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6 0163 TORNADO THE New Steam for the Main Line COMMUNICATION CORD No. 41 Winter 2016 Neil Whitaker Tornado at Paddington Station after returning with 'The Red Rose'. A1 ENGINEERING REPORT by David Elliott Tornado has continued to operate well and the pressure reduced, David Wright The function of the anti-vacuum valve is with few ‘out of course’ repairs. The discovered that the gasket between the to let air into the steam circuit when the most significant incident occurred on 26th anti-vacuum valve (snifting valve) and the locomotive is coasting with the regulator October during preparation for the engine superheater header was blowing. The anti- shut. When coasting, the pistons create and support coach move from the Severn vacuum valve is the object which sticks a vacuum which when the valves open Valley Railway to London. The discovery out of the top of the smokebox behind to exhaust, causes char in the smoke to of a steam leak in the smokebox when the chimney and can be heard operating be drawn back down the blast pipe into the regulator was opened resulted in the each time the regulator is opened when the cylinders. The air let in by the anti- locomotive failing the Fitness to Run (FTR) the steam pressure closes the valve with a vacuum valve reduces this effect. The exam. The following day with the fire out distinct ‘clink’ noise. air has an additional function of cooling ➤ 1 the superheater elements when the there is no steam passing through them. This by Mark Allatt CONTENTS From the chair PAGE 1 reduces the tendency of the elements to A1 Engineering Report be burnt when the regulator is closed after s I finalise this events for supporters. The details of other Godfrey, grandsons of Sir Nigel Gresley, as PAGE 2 a prolonged period of high outputs. The column in visits are currently being finalised. vice presidents of the Trust. Support coach gasket and the moving part of the valve mid-February, As you know, last year marked the 25th Meanwhile in Darlington Locomotive were replaced, and an FTR successfully No.A 60163 Tornado has anniversary of the launch of the project Works the construction of No. 2007 Prince Darlington Locomotive Works upgrade achieved. Fortunately with the next main line just worked her (and to build a new Peppercorn class A1 with of Wales continues to race ahead with PAGE 3 'Belmond British Pullman' operation being the Trust’s) first train the first meeting at The Railway Institute in the fitting of more parts of the footplate From the chair on 6th November, there was still plenty of of the year - ‘The Red York on 17th November 1990. In this issue and the trial fitting of the cab. We have PAGE 4 time to move the loco to Stewarts Lane for Rose’ - this train was of TCC, Phil Champion (brother of David, also taken delivery of the locomotive’s Our new President, David this train. fully booked, selling well from the moment long-standing Trust volunteer and former distinctive smokebox door and other Champion The other ‘out of course’ repair was to that we announced it - proving that the editor of our first journal The Pioneer) components for the smokebox which PAGE 5 replace the concrete fire arch in the firebox. right train with the right starting points, writes about the Trust’s pre-history – a means that it won’t be too long before Editorial The existing arch was still serviceable but route and destination taken to market sort-of prequel to David’s four part story both cab and smokebox are fitted to the Diary 2016 pieces were starting to fall off it. David suitably early will generate a sufficient of the Trust’s early years - using material frames. PAGE 6 Wright and his team replaced the arch return to be commercially viable and discovered by long-term covenantor Bob With over £2m now pledged to our Tornado on Tour at Stewarts Lane and the new one is create enough profit to keep Tornado Parkinson in Steam Railway News (SRN). A P2 project, we need to keep up our PAGE 8 performing well. TCC operating on the main line on a day-to- fascinating read! fundraising efforts if we are to achieve our A1 project pre-dawn Anti-vacuum valve. PAGE 9 day basis (excluding five yearly overhauls). Most importantly we wanted to use 2021 target. However, in order to keep This is a stark contrast to our unfortunate our 25th anniversary as an opportunity to our self-imposed schedule we need to 'The Devon Belle' experience with ‘The Peppercorn Phoenix’ to highlight the importance of The 163 raise around £700,000 every year until PAGE 10 SUPPORT COACH Tornado last year. Pacifics Club – our desire to complete 2021 which gets harder as each year goes on the Severn Valley The arrangements for storing emergency equipment and other essential items on the PAGE 12 The Trust’s second train is ‘The Devon what we set out to do 25 years ago and by due to the nature of our ‘P2 for the support coach have not been entirely satisfactory, so a set of bespoke shelving has been nd Belle’ on Saturday 2 April sees Tornado purchase Tornado’s tender. Thanks to your price of a pint’ monthly covenant scheme. Geoffrey Colin Bird – a tribute installed in the guard’s compartment to house these items. The layout was designed by PAGE 13 returning on southern routes with a visit most generous support we now have And from an engineering perspective Rob Morland and built by Tom Blight who is one of David Wright’s team TCC 'The Scarborough Flyer' to the historic city of Exeter. Full details 79 members of The 163 Pacifics Club - our big leap forward in 2016 will be the PAGE 14 on page 9, or go to www.a1steam.com. tremendous progress but we still have a aim to wheel No. 2007 Prince of Wales Geoff Bird - part 2 Our third train of the year is the ‘The long way to go. in time for our Annual Convention on PAGE 15 Scarborough Flyer’ on Saturday 4th June. Sadly 2015 also saw the death of our Saturday 1st October 2015. This will A lathe from aldi! DARLINGTON LOCOMOTIVE WORKS This will be the first time that Tornado president Dorothy Mather, widow of require an additional £150,000 on top of PAGE 16 UPGRADE has hauled a revenue earning train to Arthur Peppercorn, designer of the our projected income for the P2 Project ‘The Red Rose’ the famous East Coast resort and the Peppercorn class A1s and the last chief for 2016 and so we will be launching a The main development at Darlington several more coats than would be needed PAGE 17 recreation of what was the LNER’s fastest mechanical engineer of the London & campaign to fill this gap in the spring – Locomotive Works has been the for modern paints. Presentations report pre-Streamliner era express. Full details on North Eastern Railway just six weeks please look out for our mailing and give completion by Darlington Council of The final result is very pleasing and our TTTE Cottesmore page 13 or go to www.a1steam.com. short of her 100th birthday. By happy generously if you are able. the renovation of the exterior. This has thanks are due to the Darlington Council PAGE 18 There will be more A1SLT promoted coincidence, the A1SLT trustees, advisors Thank you again for all for your involved repair and reinstatement of team and contractors who have worked The big picture trains with Tornado in the second half of and management team met in Darlington continued support for both Tornado missing or boarded up windows, total around us in a very considerate and co- PAGE 20 2016 but one already pencilled in the diary for its annual strategy weekend on the and Prince of Wales throughout our 25th renewal of the rendering and repair of operative way to ensure that our work Merchandise update is the ‘Flying Hamburger’ on Saturday 3rd weekend of 22-24th January and over anniversary year. With a great programme guttering and down pipes. This work in DLW was largely unaffected by the PAGE 21 December, from London to Birmingham dinner on the Saturday evening toasted of main line trains and heritage railway has been made more demanding by refurbishment. 'The Harwich Pullman' (to visit the famous German Christmas Dorothy’s memory on what would have visits planned for Tornado, major changes in Tornado the listed status of the building, hence 2016 marks the 50th Anniversary of Accucraft gauge 1 Market) and the Severn Valley Railway. been her 100th birthday. Until very recent the make-up of the main line steam scene windows have to be wood framed and the closure of Darlington Works so it is PAGE 22 2016 will also see Tornado hauling years, Dorothy joined us at this dinner to and significant progress expected in the of appropriate period appearance, the good to see one of the original Stockton The 163 Pacifics Club trains for other promoters. Most notable encourage us in our efforts and regale us construction of Prince of Wales , 2016 has PAGE 23 render uses lime mortar and the paint & Darlington Railway buildings being will be the ‘Belmond British Pullman’. As with stories of her life with Arthur and her the potential to be a bumper year for the P2 Roadshow has a traditional lime base and required cherished and cared for. TCC supporters of the Trust you can receive a own history with the Trust.