute to Sir Nicholas Winton Devon coast. Meanwhile in Darlington board the train at York and travel to hugely successful ‘White Rose’ returned No. 60163 south cared for while continuing to function as a centre of railway Diary 2015 Locomotive Works the frames for No. Newcastle and back. from Scotland to work a series of ‘Torbay Expresses’ before construction. TCC PAGE 13 2007 Prince of Wales have been skated Most importantly we want to use The Peppercorn Pheonix back into position and the components our 25th anniversary as an opportunity PAGE 14 acquired over the past few months have to highlight the importance of The 163 The 163 Pacifics Club started to be fitted. Pacifics Club – our desire to complete DARLINGTON LOCOMOTIVE WORKS REFURBISHMENT PAGE 15 Although Tornado’s overhaul didn’t what we set out to do 25 years ago by Tony Lord Covenantors' diary quite run according to plan as outlined and purchase Tornado’s tender. Other PAGE 16 in the last issue of TCC and has cost the celebrations planned include special Darlington Locomotive Works is situated Darlington Borough Council to carry are presently re-rendering the exterior The big picture Trust in excess of £400,000, I’m sure days for supporters on the Severn Valley in part of what was previously known out the proposed works. The walls had of the building and replacing most of PAGE 18 that you will agree with me that she has Railway with their LNER teak train, an as the Hopetown Lane Carriage Works. to be plastered using lime plaster and the windows with exact replicas of the Merchandise update stormed back into traffic in true Tornado opportunity to get up close to Tornado It fills the southern end of the building the painted. The floors were coated with original ones. They have also arranged for PAGE 19 style and this is a credit to all of those at Locomotion in early January 2016, a including the centre tower section. special paint and official walkways painted the roof and guttering to be repaired as Letter from Canada Tornado Team who have worked on her over the past dinner following our annual convention Approximately two years ago, we a different colour. necessary. few months. We will – with your help – on 3rd October and ‘The Peppercorn decided to improve the internal parts Most of the equipment was refurbished We are now looking to make use of PAGE 20 Phoenix’ with Tornado to commemorate of our section of the building ready for and that which could not be repaired P2 engineering update be working hard in the coming months to the upper floors of the tower section as PAGE 22 rebuild our finances and, inevitably, start No. 60145 Saint Mungo’s final run from the start of the P2 Project. We replaced was replaced. The exterior of the offices and document storage facilities. st P2 Fundraising squirrelling away funds for Tornado’s next York to Newcastle and return on 31 the plaster on the internal walls, cleaned whole building was in a poor state of This is at the design stage and will need PAGE 23 overhaul. December 1965. Details of all of these the floors and opened up the original repair and Darlington Borough Council a separate Listed Building Consent th No. 2007 Prince of Wales one - As you know, 2015 marks the 25 events can be found elsewhere in this staircase to the upper floors of the tower. was approached to see if this could application to be made before work can third complete already! anniversary of the launch of the project issue of TCC. As the building is Class 2 Listed, we had be rectified. They obtained a sum of commence on site. TCC The Boiler Club to build a new Peppercorn class A1 Thank you all for your continued support. to apply for Listed Building Consent from money from central government and PAGE 24 with the launch meeting at The Railway I hope to see as many of you as possible

Event’s attendance report Institute in York on 17th November 1990. at our 25th Anniversary Convention and Bob Hughes PAGE 25 The third part of David ’s Dinner in Darlington in October with P2 sponsorship enthralling history of the Trust appears in both Tornado and Prince of Wales and The Gresley Society this issue of TCC and reading it brought on our trains over the rest of our 25th PAGE 26 back many happy memories of our early anniversary year. TCC The LNER Society PAGE 27 The Winds of Change that You will have probably read elsewhere the became a Tornado award of British Empire Medals in HM The PAGE 30 Queen’s Birthday Honours List to Julian Profile-Graeme Bunker PAGE 31 Birley and the late Andrew Dow. Both From the archives played crucial roles in support of the build PAGE 32 of No. 60163 Tornado in addition to their many other railway heritage achievements. Sponsors and contact information Julian was instrumental in helping the Trust to fund the ‘last push’ before the completion of the locomotive and Andrew was a Trustee of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust for ten years from 1994 to 2004. Recognition well deserved by both – and it's pleasing to know that Andrew was aware of the award before his untimely Editor: Graham Langer - [email protected] death in April. TCC Andrew Dow. Scaffolding now envelops Darlington Locomotive Works.

2 3 by David Elliott Fortunately, a day of running-in on Ian Yarrow A1 Engineering UPDATE Locomotion’s demonstration line sufficed, as only the only new metal in The final weeks ofTornado’s overhaul involved long days (and nights) for seven days a week. In order to fit in round the continuing the motion was the two rear coupling assembly activity, Ian Matthews with family assistance applied the final coats of paint, lining and varnish during the night when the rest of rod bearings, new piston rod packings the team was not raising dust. and a new set of piston rings. This was born out on the test run and the subsequent four days of hauling railtours round Scotland when the locomotive ran very well and bearings remained cool. Minor problems encountered included a few small steam and leaks, the occasional bolt that required further tightening and the need to fit additional pipe clips to Robert Hughes/David Elliott stop some air and steam pipes vibrating. The main steam circuit was fully steam tight and the beat is as good as it ever has been. The work done during the overhaul to adjust the coupled horn block liners has eliminated the knock that had built up over the last few months of operation. The is lowered onto the frames. Mandy Grant Ian Yarrow

Almost ready. Tornado takes on an 'A3'-like appearance prior to In the dead of night Ian Mathews' painting goes on. the deflectors being fitted.

Whilst in an ideal world we should have liked a rather longer and less frantic The boiler was tested out of the frames. period to re-commission the locomotive, the problems with the roller bearings Robert Hughes and the late return of the boiler severely reduced the available time to test and certificate Tornado. Thanks to timely and excellent quality work from South Devon Railway Engineering to fit the new roller bearings, the high level of output and dedication from the Darlington team Robert Hughes/David Elliott with additional help from Locomotive Maintenance Services in the form of its proprietor David Wright and his staff, not to mention the excellent co-operation of Locomotion: The NRM at Shildon and the various personnel from our Insurance Company boiler inspectors, Vehicle Acceptance body and DB Schenker, our main line operator, the light engine and The fully clad boiler is lowered into the frames using loaded test run to Edinburgh took place Ian Yarrow fits insulation to the firebox. the Matterson syncro jacks. Tornado in steam at Darlington Locomotive Works. on Thursday 18th June. TCC

4 5 TORNADO IS YOUR LEGACY by Mark Allatt TORNADO Remembering The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust in your Will ON TOUR

Funds to build No. 60163 Tornado were Income via legacies during the lifespan of Follow us on by John Wilkinson and Huw Parker raised through deeds of covenant “an A1From youThe to us... A1 Steam LocomotiveMaking Trust a bequest has been to If you have already left a legacy to The A1 Steam Locomotive The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust No. 60163 Trust for No. 60163 Tornado - or if you intend to - we would for the price of a pint of beer a week”, relatively limited. Thel Trust has always been like to be able to say thank you. How has Legacy funding been used by the Trust? TORNADO Legacies helped the Trust during the construction of No. 60163 IS YOUR Please complete the form below and send to th th Tornado by funding specific components and equipment in sponsorship, commercial loans and(no stamp required): extremely grateful of any gifts received Having been out of service since 4 October, Tornado finally steamed as a complete locomotive on 12 Darlington Locomotive Works. Since completion, Legacy Coordinator gifts have helped fund the conversion of BR Mk 1 E21249 into LEGACY through a £500,000 bond issue – bothDarlington Locomotive Works for the benefit of Tornado’spreserving support coach and the contributed future. towards the repayment June. After a number of long and very thorough inspections the time came for the first move which was FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL of loans and the £500,000 bearer bond. since repaid. Today, as you know, TheThe A1 A1 Steam Locomotive TrustIt would be great if the Trust could come Hopetown Lane gingerly carried out by Locomotive Manager John Wilkinson on the demonstration line at Darlington l What will my Legacy go towards? Steam Locomotive Trust continuesDarlington to DL3 6RQ in line with the top A bequestUK left based in your Will, willcharities not be used for the general day [email protected] to day expenses of running No. 60163 Tornado on the Network Locomotive Works. To everyone’s joy and relief the locomotive moved smoothly and freely following all Rail main line and heritage railways. If you do not state a specific We will be able to keep you up to date with all the work we operate Tornado on the where legacy incomeuse, we equateswill devote your gift totowards an the fundingaverage of Tornado’s next are doing to keep No. 60163 Tornado on the Network Rail the work that has been carried out over the winter. major overhaul. If, however you would like your legacy to be used main line and heritage railways for future generations. main line and on heritage railways to the of 40% of fundraising✂ for something income more specific, – you around will need to talk to our Legacy I have left/intend to leave a bequest to The A1 Steam Coordinator in order to realise your contribution and by doing this delight of children of all ages! As youLocomotive will Trust in my will. £80,000 per year. Thiswe will be certainwould that your gogift will abe usedlong for a specific way purpose. Name ...... l To whom do I make my bequest? If the value of your estate is above a nil rate band threshold value have seen elsewhere in this issue ofAddress TCC ...... , towards the funding a five year overhaul. then it will be liable for inheritance tax (IHT). Any gifts made to ...... UK registered charities are exempt from IHT and further tax keeping No. 60163 in first class condition If you would likesavings to cansupport be made if you gift No.more than 60163 10% of your net estate ...... Post Code ...... to charity as the IHT tax rate reduces to 36%. A gift to The A1

is extremely expensive. In additionTelephone to our ...... Tornado through a LegacySteam Locomotive then Trust would please be classed as a charitabletake gift Ian Yarrow and therefore attract the favourable tax rules. If your estate is Covenantors, the Trust continues toE-mail ...... raise a look through thechargeable enclosed to IHT, specialist leaflet advice should be orsought. Purpose ( if specified)...... The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is the organisation that holds the funds for fundraising projects and has trustees that can accept funds through promoting its own mainDate ...... line contact our Legacybequests Coordinator for any purpose linked to it.who The Trust iswill governed by a Are you a UK tax payer? Ye s No Council and its Trustees will ensure your wish is fulfilled. trains, hiring the locomotive to otherAre you a 60163rail Tornado Covenantor? talkYe s youNo through the process on l How do I make a Will? legacy. Are you an existing member of the 163 Pacifics Club? Ye s No You could simply fill out a form from a major stationer or online tour promoters and heritage railways and but if your affairs are a little more complex or it would be much Remembering The A1 Steam Are you a No2007 [email protected] Prince of Wales Covenantor? Ye s No better to take advice from a solicitor. It costs between £150 and Locomotive Trust in your Will merchandise licencing/sales. 01325 460163. £200 to make a Will. Why not visit us at Darlington Locomotive Works and see l However, you can help ensure thatGresley classNo. P2 No. 2007 Prince of WalesSo, under please construction? rememberCan I update The my existingA1 Steam Will? We are open from 11:00hrs on the third Saturday of each Yes, you will need to produce a document called a codicil; it is month – see www.a1steam.com for more details. not that complicated and suitable forms are available from www. a1steam.com or from our Legacy Coordinator. 60163 Tornado has a secure futureFor on further information on any aspectLocomotive of the No. 60163 Trust in your Will and you too Tornado and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust please visit www. l What wording do I use? the main line for generations to come , or email us can help ensure or that No. 60163 Tornado a1steam.com [email protected] It depends on how you wish to divide up your estate. Details are 6 0163 TORNADO call 01325 460163. www.a1steam.com available on or from our Legacy Coordinator. New Steam for the Main Line by leaving a legacy to The A1 Steam Thank you for yourhas valued aSupport secure future on the main line for Front cover: ALSLT Locomotive Trust in your Will. generations to come. TCC

OPERATIONS A1SLT UPDATE

Moving forward from the intermediate overhaul the Trust has decided to revert Allelys collected the locomotive from the works on 13th June. to a predominantly voluntary model for the operation of The following day was Friday colleague replied, “They’re Wednesday 17th June 2015, the locomotive. In future and Allelys moved the testing it”. He replied, “But we left the hospitable folks the locomotive will be the locomotive to Locomotion: that doesn’t mean they can’t at Locomotion who have responsibility of one of our four The NRM at Shildon for move it!” provided accommodation voluntary Responsible Officers running in and by 22:00hrs Finally, in the late afternoon for the support coach and (ROs), namely Graeme Bunker, that night John Wilkinson Tornado moved off to start rocked and rolled with us Huw Parker, John Wilkinson was sat on the top step of the running in, the exhaust beat through the overhaul waiting and Richard Corser with the support coach with a cup of was that perfect evenness for No. 60163 to materialise Duty Engineer function being coffee, the locomotive had that David Elliott strives in Shildon. Tornado made her provided by David Wright’s a fire in it and the overhaul for - fabulous! All was going way tender first to Darlington Locomotive Maintenance Services already beginning to fade well and over the remainder and ran round the support Limited. The Trust would like into memory. What no- of the afternoon and on the coach for a trip to Tyne Yard. to thank John Wilkinson for his one knew then was just how Sunday some miles were The run was everything we three years as our contracted successful the overhaul has run and all seemed well. On prayed for - uneventful! With Locomotive Manager and is been. A significant proportion Monday it was back to the five carriages and a dead class delighted that John will continue of Saturday was spent with grindstone with all hands to 66 added, the test run became to volunteer as one of our ROs. Mandy Sharpe testing and pump for the final effort to sterner but Tornado set off for In particular we would like to certifying the safety systems get the locomotive ready to Scotland hardly noticing the thank him for all of his hard work on the locomotive. This resume her main line career extra weight. A good- again during the successful intermediate activity stretched well into on the Wednesday. This is uneventful- run to Millerhill overhaul when he acted as the afternoon and the air of involved some more burning depot saw Tornado in place Project Manager and wish him expectation within the crowd of the midnight oil and by for run number one. We were well with his growing railway assembled at Locomotion was 04:00hrs Wednesday David grateful to Andy Kelly and contracting business. TCC palpable. As one gentleman Wright was satisfied that we all the staff at Millerhill who was overheard to say, “Why were ready to go. made us feel very welcome for John Wilkinson gets don’t they move it?” His the next two to three weeks. stuck in during the boiler test. ➤

6 7 Henry Elliott Henry Henry Elliott

‘The Border Reivers’ going well at Wandel.

‘The Border Reivers’ excursion Mandy Grant on Saturday 27th June. Saturday Tornado and her test train cross The Royal Border Bridge at Berwick. dawned clear and dry and we arrived into Carlisle station Saturday 20th found Tornado the coal man awaited and we Tornado return south from with plenty of time to take on heading to Mossend Yard to were ready to prepare for a visit Inverness to be in position to a full tender of water ahead of pick up the train and head for to the Far North at Brora the work The Princes’ Trust train a good climb over Beattock. Stirling to pick up passengers for following day. formed of the Belmond British Unfortunately, we followed a ‘The Highland Rambler’. With Pullman stock around the Fife freight train out from Carlisle and only eight coaches Tornado went The run to Brora with ‘The Circle. This run culminated in were then put inside to allow a on to demonstrate what can Seaforth Highlander’ was very by far the best firework display faster Pendolino to pass, so never be done with a big locomotive interesting and with a maximum we have ever witnessed with really got into our stride, but Tornado over those challenging banks at speed limit of 30 mph boats in the river sending up the once again the locomotive and Druimuachdar and Slochd with was given the opportunity to fireworks and the train stood crew performed faultlessly. After the train timing fraternity very demonstrate that she excels on the Forth Bridge (making the a water stop at Carstairs, we set happy with the results of their at low speeds too! A long but best grandstand in Scotland that off through the South Glasgow labours. Arrival in Inverness in satisfying, very wet day out night). suburbs and once clear of Paisley, good time and in good order, was had by all. Monday saw got into a good rhythm through As the smoke cleared from the Irvine towards Ayr. Good fireworks finale, we headed weather and the unusual sight back to Edinburgh Waverley of a steam locomotive on these to unload some very happy lines brought many people to the Robert Avery passengers and a Locomotive lineside to watch us pass by with Manager, whilst Tornado and some interesting expressions on support coach were uncoupled the faces of passengers waiting The crew for ‘The Border Reivers’: Steve Hanczar (driver), Bob from the train and headed for the following train to Ayr! Hart (Traction Inspector) and Tony Jones (fireman) with Huw off through the night towards Another water stop at Falkland Parker (A1SLT). Carlisle Kingmoor Yard, arriving Sidings and we then took the with the dawn after a short goods line up to Mauchline, Back at Kingmoor, we stabled Forth Bridge several times water stop at Lockerbie. There followed by another good run the locomotive for a week’s in daylight, to and from were just a few days to allow the down into Dumfries, before rest before Tornado headed Edinburgh, the No. 60163 support crew time to clean and heading down to Gretna Green back to Edinburgh with support performed admirably on the prepare the locomotive to their and the last few miles down the coach in tow on Saturday Sunday, much to the delight ‘The Seaforth Highlander’ crosses the Kyle of Sutherland at usual high standards and some West Coast Main Line back to 4th July for two trips round of passengers and many well- Invershin. time to draw breath before Carlisle. the Fife Circle. Crossing the wishers from the lineside. ➤

8 9 David McLaren ‘THE SILVER JUBILEE TALISMAN’ by Mark Allatt

Celebrate our 25th Anniversary in style and York. Here, modern traction will take four-course dinner, rounding off a truly with ‘The Silver Jubilee Talisman’ (now with over for the rest of our journey York memorable day. Profits from this tour an optional visit to the magnificent Castle and as we head homeward First Class go towards maintaining Tornado in future Howard). Dining guests will be served a sumptuous years. TCC We hope you will choose to join us on Saturday 26th September 2015 aboard ‘The Silver Jubilee Talisman’. You can Class Darlington/Newcastle York board the train at London King’s Cross, First Class Dining £249pp £225pp Potters Bar or Peterborough and alight at York, Darlington or Newcastle. With the First Class £159pp £139pp plumes of Tornado’s smoke drifting past Standard Class £119pp £99pp the window, First Class Dining guests will enjoy the Great British Breakfast as the train heads north on the East Coast Main First Class Dining, First Class Non-Dining and Standard Class seats are available and Line, climbing Stoke Bank where No. 4468 for non-dining a buffet car is provided. Mallard achieve the world speed record of 126mph in 1938 and passing the ‘railway First Class Dining-Includes a silver service full English breakfast and a light lunch capital’ of . on the outward journey (north of York) and a four course dinner on the return leg Arriving at York late morning, guests from York*. Seats at a table for two** or four in a First Class carriage. alighting here can choose to explore this historic city or visit the staggeringly First Class-Includes complimentary teas and coffees, as well as afternoon tea beautiful Castle Howard, set amid North during the return journey. Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Yorkshire’s gently rolling Howardian Hills. Guests transfer to luxury coaches for the Standard Class-Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet relaxing fifteen mile journey to Castle serving snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. Howard where you have a break of three hours to explore. Castle Howard is a * The York option is only available to passengers boarding at London King’s Cross magnificent 18th century residence set and Potters Bar within one thousand acres of breath-taking ** Tables for Two in First Class and First Class Dining are available for a supplement A very clean No. 60163 is seen Waverley Station, Edinburgh. landscape in an area of outstanding natural of £25pp. beauty. Visit and enjoy world-renowned Sunday 5th July, mid-afternoon overnight and preparation to Tornado was most definitely collections, stunning architecture and STOP PRESS: A limited number of tickets are now available from York to train from Leeds saw John go to York on Monday ready back. After spending about 18 learn of inspiring family stories. Relax amid Newcastle and return on 'The Silver Jubilee Talisman' at £70.00 Standard Class and Wilkinson arrive in ‘The for the ‘The White Rose’ on hours at the locomotive idyllic gardens, enjoy a woodland stroll and £99.00 First Class Non-Dining. Waverley’ (Edinburgh Waverley Tuesday. A smooth run to York and support coach then moved maybe take tea on the veranda beside the Station) about 30 minutes saw everything ready to go to to Bristol Barton Hill depot on lake. Online and telephone bookings are handled by our booking agents Tornado th Tornado before arrived. The London by early afternoon on Wednesday 8 July ready to On departure from York, then UK Railtours. Go to www.a1steam.comto make an online booking train was taken back to Millerhill Tuesday. Another great run work ‘The Torbay Expresses’. takes our train across the Plain of York or call 01438 715050 to book over the phone. In the event of for one last time this visit into King’s Cross confirmed that TCC and over the River Tees to her Darlington cancellation or haulage problems please see our full terms and Geoff Griffiths birthplace. If you decide to alight here you conditions of carriage. will have the opportunity to experience

a guided tour of Darlington Locomotive Alan Weaver Works where Tornado was completed and No. 60163 races past the Trust’s second new steam locomotive, Gamston with her 2007 Prince of Wales, is under construction. first ‘Talisman’. You can also visit the Head of Steam railway museum next door to our works where exhibits include the Stockton & Darlington Railway’s legendary Locomotion No. 1. Departing from Darlington we will cross the 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway and continue north to Durham, where the railway viaduct offers a superb vista of the Bedecked with cathedral and castle. It will then descend Czech flags to to the Tyne Valley, welcomed by the Angel honour the late of the North, where Tornado will haul ‘The Sir Nicholas Silver Jubilee Talisman’ across the Tyne Winton, ‘The on one of the many bridges that lead to White Rose’ Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Here passengers are is seen at able to take a two and a half hour break. Fenwick. Tornado will again take charge of our train for the return journey to Darlington

10 11 ‘THE PEPPERCORN PHOENIX’ by Graeme Bunker A TRibute to sir nicholas winton by Mark Allatt Pamela Arnott-Brown On Thursday 8th July Tornado made an unscheduled stop at Maidenhead

Tony Lord Tony station to pay tribute to the late Sir Nicholas Winton, the man behind the Kinder Transport which saved hundreds of children from certain death in 1939 at the hands of the Nazis. It was a great honour for Tornado to be asked to haul ‘The Winton Train’ from Harwich to London Liverpool Street station as part of the 70th anniversary on 4th September 2009 and for many involved to meet Sir Nicholas, who died aged 106 on 1st July 2015. TCC Tony Lord

No. 60145 Saint Mungo at Heaton MPD in 1966.

On 31st December 1965 Peppercorn class A1 No. 60145 Saint Mungo ran a special Class From York From Stations South of York train between York and Newcastle, the final run of an A1. It was not until 2008, First Class Dining £199pp £225pp Sir Nicholas Winton in the when No. 60163 Tornado hauled passenger First Class £135pp £149pp ‘The Winton Train’ arrives in Liverpool Street station. trains for the first time, that anyone had driver’s seat of Tornado. pp pp again experienced A1 haulage and it was Standard Class £85 £109 2009 with the ‘Peppercorn Pioneers’ before true express speeds were once again experienced. l 11 th August – 2nd September – Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough DIARY 2015 To mark 50 years since Saint Mungo’s First Class Dining, First Class Non-Dining and Standard Class seats are available and th l 11 September – Surrey Hills Excursion – Belmond British Pullman historic run on 31st December 2015 for non-dining a buffet car is provided. Right are the future l 23 rd September – London Victoria to Bristol and return – Belmond British Pullman Tornado will retrace her route north from th York with a brief call at Darlington in each operations Tornado l 26 September - ‘The Silver Jubilee Talisman’ London to York, Darlington First Class Dining direction. Given the time of year and the Includes a silver service full English breakfast (south of York), a four course lunch is confirmed to be and Newcastle - A1SLT with UK Railtours as ticket agent involved in. More details fact that passengers will want to get home (north of York) and a light dinner on the return leg from York. Seats at a table for l  th th – , Kidderminster will be published on 6 – 27 October for celebrations the train will be departing two* or four in a First Class carriage. www.a1steam.com as l 6 th November - Surrey Hills Excursion – Belmond British Pullman from York around 12:00hrs and be back th around 18:00hrs. For those travelling from First Class trains are finalised. l 8 December – Surrey Hills Excursion – Belmond British Pullman P2 events will also further afield there will be pick-ups from Includes complimentary teas and coffees, as well as afternoon tea during the return l 12 th December – Surrey Hills Excursion – Belmond British Pullman appear in this section East Coast Main Line stations at Finsbury journey. Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. with further details l 31 st December – ‘The Peppercorn Phoenix’ York to Newcastle and return – Park, Potters Bar, Stevenage, Peterborough on www.p2steam.com. A1SLT with UK Railtours as ticket agent and Retford. We are working to a Standard Class Contact details for tour 09:00hrs departure from Finsbury Park, Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving snacks and st th returning at around 21:00hrs. hot & cold beverages will be available. companies are below. l 1 – 7 January 2016– Locomotion, Shildon – full details to be confirmed Our usual three classes will be available; First Class Dining, First Class * Tables for Two in First Class and First Class Dining are available for a supplement of Contact details and Standard. For those in dining a four £25pp. course celebratory lunch will be served as Belmond British Nene Valley Railway UK Railtours Severn Valley Railway the main part of the day. Pullman Tel: 01780 784444 Tel: 01438 715050 Tel: 01562 757900 Final details are being worked through Tel: 020 3117 1300 Web: www.nvr.org.uk Web: www.ukrailtours.com Web: www.svr.co.uk and tickets will go on sale at the beginning Web: www.belmond.com/ of August via UK Railtours. We are also Online and telephone bookings are handled by our booking agents british-pullman-train organising discount packages with hotels UK Railtours. Go to www.a1steam.com to make an online booking for those who wish to stay in York and or call 01438 715050 to book over the phone. In the event of see in the New Year. Profits from this cancellation or haulage problems please see our full terms and tour go towards maintaining Tornado in conditions of carriage. future years. TCC

12 13 THE 163 pacifics CLUB-it's time to get on board No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower No. 60068 Sir Visto No. 60119 Patrick Stirling by Mark Allatt No. 60013 Dominion of New Zealand No. 60069 No. 60120 Kittiwake As I am sure you know by now, in mobile phone charger! we need to purchase the tender (or No. 60014 Silver Link No. 60070 No. 60121 Silurian this our 25th anniversary year, we are We need to raise £200,000 by 2021 alternatively make a one-off donation No. 60015 Quicksilver No. 60072 No. 60122 Curlew focusing our fundraising for Tornado on to purchase Tornado’s tender – thereby of £960) with the addition of Gift Aid No. 60016 Silver King No. 60076 No. 60123 H. A. Ivatt the purchase of her tender. The tender making the Trust debt-free - and finally (£2.50 per month or £240 one-off) No. 60077 The White Knight is currently owned by Cook completing the project we embarked this would raise £195,600. No. 60022 Mallard No. 60125 Cast Products, the company owned by upon 25 years ago. Following the No. 60023 Golden Eagle No. 60078 No. 60127 Wilson Worsdell Andrew Cook and the Trust’s Principal success – thanks to your generosity – As with the previous schemes, this No. 60027 Merlin No. 60080 Dick Turpin No. 60128 Bongrace Sponsor. Andrew kindly offered to fund of our Regular and Dedicated Donation initiative comes with special benefits for No. 60037 No. 60094 No. 60130 Kestrel the construction of the tender in 2006, schemes for the construction of those who generously take part: No. 60049 No. 60095 No. 60133 allowing funds being raised at the time Tornado and the ‘Use Your Loaf’ appeal l A numbered certificate (1-163) to be spent on the engine. for the support coach, the Trust has recording the details of the donation No. 60050 No. 60097 No. 60136 Alcazar The tender is leased to the Trust decided to follow a similar route for the and the number/name of your No. 60051 No. 60106 No. 60137 Redgauntlet under a fifteen year loan agreement purchase of Tornado’s tender. However, favourite ex-LNER express passenger No. 60052 No. 60107 No. 60140 Balmoral which will come to an end in 2021. instead of “an A1 for the price of a pint” pacific from theG resley class A3s/ No. 60053 No. 60108 No. 60142 Edward Fletcher Tornado’s tender is a development of and “use your loaf”, we’ve decided to A4s, Thompson class A1/1 and No. 60055 Woolwinder No. 60111 No. 60143 Sir Walter Scott those built for the original Peppercorn raise the funds in a different way, The Peppercorn class A1s. class A1s with changes mainly down to 163 Pacifics Club: l Name inscribed on the official Roll No. 60058 No. 60112 St. Simon No. 60144 King’s Courier the different operating environment l We need to raise £200,000 to of Honour in Darlington Locomotive No. 60061 No. 60114 W. P. Allen No. 60151 Midlothian on the modern Network Rail main purchase Tornado’s tender. Works which will detail the pacific No. 60065 Knight of Thistle No. 60117 No. 60153 Flamboyant line. Due to the lack of surviving steam l Although Tornado carries the sponsored. No. 60066 Merry No. 60118 Archibald Sturrock No. 60162 Saint Johnstoun infrastructure, water capacity is at number ‘60163’ - the next in the l Entry into a draw for a main line a premium and so Tornado’s tender Peppercorn class A1 series following footplate ride on No. 60163 Tornado. Here are some of the names still looking for ‘allocations’ – there are some surprisingly popular ones still left! carries 6,200 gallons, as opposed to No. 60162 Saint Johnstoun – her pre- Forms to join ‘The163 Club’ can be 5,000 gallons, and 7½ tons of coal, nationalisation LNER number would found on the website in the ‘Supporting rather than nine tons in the original have been ‘163’ Tornado’ section. Membership of The A1s. The tender is also the home for l There have therefore existed 163 ex- 163 Pacifics Club has grown steadily by Sophie James many of Tornado’s other unique features LNER express passenger pacifics with since its launch and almost a third of Covenantors' Diary including an alternator, Timken cartridge 6ft 8in driving - the Gresley the available 163 ex-LNER express roller bearings (pre-greased sealed class A3s/A4s, Thompson class A1/1 passenger Pacifics have already received A big thank you from Tornado enjoying steam rides behind our A1, presentations. Lunch will be available at self-contained units which do not have and Peppercorn class A1s. new ‘shed allocations’. It really is that To say a huge thank you for all of your there are many historic and Darlington Locomotive Works during to be fitted in enclosed axleboxes), l A numbered certificate (1-163) will simple! Help us to celebrate our support over the past year and especially carriages to visit at the terminus of the the Convention. Covenantors and their Train Protection & Warning System record the details of your donation 25th anniversary by sponsoring your during the recent overhaul, special Stockton & Darlington Railway. guests may purchase tickets for the (TPWS), National Radio Network and the number/name of your favourite Pacific today and making Covenantor events have been arranged Further information, together with Convention with or without the option (NRN) radio, Global System for Mobile favourite pacific. Tornado debt free with her paid-for for this autumn and winter in the booking details, will be sent out in a of lunch. Communications - Railway (GSM-R) l If 163 people were to donate £10 tender behind her by 2021. Thank you. Midlands and North East. Unfortunately mailing later this summer. We hope to The Mercure Darlington King’s Hotel radio, GPS tracker and of course the per month over the eight years until TCC it was not possible to fit them in see at one or both of these events. is situated in the centre of Darlington, between the late running overhaul and 25th Anniversary Annual less than a mile from Darlington Railway our appointment in Scotland as was Convention and Dinner Station. A bus service will run between originally hoped. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s 25th the Mercure King’s Hotel and Darlington While details are yet to be confirmed, Anniversary Annual Convention and Locomotive Works after both the first rd

John Wilkinson there will Covenantor trains on Dinner will be held on 3 October in part of the Convention and between the Friday 16th October during Tornado’s Darlington - the home of the Trust and Works and Darlington Railway Station time at the Severn Valley Railway, No. 60163 Tornado’s birthplace – at the when the Convention concludes at comprising morning and afternoon Mercure King’s Hotel Darlington. approximately 15:00hrs. round trips from Kidderminister. This The morning’s presentations will look Covenantors and their guests are also is an exclusive opportunity to travel at the Trust’s achievements over its first invited to join the Board of Trustees at with the locomotive in the SVR’s set 25 years before covering the last year’s The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s 25th of LNER teak coaches. There will also engineering challenges with Tornado Anniversary Dinner at the Mercure be a special event for members of The (including the intermediate overhaul), King’s Hotel, Darlington, on the evening Founder’s Club, The Boiler Club and our locomotive’s operations and take a of 3rd October. The guest speaker is The 163 Pacifics Club on Thursday 15th look forward into 2016. There will also Nigel Harris, former editorof Steam October and the Tornado Team on be the first half the progress update on Railway magazine, managing editor of RAIL Monday 26th October. Other attractions the construction of Prince of Wales. magazine and chairman of Great Central on this picturesque railway include the The morning’s formalities will be Railways Developements Ltd. While Kidderminster Railway Museum and followed by an afternoon at Darlington the celebration dinner is expected to The Engine House Visitor and Education Locomotive Works, with the opportunity be popular, unfortunately numbers are Centre at Highley. to view the progress of the project to limited, and it is therefore advised that In early in January 2016, Covenantors build Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of bookings are returned in good time as and their guests are also invited to visit Wales and hear the second part of the dinner reservations will be taken on a Tornado at Locomotion: the National P2 presentation. There will be ample strictly first come, first served basis. The newly overhauled tender in Darlington Locomotive Works. Railway Museum at Shildon. As well as opportunity to ask questions during both Booking forms are enclosed. TCC

14 15 Bob Avery

Tornado starts away after pausing for the fireworks on the Forth Bridge.

16 17 MERCHANDISE UPDATE by Gill Lord by Steve Firth So following on from my last report, I have just returned from working LETTER FrOM CANADA how did we get the stock to our support ‘The White Rose’ run on 7th July, a really coach for the start of the 2015 season? excellent day, sales were good and the I am a huge steam (and Dave Mclaren Well, I will tell you. A plan had been atmosphere on the train was quite jolly. donated in a small way to your campaign drawn up ready to stock up at Crewe A long but very enjoyable day, a 07:15hrs to finance the A1) and a heavy engineer before the run at the end of May. Janet stewards and merchandisers’ meeting (diesel engineering, Mirrlees Blackstone), Hill, who I am sure you will have seen on at King’s Cross is not my idea of fun but For sale but I now study in Canada and I do not many of our mainline runs working on has to be done! As I write, I am looking smokebox get back over to the UK very often. the merchandise sales team and at static forward now to ‘The Torbay Express’, numberplates Imagine my delight when waiting for my events, lives in Cheshire and the plan was ‘The Silver Jubilee Talisman’ and visits as carried by No. 60163 Tornado mother at Edinburgh station, Tornado for Janet to collect the stock from our to the Nene Valley Railway, the Severn should pull in to load for the Forth store in Cannock and take it up to the Valley Railway and of course any other Bridge trip on the 6th July. I was able l 20 th June 2015 ‘The Highland coach in Crewe ready for the first run. opportunity we have working with Rambler’ – Sterling to Inverness to rush over and see her close up and Unfortunately as you already know, our Tornado. Now, I must just think about I was thrilled to be able to chat to the l  rd ‘The Highland first train did not run from Crewe but how we get stock to our next event, ‘Plan 22 June 2015 driver and fireman about the new boiler Caledonian’ – Inverness to from Stirling! Now I could not expect C’ maybe? and other general topics of interest. Her Stirling anyone to travel from Cheshire up to pause provided me with 10-15 minutes l  th Stirling with a car full of stock, so ‘Plan B’ 27 June 2015 ‘The Border or so of exhilarating inspection and the came into action. Reivers’ - Carlisle - Glasgow- opportunity to talk to the crew. Janet would collect the stock from Carlisle I have spoken to the drivers of Cannock one weekend, keep it in her l 5 th July 2015 ‘The Fife Circle’- other steam locomotives and have dining room (see photograph) and then Edinburgh return to Edinburgh been close to other engines, but these drive to Shildon the following weekend gentlemen were more approachable to where the support coach had Note – ‘The Highland Caledonian’ and engaging than any I have had the Jim Smith (driving) was one of the crew Steve chatted with. been stabled whilst Tornado was being plate was carried by Tornado for opportunity to meet. They were keen overhauled. Tony Lord and I met her at The Prince’s Trust special on the to chat and engage the curious public, her to represent the single greatest overwhelming. It remains the single Shildon and unpacked the boxes from Forth Bridge. and I feel that they need commending engineering development of the 21st most remarkable experience of my visit her car on to a trolley – once used at for their behaviour. I have hoped and century. Experiencing her so closely home from Canada. I respectfully ask Darlington Railway station in the 1950s If you think you can help with any Each smokebox numberplate is wanted to see the Tornado close up and receiving such a positive interaction that you pass on my remarks to the by the way. The next step was to locate of the logistics, or indeed all things for sale for £200 including postage since she hit the rails, as I believe with the men on the footplate was people responsible. TCC the coach, which unfortunately was in merchandise please do not hesitate to & packaging. Please email shop@ such a position that we were unable to contact me at gill.lord@a1steam. a1steam.com for more details. take the trolley any closer than 50 yards, com TCC so muscle power had to be used! Three Geoff Griffiths hours later the stock was safely locked in the storage cupboard, everything in its place and a place for everything! What I 'Tornado Team' should also mention is the evening before The Tornado Team continues to grow with membership now For more information visit www.a1steam.com, in my dining room all the stock had been at 65. One of our members, Frey Aither-Brown, recently email [email protected] or call 01325 priced and PLU numbered, the tills had enrolling as an A1 Covenantor - wonderful news and shows 460163 TCC price amendments and new items added how the Tornado Team is building support for the long term to them and the chip and pin machines future of the locomotive. and the tills fully charged. All the sales Here at the Trust, we are very aware that the future brochures 500 in total had all been care of Tornado will one day be the responsibility of today’s packed the previous week by another set younger generation. We would like to foster a genuine care of volunteers, again sitting in my dining for and understanding of the engine in a group of young room! people from an early age in the hope that they will take on The first runs withTornado in Scotland the responsibility that we currently bear. In the same way that were spectacular. All the passengers were an older generation of steam enthusiasts watched the original really enthusiastic and photographers The headboard! Carried by D9009 Alycidon near Arksey on the A1s making history and supported the Trust in its objective lined just about every station and bridge way to York. to build and operate a Peppercorn class A1 pacific steam we passed. The weather was good, sunny locomotive, we are now in the unique position of being able on the Saturday but on the second day, BLIND AUCTION FOR ‘THE WHITE ROSE’ HEADBOARD to make history for a new generation of steam enthusiasts. Inverness to Brora the rain really did At £25.00 for a year’s membership, this would make an not let up very much at all. That was a The headboard that D9009 Alycidon carried on ‘The White Rose’ from London ideal birthday or Christmas present for the young Tornado fan really interesting run, not very fast but King’s Cross to York has been placed in a sealed bid ‘blind auction’. (aged 5-15 years) in your family and is a very important way very pretty scenery. Tornado performed If you would like to enter this auction, please down load and complete the form of supporting the work of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. beautifully on all three days. One of our on the website. Members proudly wear their badges to their own Tornado merchandisers, Jorge’ is a very proficient Please note that a reserve of £500 has been placed on the headboard. In the Team Days when they can undertake cleaning duties on bagpipe player and had taken his pipes event of a tie, a further run-off sealed bid blind auction will take place for those Tornado and spend time on the footplate. They also enjoy lots Frey Aither-Brown, recently enrolling as an with him on these runs and serenaded us who submitted the highest bid. of other locomotive based activities. A1 Covenantor. quite frequently!

18 19 two thousandths of an inch bigger and P2 ENGINEERING UPDATE by David Elliott pressed in using a hydraulic jack or a very Robert Hughes Robert Ian Yarrow large copper mallet. This provides a very Design & Construction tight joint that works well in shear and The extended overhaul of No. 60163 by fitting a self-locking nut using a torque Tornado has absorbed our engineering wrench, a very predictable tension force is resources, and equally importantly the achieved as well. Modern CNC machining space we have at Darlington Locomotive has brought the cost of driven bolts down Works to erect the frames. With the in price to rival rivets. Once the all the re-entry into service of Tornado, the first frame castings which have been machined job was to clean and repaint the floor are temporarily bolted to the frames, and in DLW - overhauling an engine that has their final position achieved, the bolt holes covered seventy six thousand miles over will be drilled and reamed to finished size six years is a very dirty process compared The frames being skated back into place. to take the recently delivered driven bolts with building a new one! No. 2007 Prince and Philidas self-locking nuts. A cast footplate support bracket (left) and the fabricated design (right). of Wales’s frames have since been skated international standards - this for to gain their agreement that the designs

back into the middle of the workshop example is the basis for certification of are acceptable, after which orders will be Hughes Robert over the track and pit to enable to design placed for their manufacture. construction to resume in earnest. 3.Full design calculations are provided In the meantime we have a total of to demonstrate that it can cope with 24 frame stay and hornblock castings Frame the full spectrum of likely loads with which have been or are in the process David Elliott During Tornado’s overhaul our external an adequate safety margin - the new of being machined which we asked our suppliers and contractors have been busy cylinder design will need to follow this contractors to store for us until Tornado casting and machining a large number of method. left Darlington Locomotive Works as castings for the frames, and design has The conversion from casting to welding space there has been at a premium. Using

been progressing on the larger fabricated does not present a major problem and some of the 1,065 driven and fitted Hughes Robert frame stays. As these are the subject of can be justified by equivalence provided bolts and self-locking nuts for frame both a change in manufacturing method the welds are of the full penetration assembly that have been delivered by (the original items on No. 2001 Cock o’ type and the finished fabrication is stress Hawk Fasteners at Middlesbrough, these the North were castings) and design in relieved to remove residual stresses from will keep the team busy until the larger order to accommodate air brakes and welding. The basic justification is that fabricated frame stays start to arrive. steam driven air pumps instead of the provided the steel used is of comparable Hot rivets provide a very good joint vacuum brakes fitted to the originals, strength and ductility as the cast material, in tension, however as they have to be design justification that the original design the plate sections are at least as thick smaller than the holes they are fitted worked satisfactorily is not enough. To as the equivalent casting sections and to in order to insert them, they are not

this end a series of risk assessments are the welding is carried out to recognised necessarily particularly effective in shear. Hughes Robert being undertaken to demonstrate that procedures by coded welders, then Cold turned rivets which as their name the redesigned components are adequate the finished fabrication will be at least implies are fitted cold and then have for their jobs, as part of the overall as strong as the original casting. The their heads formed cold provide good requirement for any new item of rolling modifications for air brake equipment performance in shear, but as they do not stock that it does not introduce new will result in minor alterations in load shrink on cooling, are not so good in or increased risk onto the national rail paths so will require some calculations tension. system. There are three main methods to to demonstrate that maximum loads can With driven bolts, the holes are demonstrate adequate performance for a be born without permanent deformation accurately finished by reaming and component which in ascending order of or fatigue cracking. This process was the bolts made one- difficulty are: used for Tornado. The next in a series During Tornado’s overhaul work continued on P2 A series of images showing the 1.It is directly equivalent to similar of meetings with our assessment body assembly of the Cartazzi frames components used in the same way on (Lloyds Register Rail) is scheduled shortly castings such as the rear dragbox, seen here being machined at Ufone Engineering. and rear drag box as well as the existing vehicles - this was the basis first Cartazzi horn guide. of certification of much of Tornado’s structure 2.It complies fully with recognised

railway design standards or other David Elliott Ian Matthews and Mick Robinson drill and open out the first of over 1,000 holes. all graphics- David Elliott all graphics-

No. 2007’s frames - castings green, fabrications purple. ➤

20 21 Wheels & Motion tools in South Devon’s boiler flanging PRINCE OF WALES The casting and proof machining of the press. No. 2007 ONE-THIRD COMPLETE ALREADY! eight driving wheels has been completed Another change from Tornado’s by Mark Allatt at William Cook Cast Products (WCCP) smokebox (including the door) is the use Hughes Robert of Sheffield, our Principal Sponsor. They of Cor-Ten steel which has good corrosion Our new Gresley class P2 steam will shortly be delivered to Multi-tech resistance when unpainted (as used on locomotive No. 2007 Prince of W ales is Engineering of Ferrybridge where along unpainted road and rail bridges and the already over one-third (34%) complete with the pony and Cartazzi wheels will be Angel of the North sculpture). Unlike by weight following the delivery of the finish machined up to the stage when they normal steel (where rust forms, expands engine’s 12 tyres less than two years since can be fitted to their . The twelve and flakes off enabling more rust to form) the launch of the project in September tyres for the engine have arrived in the with Cor-Ten the initial rust forms a stable 2013. This rapid construction has been UK from Ringrollers of South Africa via layer and protects the metal underneath. fuelled by the project’s successful Railway Wheelset & Brake Ltd their UK This characteristic derives from small fundraising campaigns which have seen representatives. These will be dispatched amounts of copper, nickel and chromium pledges of 38% of the £5m required to to our chosen wheelset assembler over alloyed with the steel. Fortunately Cor-Ten complete Britain’s most powerful steam The tyres following their delivery the next month. behaves in a similar way to mild steel when locomotive by 2021. In only 18 months to the UK. The order for axles is awaiting formed and welded. This will not eliminate since the launch of the project’s ‘P2 in fatigue failures which along with the completion of the Finite Element Analysis corrosion in the hot, smoky and acidic for the price of a pint of beer a week’ onset of the Second World War and a (FEA) study currently being conducted conditions in the smokebox, but should (£10 per month) regular donation - or shortage of sophisticated alloys caused by Mott MacDonald, the engineering slow it up considerably. The rest of the covenant - scheme, funds either already P2 frames on workshop floor 4th August. the LNER to substitute medium carbon consultancy. This study is being long lead components for the smokebox donated or pledged by Standing Order steel. This necessitated heavier sections undertaken to ensure that the modified (including the double ) will have already reached £1.9m. foundation ring corners manufactured tons) giving a figure of 34% for the whole in the rods as can clearly be seen when crank axle design (which is closely based be ordered in the near future Construction progress to-date includes: and machined locomotive by weight. comparing pre and post war photographs on that of Tornado) will address the Meanwhile detailed manufacturing l Frame plates for engine and tender l Vampire study into ride and With No. 60163 Tornado’s overhaul of these locomotives. known issues with the original design. drawings are being prepared for the rolled and profiled suspension completed and Finite now complete, our team at Darlington Detailed alterations to the design of the All of the cannon and axlebox castings footplating and splashers (yes - the P2s l Engine’s frames erected at Darlington Element Analysis of crank axle Locomotive Works has now resumed class P2 coupling and connecting rods is for the engine have been produced by do have splashers, but they do not extend Locomotive Works underway to ensure locomotive the erection of No. 2007 Prince of W ales’s underway to enable the modern equivalent WCCP and are going through the final above the running plate). This will form a l All 20 wheels for engine and tender complies with modern standards frames, fitting the frame stretchers, of medium carbon steel to be used. This stages of inspection and checks for second area of activity at Darlington and cast; eight 6ft2in driving wheels proof l Assessment and notified body horn guides and other components is also feeding into the FEA study as it dimensional accuracy. An extra set of will provide a means of support for the machined; engine’s tyres delivered appointed to oversee certification manufactured by external contractors impacts on the reciprocating masses on castings made for Tornado’s means smokebox until we have cylinder block and l All major engine frame stays, brackets l Nameplates delivered and chime over the past few months. The Trust is the crank axle. The rolling chassis for No. that a new casting for No. 2007’s pony boiler. and horn blocks cast and machined whistle ordered! still hopeful that we will have completed 2007 Prince of Wales is still on schedule for truck cannon box is not required. – 26 in total; further 16 axle box and The project’s use of the latest Computer the rolling chassis for No. 2007 Prince of completion next winter. During No. 60163 Tornado’s recent Electrical System buffer castings underway Aided Design (CAD) technology means Wales next winter and we remain on-track overhaul problems were discovered with Based on the positive operational l Roller bearings for all engine and that the weight of all of the components for completion of the new locomotive in some of the roller bearings due water Smokebox experience with the electrical system tender wheelsets and engine tyres, now in existence can easily be calculated. 2021. However, to maintain this rate of ingress. Fortuitously with similar bearings Following the announcement of the fitted to No. 60163 Tornado, design work axles and crank pins ordered The weight of the engine parts now in progress we need to continue to raise in having been ordered and in some bases Gresley Society Trust's sponsorship of is underway on a similar system for No. l Over 1,000 fitted and driven bolts existence stands at 37.2 tons (39% of an excess of £700,000 per year, which given delivered for No. 2007 it was possible the smokebox, we have agreed the details 2007 making use of 3D CAD models to ordered estimated completed empty weight of 96 the nature of the regular donation scheme to divert pony and coupled wheelset for manufacturing the smokebox door simplify and improve accessibility of the l Preliminary discussions held with ton) and the tender at 4.8 tons (17% of an becomes more challenging as each year bearings to Tornado’s overhaul saving with South Devon Railway Engineering conduits and trunking for the 1¾ miles boiler manufacturers and forged estimated completed empty weight of 28.4 passes. TCC possible delays of up to six months to (which took over the former R K Pridham (2.6 km) of cable used. Provision is also her return to service. In the meantime Engineering boiler manufacture and repair being incorporated for the new ERTMS replacements have been ordered so business) and an order is about to be cab based signalling system with adequate THE BOILER CLUB Rob Morland as not to impact on Prince of Wales’s placed. The ‘D’ shape of the door inhibits capacity for future electrical demand. construction schedule. the method used for Tornado which The successful mobile phone charger and Following the success of The Founders Club, which was designed The original class P2s were fitted with involved starting with a spun tank end tracker will be retained. Another area of to get the P2 Project to the point of cutting No. 2007’s frames, coupling and connecting rods made from and then hand forming the sharp radiused development is to produce high intensity we have decided to establish The Boiler Club to fund the a high specification nickel-chrome steel flange on the outside edge. The flat on the headlamps fitting into a traditional LNER construction of Prince of Wales’s boiler. We set an initial target alloy as were the contemporary class A4 top of the door prevents this approach. oil lamp housing incorporating white for The Founders Club of at least £100,000 from 100 ‘Founders’ and V2 locomotives. This material, whilst The chosen method uses a former that marker and red tail lamps in the same unit, but due to the overwhelming generosity of our supporters we very strong and permitting significant is the shape of the back of the door and as the class P2s were not originally fitted actually raised £460,000 from 370 donors. It is our desire to reductions in weight, was found to result a large ‘D’ shaped washer acting as form with any electrical system. TCC leave No. 2007 Prince of Wales debt free upon completion and therefore our aim is to raise at least £600,000 for The Boiler Club from 300 supporters each donating £2,000 to the project P2 FUNDRAISING by Mark Allatt (in up to 40 payments of £50 by standing order). We are delighted that 84 people have already signed up as Chris Ludlow unveils his new painting. We have recruited 370 members of The Founders Club since scheme since its launch last July and over 84 members of The members of the Boiler Club. its launch at the A1SLT convention in September 2013 – Boiler Club so far our total pledged to-date has already passed Special benefits for members of The Boiler Club: l Special limited edition version (signed/numbered) of the potentially worth up to £460,000 with Gift Aid added (closed £1.9m – but there is still a long way to go to reach the magic l Opportunity to buy a ticket (seat already reserved) on first official painting of No. 2007 Prince of Wales with to new members in July 2014). We launched the ‘P2 for a price £5m. No. 2007’s first main line train No. 60163 Tornado of a pint’ covenant scheme at the first of the P2 Roadshows in For more information on how you can help to build Britain’s l Reasonable access to No. 2007 at all times l Special Boiler Club day with Tornado. London on 8th March 2014 and over 670 people have already most powerful steam locomotive visit www.p2steam.com, l Opportunity to buy exclusive Boiler Club badge For more information visit www.a1steam.com, email signed up, worth over £1m over the duration of the project. email [email protected] or call 01325 460163. l Opportunity to join one of the teams building No. 2007 [email protected] or call 01325 460163. If we add in the £120,000 pledged to the dedicated donation TCC l First choice of other components to sponsor Thank you. TCC

22 23 EVENTS ATTENDANCE REPORT by Mandy Grant THE GRESLEY SOCIETY TRUST SPONSORS THE P2

Mandy Grant SMOKEBOX by Mark Allatt Tim Beere The Gresley Society Trust, which was established in 1963 to sustain the legacy of Sir (and owns the oldest surviving Gresley locomotive, Great Northern Railway class N2 No. 1744), is to sponsor the construction of the distinctive smokebox for Prince of W ales. The sponsorship by The Gresley Society Trust includes design changes, rolling and assembly of smokebox barrel; smokebox/ boiler and smokebox front rings; smokebox door and most fittings (hinges, dart, etc); cross bar, ribs and crinolines; chimney pattern and machining; fairing around chimney and smoke lifting sheets; and whistle bracket, most handrails and P2 knobs. Roadshow David McIntosh, chairman, The Gresley GCR Society Trust, commented, “The class P2s 20th/21st were Sir Nigel Gresley’s equivalent of Sir June 2015. Edward Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’ – each of the six built were slightly different to North Yorkshire Moors Railway Spring Steam Gala Mark and I travelled to Loughborough with the stand and one another but to an original theme. The Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015 equipment on Friday evening, ready for the event on Saturday. We seventh P2 will complete the development Jorge Gorman, Mark Grant and I travelled up from Leeds to arrived at GCR Loughborough Station on Saturday morning and work started in 1934 but unfinished due One of the most visually important parts of the smokebox furniture Pickering Station early on the Saturday morning. We arrived at met up with John Rawlinson and Andrew Taylor on Platform 1. We to other projects and the Second World is the dart, machined at Darlington Locomotive Works by none other 08:30hrs, where we met up with Peter Chambers and proceeded got straight to work setting up the display stand and by 09:30hrs War. Only ten locomotives designed by than James May. to set up the stand on Platform 2. Visitors to the stand had the we were ready for business. Gresley survived dieselisation in the 1960s opportunity to sign up as a covenantor for No. 2007, they could The railway operated an intensive steam timetable over the and The Gresley Society Trust, owners of Mark Allatt, chairman, The A1 Steam its unique ‘face’ for the first time. We also view our P2 ‘0’ Gauge model which was on display and watch weekend and Platform 1 was very busy on both days. The two 9Fs the oldest surviving Gresley locomotive, Locomotive Trust, added, “We are look forward to working closely with a digital presentation documenting some of the construction were certainly pulling in the crowds! There was a considerable is delighted to be able to support the delighted that The Gresley Society Trust the Society throughout the new P2’s milestones up to press. We had a folder available to view, which amount of interest in the P2 project, with lots of questions asked construction of the newest and most is to sponsor No. 2007 Prince of W ales’s construction and when it enters main line contained up to date information about progress on the project and leaflets handed out. As with previous events, people went powerful – No. 2007 Prince of W ales.” distinctive front-end, giving the locomotive service in 2021.” TCC so far and as usual, we handed out lots of information leaflets and away saying they would find out more about the project when chatted to those who visited the stand. There was certainly a lot they got home and may consider donating or signing up in the of interest in the project and some expressed surprise at how future. ABOUT THE GRESLEY SOCIETY TRUST quickly it had gathered momentum and were very impressed with The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers but at least it The Gresley Society Trust, a registered the progress so far! was reasonably warm and we were under cover, so it didn’t really charity, exists to study and celebrate Saturday was reasonably busy, considering that we were not affect us. At 17:00hrs we packed up the stand and Mark and I the life and works of Sir Nigel Gresley readily accessible for visitors boarding and alighting the scheduled went back to our hotel. In the evening, we met up with some David Elliott and the achievements of the London services, which were frequently arriving and departing from friends from the A1 Trust and went out for dinner. & North Eastern Railway. It aims to Platform 1. Unfortunately, not everyone visiting the railway On Sunday morning we arrived back at Loughborough Station educate through a programme of crossed over to Platform 2 to view the stands which were pitched and met up once again with volunteers Andrew Taylor and John meetings and talks, and by erecting there. Although the sun shone all day, it was quite cold and rather Rawlinson. We set up the stand and display ready for our second memorials of various kinds at breezy under the canopy, regular tea runs helped to counter the day of exhibiting. Although Sunday was busy, it wasn’t as full on appropriate places. Established in 1963, effects of the cold! At 17:00hrs we packed up the stand, said as it was the previous day and we had several periods where the the Society owns and operates the goodbye to Peter and headed off back to Leeds for some well- platform was very quiet. This gave us all a chance to go and have oldest extant Gresley locomotive in earned fish and chips! a look around some of the other stands and exhibits which were the world, Great Northern Railway Jorge, Mark and I were all up early again on Sunday and travelled on the platform close by. These included a railwayana stall, a book class N2 No. 1744. It acts as a flag- to Pickering Station where we met up with Charles Tremeer. The stall, a poster stall and in a tent at the end of the platform was a bearer for the Society on many heritage day followed in much the same vein as Saturday, although it was live steam model railway exhibition, which consisted of several railways. The Society’s journal, The a much quieter day, with far fewer visitors to the railway. Again layouts with a mixture of gas and coal-fired steam locomotives. At Gresley Observer, is published three we spoke to a number of people about No. 2007 and we were the opposite end of the platform was a museum, with lots of old times a year for distribution to Society pleased that awareness of the project had been raised. We packed LNER railwayana items on display. members. It contains articles about the up at 16:30hrs, very tired and headed back home. After one of the last trains of the day it had gone extremely life and work of Sir Nigel Gresley, Great All in all it was a successful weekend, with several new sign quiet on the platform, several of the other stall holders had left, so Northern Railway, London & North ups and a few donations received. Moreover, lots of new people we decided to call it a day, pack up and head off home. Eastern Railway, British Railways Eastern are now aware of the project and will be following progress with Overall the weekend went well, we received several cash and North Eastern Regions, Doncaster interest, some of whom are considering signing up in the near donations and as with previous events, we have spoken to lots of Works (‘The Plant’). For details of how future! people and raised awareness about the project. No. 2007’s smokebox. to join visit www.gresley.org or call Great Central Model Event, Loughborough, Our next event attendance will be at the Aln Valley Railway 01642 781641 TCC . Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June 2015 Model Exhibition Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September 2015 TCC

24 25 The Winds of Change That Became a Tornado THE LNER SOCIETY – FIFTY YEARS YOUNG by Jonathan Wray by David Champion

In 1965, the late Cyril Freezer, editor members than any time in our history. Part 3 - The Pace Hots Up returned to No. 4472 when itwas how others thought of us in mid-1995... of The Railway Modeller, asked aloud in We long ago gave up our ‘closed status’ decided to build from ) Coverage of the first stages of building his magazine if anyone was interested but a couple of years ago decided that we While the birth pangs of The A1 Steam l 37 patterns for frame stretchers, Tornado was far beyond the circles of the in modelling the LNER. At this time, needed to get out and about. Accordingly Locomotive Trust had caused so much boiler and firebox supports, crosshead specialist magazines. Major feature articles the was already we breathed new life into our exhibition angst in the early days, the gradual and bogie top centrewere newly appeared in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, established as a popular subject for stand and can now be regularly found at evolution from a fledgling project to a manufactured The Daily Mail, Evening Mail, modelling with the LMS, whose study was a range of model railway shows, mainly fully professional organisation was starting l All six driving wheels castings were Bank of England Magazine, Darlington and being promoted by the LMS Society, not in former LNER territory, and our to pay dividends. Despite the false starts now complete Stockton Times together with national far behind. increased visibility has paid off. I referred to in parts one and two, the l Inside cylinder pattern completed and and regional TV and Radio stations. In Freezer’s call did not fall on deaf ears and the audiences were privileged to One initiative we have undertaken project to build the first new build Pacific the inside cylinder freshly cast Michigan USA the Project 1225 “admired as three LNER enthusiasts, Peter Hall, listen to names such as Prof. Colin Divall is the development of an Associate to operate on Britain’s main line since No. l Outside cylinder patterns 60% the audacity of the British A1 Steam Jim Johnson and Bob Johnston started of the Institute of Railway Studies and Membership scheme which offers a 71000 Duke of Gloucester in 1954 entered complete Locomotive Trust … and an extinct class writing to each other about the LNER. the late Andrew Dow BEM. In May this reduced subscription. This is open a heightened and exhilarating phase. Sure, l Front buffer , nameplates and of engine is being re-created”. This led, not long afterwards, to the year, we celebrated our Golden Jubilee to members aged 18 to 30, who are there would be immensely more hard numberplate manufactured The specialist railway periodicals establishment of the LNER Society. It in York with a dinner in the former NER willing to pay by standing order and work, but leavened with a large dose of Sponsorship : This was the backstage enthusiastically covered events in depth, mirrored the LMS Society in originally Board Room in what is now the Grand who receive the society’s Journal and sheer enjoyment and fun. story - the many presentations and summed up by Railway Magazine who said being a ‘closed’ society with membership Hotel. John Cameron CBE was the guest Newsletter electronically. The news given to us at Tyseley in meetings with potential sponsors, a “since the project’s launch the rate of numbers limited and only offered by speaker. The celebrations then moved On the subject of the Journal, under January 1995 that the historic Stockton number who then agreed to carry out progress is little short of miraculous”. All invitation, the aim being to help establish to the for, yet the steady hand of our current editor, & Darlington Carriage Works could be work at advantageous rates. By this stage, in all, not a bad result for six month’s effort a sound academic base. They were another, wide ranging symposium, with Darryl Tooley, we now have a society Tornado’s home, all of a sudden gave us two high profile companies including British from a bunch of people who also had a successful, as early researchers included topics ranging from the contribution of journal whose production quality now objectives to focus on. While the impetus Steel plc and William Cook plc, were living to earn elsewhere. matches that of its editorial content on Tornado had to be kept at full tilt, we carrying out work on very generous terms. The Darlington Dream begins to and stands comparison with any of the had to work with Darlington Borough Premises : As all this was going on, crystallise : The hectic pace continued current line society journals. In addition, Council to turn the neglected Hopetown many meetings were held with Darlington as 1995 wore on. th EricTreacy our range of publications, though Carriage Works building into a locomotive Council leading to an agreement being On 23 September 1995 we held our currently small, is also developing. We works. Just as there were many who signed that spring for the Trust to set first Convention at Darlington. The are also in the process of planning a new doubted our ability to build a brand new up shop in Hopetown Works. A well- Central Hall was packed with over 200 website and our funding appeal - 50 for Pacific, there were many who doubted that publicised public announcement was Covenantors. Those arriving by rail had 50 - is progressing nicely. this old building would ever be the viable made to the media at Darlington Railway been conveyed to the Central hall on We continue to keep our research locomotive erection facility we desired. Museum on 10th March and the A1 Trustees two vintage buses hired from Aycliffe credentials up to scratch by working And there were some people that had continued working out the legal and Bus Preservation Society (proper buses closely with the National Railway worked for us in Doncaster that were physical requirements for the neglected mind you, double-deckers with front Museum in York. For the past several good people, who would be disappointed Hopetown building to become the new engines, drivers in a cab and rear platform years an increasingly large and in the move to Darlington. Darlington Locomotive Works. entrances). The Mayor of Darlington enthusiastic group of members have Chief amongst these was Geoff Preece, Spring Convention : On 8th April formally welcomed the Trust to the town been working, as volunteers, in the Doncaster Museum Manager, who had 1995 over 100 Covenantors joined us at and said the Trust’s approach to it was an NRM archives under the guidance of the taken a great interest and facilitated our , Birmingham, to opportunity the Council could not miss. Museum’s Curatorial staff cataloguing Board Meetings at Doncaster Museum, view progress on building Tornado. It was He said “the Council was so impressed Glorious LNER - A4 No 2510 Quicksilver hauls the Silver Jubilee all LNER engineering drawings taken and Gill Cantley, a volunteer who had the Covenantors first chance to see the with the knowledge and dedication of the through New Barnet, summer 1938 or 1939. from the main LNER works such as worked in the Museum offices manning locomotive’s newly profiled main frames A1 Trust Directors that I am sure that such as names as Nick Campling, Murray one of the constituent companies to Doncaster and Gorton. The details, such the A1 hotline, helping with enquiries and and it was delight to see jaws dropping as it will be a long a fruitful path”. (In 2008 Houchin-Hughes and John Edgson the development of the LNER; aspects as reference numbers, were recorded liaising with Jim and Fiona Kirkman over they entered the shed, followed by them when Tornado first steamed at DLW in (founder of the drawings). of LNER publicity; the streamliners on spreadsheets together with an in Leicestershire. However, their sterling running hands over the massive 50 feet front of the world’s television cameras, Other members became well established and Mallard’s record run; LNER freight assessment of each drawings physical efforts could not outweigh the lack of long and six feet high frames, knocking that faith was shown to be firmly placed). authors, including Peter Tatlow and wagons; and an insight into life on former condition. We are very gratified to see progress being made by senior Council them with their knuckles, all ultimately The Council was working with the Trust Geoffrey Hughes. LNER rails in BR days. that all this information is now available officials to find us a site. followed by wide smiles as they got on the detail of how to convert the former The Society’s research credentials have LNER Society members have featured to the public on the NRM’s website. The year got off to a hectic start and their first real sense ofTornado growing Hopetown Lane Carriage Works for our been regularly demonstrated over the in the heritage railway movement, and Our current archival activities our work rate dramatically increased. A before their eyes. David Elliott and Bob use. years by the holding of several symposia continue to do. Our President is Nick concentrate around identifying some of review of the first six months of 1995 gives Meanley described construction progress I was honoured to be able to ask looking at various aspects of the LNER. Pigott, Editor of The Railway Magazine, the NRM’s over 1.7 million images - not an idea of the frenetic activity: while dear Wreford Voge gave a highly Dorothy Mather to become our second The first was held in 1975 and its nine and our Chairman is one Mark Allatt. all LNER related - so that should keep us Construction : This was supervised entertaining talk on legally diverting tax Vice-President, to which she replied she lectures covered a broad swathe of Our immediate Past President was going for a while yet. day to day by Bob Meanley from his base from the taxman and into the Trust's hoped she “wouldn’t be using a zimmer subjects including, of course, locomotives Malcolm Crawley, well known to Several members of the A1 Steam at Tyseley. Not only did we have a set of coffers, which as usual was received frame by the time Tornado is completed”, but also subjects as diverse as advertising many readers of The Communication Locomotive Trust are also members of A1 main frames on stands at Tyseley, but a with amusement and applause - some to which I replied that when I had picked and road vehicles. The event was by all Cord, who was heavily involved in the the LNER Society. We hope some more radius had been laboriously filed on every from this talented gentleman her up to drive to Tyseley at 06:00hrs accounts a huge success. Gresley Society’s restoration of its N2 of you may wish to be. Membership edge by Birmingham based volunteers on what could be such a dry subject. And that January – she was still going strong at Further symposia were organised locomotive, together with the saving of details are available from secretary@ including Les Golder and Stuart Reid. In in our tradition of a good time being had 23:00hrs whereas I was exhausted!. (And in 1990 (our Silver Jubilee), 2008 the authentic GNR tender now to be lnersociety.org.uk or John Smart, addition: by all, 0-4-0ST Henry gave cab rides and subsequent history shows her as a picture and 2010. Once again the organisers found coupled to Stirling Single No. 1. 4 Bowling Court, Brighouse, HD6 2RL. l The bogie and trailing frameplates from its open cab back could be observed of elegance on Tornado’s footplate on that sought to provide a broad spread of So what of the LNER Society today? For more information visit www. were cut. Clun Castle pacing us on a driver training historic first steaming in 2008). knowledgeable and respected speakers, Well I am pleased to say we have more lnersociety.org.uk. TCC l The A3 tender chassis had been course. David Elliott related the continuing pace overhauled by Ian Storey (later It is also worth reminding ourselves of of construction, which at that time ➤

26 27 railway, built their own narrow gauge and me to offer accommodation to fellow II listed building had to be excavated by industrialists attending as a guest enthused locomotives and bored a tunnel through a Trustees who were travelling a long way over a metre to give headroom for the about the quality of the middle cylinder A1SLT mountain! to attend meetings. These visits usually locomotive. It should be remembered and confirmed it as an example of world The media coverage became greater and degenerated into barbecues and bonfires that as originally built, it only had to class engineering. Covenantors also played greater quality and increasingly effective. in the woods accompanied by rather too accommodate low roofed early Victorian their part at this event, bringing interested Some terrific atmospheric photographs much wine and song, over which a veil coaches. New windows were fitted friends, many of whom signed up on the of the driving wheels being fettled with is probably best discretely drawn. The together with new exterior doors, the day bringing the number of covenants to a grinding captured journalists firework displays at some of these evenings inspection pit was created and the bridge over 1,000. attention in the national newspapers, and were not something the Health and Safety section rails were inset in the floor. After lunch, John Wigston, Railway along with other railway magazines, Steam Executive would approve of, or that the Mark launched the Dedicated Covenant Artist extraordinaire, who had been Classic noted “significant progress on the Chairman - past or present - should be scheme at this time, which was to have with the project since day one, gave an construction of Tornado now almost seems proud of. But it was good fun at the time. such success in financing parts for the illustrated lecture on how he constructed to be on a monthly basis”. The September Convention was again locomotive – and that scheme is working the inspirational painting of Tornado The 1996 Spring Convention was at Darlington and this time the vintage equally well for No. 2007 Prince of Wales. surrounded by her A1 predecessors in again held at Tyseley, and there was a buses took us to the Timothy Hackworth More excitement was to come with the York Roundhouse (now the NRM). We little surprise for the Covenantors in Museum at Shildon and it was particularly arrangement for Tornado’s frames to be were treated to a demonstration of his store. We held the event outdoors next pleasing to see that Geoff Preece, exhibited at the National Railway Museum unique skill of being able to draw freehand to a very large tarpaulin with three big Doncaster’s Museum Manager had joined for four weeks. And best of all, it was to a perfect circle as the starting point for humps in it. Over the buffet lunch, a us for the day. A number of Covenantors travel there by rail. Bob played another drawing a , and then showed number of Covenantors casually rested stayed overnight and enjoyed an organised one of his blinders by arranging for freight how it would look in a three-quarters view their lunch plates innocently on one trip to the South Tynedale narrow gauge carrier EWS to transport the frames from by then drawing freehand a perfect ellipse. or other of the big humps, innocently railway at Alston. Tyseley to York where we were to have the As the largest event to date there were unaware of what lurked underneath. Mark’s high profile campaign paid Spring Convention. so many people to talk to that by late After lunch we reviewed progress and another dividend when Jenny McCartney On 6th March 1997 Bob and his team afternoon I had lost my voice, and still during the engineering update I asked of The Sunday Telegraph interviewed lowered and fixed the middle cylinder into hadn’t had time to have a proper look at Dorothy to help me unveil a surprise for Peter Rodgers and myself at Darlington the frames and the process of making the Tornado’s frames for myself. That is, until Dorothy Mather and David Champion with the cylinders at Tyseley. the Covenantors – as we drew back the and wrote a terrific full page colour frames into a rigid unit was complete after everyone had gone and I sneaked up to the comprised 30% of the locomotive by once that was in the bag their officials tarpaulin there were gasps of delight from feature that landed on doorsteps on 22nd three years intensive work. Maroon class balcony to look down on those beautiful weight, and importantly, this included formulated applications for grants to cover the crowd as the humps were revealed to December giving it maximum impact over 37 No. 37332 hauled the frames to the frames complete with middle cylinder core vital components - frames, wheels the £300,000 necessary for the building’s be three brand new A1 cylinder castings! Christmas. The only downside was that the NRM at York on 12th March with a number now permanently fitted. I couldn’t resist a and cylinders. The vintage buses took us renovation and conversion. The management team was so busy photograph purporting to show me with of people en-route who were ‘in the know’ huge grin spreading right across my face to inspect Hopetown Carriage Works Manufacturing of large components talking to Covenantors and industry guests Peter’s ‘0’ gauge A1model also included waiting on overbridges to see their first as I reflected on the last time we came to in its forlorn state awaiting restoration. I continued during the latter part of 1995, that we missed lunch. Our wives remedied his right hand only, which had the effect sight of a new A1 making its way to LNER York - not really all that long ago - when could see from the faces of some of our the outside cylinder patterns were now this by sallying forth to the shops and of making me look as if I was performing territory. Ian Storey, Mike Wilson, Stuart Palmer and supporters that they doubted whether this complete, a host of (only slightly) smaller returning with a picnic comprising white some impossible contortions and should Three days later on 15th March 300 myself came on 17th November 1990 to neglected building with an earthen floor parts were in the production line. As a Rioja, Camembert and baguettes to enjoy be joining a circus. On a more serious Covenantors and guests converged on the launch the project to a sceptical world, could ever become the erecting shop for a measure of the coverage and respect that in the warm sun surrounded by steam note, Jenny made a great point on the NRM for the Spring Convention. Tornado armed with nothing more than a well brand new pacific, but we were up for the the project was gaining in professional engines. Life was good. appropriateness of the motto on one of was by now really starting to look the thought-out business plan in the briefcase. challenge, and so was Darlington Council. engineering circles, on 5th December Bob In September 1996 we received the Tornado’s nameplates - ‘We Rise To Our part of a main line express locomotive Now here we were back with our budding After the Convention the massive tasks Meanley was asked to address the Institute welcome news that Darlington Council’s Obstacles’ – she thought this perfectly as Andrew Scott, Head of the Railway locomotive. in front of us continued in a carefully of Mechanical Engineers, Derby Branch, grant applications had born fruit. The suited the Trust’s ‘can do’ attitude. Museum welcomed the Trust. Andrew The secret of how this astonishing planned and executed manner following on the building of Tornado. Astonishingly, package was made up of £100,000 from January 1997 got off to the long awaited talked about the importance of what we progress was achieved by a small team… Rob Morland’s computer-based project 160 members attended the talk, their the National Heritage memorial Fund, start on the Hopetown Lane Carriage were doing, and a leading railway journalist is that it wasn’t a small team. The ten or so plan. Our Darlington office was set up largest attendance ever, 25 more than £150,000 from the European Regional Works renovation. It was an enormous said, “the A1 project is the pinnacle of people at the ‘sharp end’ had the combined in Darlington Railway Museum, manned their previous best lecture. It was followed Development Fund, and most generously task. First the entire floor of the Grade the steam movement”, while one of the strength of the Covenantors and their by new volunteers Dr Peter Rodgers, immediately by requests for him to address in those cash straitened days £50,000 from production of a regular stream of income Bob Devonport, Gordon Best, and other IMechE branches. Darlington Council. A press conference to give us the credibility to walk into the A1SLT Alan Dodgson supplemented by Bill It is appropriate here to point out was held at Darlington Railway Museum boardrooms of British industry. Financial Lovegrove who had been with us since (other projects please note) the massive and I had the honour of standing on credibility coupled with a professional the 1990 launch. Steve Alder also joined difference between sitting a massive pair Locomotion No.1 with Stuart Palmer and approach encouraged leading businesses the Darlington team to help organise of frame plates on stands held apart by Council officials as Dorothy Mather to quote us concessionary terms for Covenantor events which by then had threaded rods, and a set of frames that was formally presented with the keys work. There was a wonderful alchemy in become a byword in the railway movement have been ‘erected’ as a rigid structure. to Hopetown Carriage Works. My mind this, as for every £1 a Covenantor gave to for professional content and enjoyment. The Trust shall be forever grateful to went back to the days in the 1960s the Trust we were able to turn it into £3 Plans for the layout of the Hopetown Bob and Tyseley Locomotive Works for when as young boys my brother and I worth of metal. Carriage Works and the conversion work the massive amount of work that went would go on trainspotting expeditions to What you can achieve with a large necessary were agreed with Council into the frame components, the forest of Darlington Bank Top Station and gaze in number of people giving a little on officials, who had taken to the job with specially manufactured parts that must awe at George Stephenson’s Locomotion a regular basis is astounding. relish, especially the architects’ department. go into a locomotive’s frames before they No. 1 then plinthed there. Never could I And it was to get better. My parting Informal chats had revealed the some of can be riveted and bolted up to form a have thought to be allowed to mount this words to the Covenantors at York was them were very well aware from their rigid foundation of the engine. When the hallowed artefact from the dawn of the that next time we all met in September it formative years what a ‘Pacific’ was, and Directors of the Ffestiniog Railway were railways. would be when Tornado came to her new in particular what a class A1 Pacific was. visiting Tyseley they asked to see the work That was part of the fun side of this home in the new Darlington Locomotive Another victory for the Ian Allan ABCs in progress on the A1. Reports said they wonderful project at the time. As many Works. I promised we would have ‘a bit of of the 50s and 60s! Next the Council were ‘gobsmacked’, and this from people of our meetings were now taking place at Dorothy Mather accepts the keys to Hopetown Carriage Works. a do’... TCC applied for planning permission and who had restored 14 miles of derelict Darlington it was a pleasure for Gillian

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PROFILE – GRAEME BUNKER by Graham Langer FROM THE ARCHIVES by Graham Langer A1SLT Despite being the youngest Trustee, a Modernisation that went with the new A1SLT title held for around 15 years, Graeme trains for Cross Country. With successful brings a lot of experience to the delivery and two National Rail Awards Trust, something he did both before won Graeme then moved to Richard completion and now Tornado is running. Branson’s Virgin leading the day to day Born in Hitchin, an important LNER operation and planning functions for town in the days of steam, Graeme grew both Cross Country and West Coast. up in Hertfordshire with his parents and At the same time Graeme had sister remaining in education until he become more hands on with steam and was 17. He then entered the volunteered at the NYMR and joined but not in the railway, but in the retail the National Railway Museum’s main sector where he spent the next five line support crew working with Ray years gaining several lower and middle Towell and the team taking No. 4771 management positions. However, the Green Arrow across the UK. This led to railway was still an interest and drew an introduction to professional attention in 1995. where in 2002 Graeme passed out as Graeme’s interest in the railway was a main line fireman working in all four fostered by his father who grew up with corners of the UK with some excellent the Nine Elms turntable at the end of highlights including A4s on the whole his road. After following steam across of the East Coast, taking City of Truro to the country in his formative years the Graeme on the footplate of Plymouth and firing a Stanier Duchess interest was rekindled strongly with a Union of South Africa during the from Crewe to Carlisle and back on change of career path. In 1995 Graeme running of the Trust's 'Talisman' the same day remarking that a Duchess joined the soon to be privatised Railtrack in 2008. is a lot heavier on coal than an A1!! as a signalman in the East Riding of working on projects such as the Leeds 1st He also had the honour of emptying Yorkshire. Although technically a step rebuilding of that city’s station and track the tender of King Edward I on a firing down strong advice from a family friend environment, upgrades to the East Coast turn to Shrewsbury. Anyone who has meant that Graeme spent three years Main Line and routes in and around seen Graeme on the footplate will have Tornado’s frames are inspected by Covenantors during 2005. in front line operations and learned Yorkshire and across the Pennines. What noticed the big smile and usually the how the railway ‘works’. "It was a very he then describes as a "Friday afternoon black face! l Summer 1995 – Manufacture of been contracted to make the tender for urgent attention to replace those interesting time and the knowledge project that just grew and grew" was In the main industry Graeme’s career the middle cylinder was followed by frames. The Trust had run a very affected. Rapid work by the engineering gained then has been important and the introduction of the new Virgin developed and he has since held the the casting of the left and right-hand successful ‘Talisman’ with Duchess of team ensured she was fit again to useful to me every day since then." Voyager fleet across the UK. This led position of Regional Director Western at cylinders in August. Each cylinder Sutherland, new recruit Graeme Bunker operate ‘The Border Raider’ in June In 1998 he joined the business to further responsibility and the role of the Strategic Rail Authority and Managing casting was produced from around 30 doing much of the firing! In other news, and set a new record for the ascent of developement section of Railtrack Deputy General Manager for the Route Director of . More individual hand carved patterns and work progressed in Darlington with Shap with a 13 coach train! In addition recently he has been Chief Executive core boxes, weighing over one ton much of the locomotive’s footplating to this heroic run, Tornado hauled a of rail tour promoter Steam Dreams for each cylinder. The patterns were assembled and more of the motion succession of ‘Cathedrals Expresses’ to A1SLT and is now developing further his own supplied on advantageous terms by machined by Ufone Engineering. numerous new destinations and visited consultancy business that includes PWC, Kings Heath Patterns of Cotteridge, the as well. In other Deutsche Bank, the BBC and Serco Birmingham, the leading supplier of l Summer 2010 – The early summer news we were able to report good amongst its clients. specialist one-off intricate patterns, had started well for Tornado but progress being made on the support Graeme continues to retain overall and each took around four months to problems with firebox stays meant coach with the first coats of carmine responsibility for Tornado’s operations produce. she had to come out of traffic in May and cream paint appearing on it. TCC

and day to day maintenance and cover David Elliott the Commercial and Operational brief l Summer 2000 – Machining of the on the P2. TCC roller bearing axle cannon boxes for A1SLT the intermediate and trailing driving wheelsets was also completed at Ufone. The smokebox was removed from the locomotive following its trial fit. This was to enable further work to be done including welding the stiffening plates into the bottom of the box, fitting the blast pipe and steam pipe extensions, fitting the chimney and liner assembly and tidying up the remaining platework.

l Summer 2005 – Headline news in Graeme on the footplate of Top Link No. 12 was that William Cook Duchess of Sutherland during Cast Products Ltd, the Trust’s principal the running of the Trust's sponsor, had agreed to fund the building The coach was already looking better, sporting the carmine and Tornado Graeme during his first firing 'turn' on . 'Talisman' in 2005. of the tender and Ian Howitt Ltd had cream livery it now carries.

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the A1 steam locomotive TRUST CONTACTS President Dorothy Mather Vice Presidents Peter Townend and David Champion ([email protected]) Board of Trustees Mark Allatt Chairman ([email protected]) Graeme Bunker Operations ([email protected]) David Burgess Company Secretary ([email protected]) David Elliott Director of Engineering ([email protected]) Gill Lord Merchandising ([email protected]) Rob Morland Electrical ([email protected]) Chris Walker Finance ([email protected]) Advisers to the Board Tony Lord Premises Manager ([email protected]) Richard Peck Commercial Manager ([email protected]) David Breakell Legal ([email protected]) Huw Parker Project Management ([email protected]) Tim Beere PR & Marketing ([email protected]) Sophie James Sponsorship & Covenantor Care ([email protected]) Graham Nicholas Quality & Certification ([email protected]) Editor Graham Langer ([email protected]) Picture Editor Tony Watson ([email protected]) Design Kevin Lumb ([email protected]) * All information correct at the time of going to press mid-August 2015. For up-to-date information and dates please check the website www.a1steam.com. l The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Darlington Locomotive Works, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ l e-mail: [email protected] l website: www.a1steam.com Darlington Locomotive Works is normally open to the public on the third Saturday each month (11am – 4pm). Access to the works is via Head of Steam: Darlington Railway Museum where covenantors are entitled to free entry. Charity registration No. 1022834. The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to see Tornado’s main line passenger trains follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted. © 2015 The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust except where shown. Views of contributors are not necessarily those of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.

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