The A1 Trust The New Steam for the Main Line Communication Cord No. 14 January 2009 Peppercorn pair

On November 6 ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado was posed together with Peppercorn relation ‘A2’ No. 60532 Blue Peter at Barrow Hill.

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Editorial from the chair Under the cover of darkness, the ‘A1’ is turned on By Mark Allatt Scarborough’s turntable mid-way through the first ithout doubt, 2008 York in December. It was main line test run in November 4. was the most the kind of event that shows I must admit that even I am running significant year our movement off at its very W out of superlatives! What a past few for the Trust. best, so there will, of course, months it has been. Elsewhere in this It seems almost unreal to be a great number of people edition of TCC Nick Brodrick talks think that so much happened eagerly awaiting Tornado’s about our move to the National in the space of just 12 months: naming ceremony early next Railway Museum in York, our its first steaming, first moves, running year. successful test runs and finally the in trials, main line testing and launch in This will be the last issue of TCC launch of Tornado in her first proper apple green. Not bad going for a brand that I will have the pleasure of editing. livery of apple green with ‘British

new locomotive, eh? Regretfully, owing to circumstances Railways’ on the tender. / PaulA1SLT Molyneux-Berry The locomotive has achieved these beyond my control, it has become The people of the National Railway milestones with little fuss for such impossible for me to continue the Museum have gone out of their way to make Tornado most welcome an imposing locomotive; inspiration role – so my apologies that my spell at during her stay. Nothing has been too in itself for other new build project Editor has been quite so short lived. much trouble – thank you Andrew groups around the country. Thanks for your support over the Scott and your superb team. If it It was great to meet some of you past year. All the best for the future hadn’t been for the NRM having the at the launch of Tornado in green at – and take care. Nick Brodrick, Editor original drawings for the Peppercorn class ‘A1s’ our project would have been still-born. It has been such a main line magic Evening Star; the first built ‘Pacific’ since pleasure to bring an ‘A1’ back to York of the project compiled by our archivist No. 60163 rolls onto the ‘Britannia No. 70054 Dornoch Firth; and the 43 years after the last one - 60145 Keith Drury. I’d like to express my thanks national network in fine style first ‘A1’ in traffic since No. 60145 Saint Saint Mungo – left for the final time. to Alexa Stott and her team of helpers By Nick Brodrick Mungo, to name but a few! As you can read elsewhere for handling the day’s logistics and making Just two days later, on the evening of in TCC14 our locomotive’s the launch such an enjoyable experience. Tornado’s done it! Since the last issue of November 6, Tornado not only hauled her performance on the Network Rail It is thanks to your continued The Communication Cord was published, loaded 60mph trial train, but was also main line has been phenomenal. We generosity that we have come this far. No. 60163 Tornado has undertaken – and briefly united with smaller ‘sister’ ‘A2’ No. were witness to the extraordinary However, once Tornado enters service completed – three successful main line 60532 Blue Peter in a remarkable evening’s sight of hundreds, if not thousands, on Network Rail we will need to raise A1SLTKeith Drury/ test runs. events at Barrow Hill Roundhouse. With of people turning out to see all three in excess of £800,000 to service the East coast seaside town Scarborough the requirement to service the ‘A1’ of our test runs. However it was the loans taken out and Bond issue taken was the first destination on November during her brief time at the preserved final run on November 18/19 that up to ensure the locomotive’s long term 4, originating from York, where the Midland Railway-built shed, the chance I found most moving; I’m not sure operations. Then there is the matter of locomotive is currently based at the was gratuitously taken to pose the when York, Thirsk, Northallerton, at least £50,000 needed to put our own National Railway Museum. With just the Peppercorn-pair together for a special Darlington, Durham, Chester-le- fully equipped and certified support Expectant trust supporters and the media await the unveiling of locomotive’s support coach in tow, the photo-call. Street and Newcastle stations hosted coach behind the locomotive. No. 60163 in her freshly applied British Railways apple green livery. ‘A1’ comfortably coped with her 50mph The monthly railway magazines have so many people! As November 19 We are therefore more keen than maximum speed timings. had a tough job knowing which angles to was my birthday, I can think of no ever to encourage as many supporters new website www.a1steam.com. traction) using the VSOE’s British Pullman Humble beginnings perhaps, but nothing cover! better way to have celebrated it! as possible to join us by either becoming Finally, our first trains on the Network train on Thursday February 26, so please takes away from the significance of the For many however, the big night was December 13 brought over 500 a Covenantor, making a donation, taking Rail main line will be from York to put these dates in your diary and help event which saw a myriad of milestones the 75mph loaded trial from York to covenantors and their guests in York out a dedicated donation to sponsor a Newcastle and return on Saturday us to fill these trains... with all profits to chalked off in a single evening: first new Newcastle... to attend our annual convention part of the locomotive (there are still January 31 and Sunday February 1 2009. the Trust. We will inform you of details main line passenger locomotive to run on Immediately prior to the trip, the and then descend on the National many components left to support even As usual this will be for Covenantors and of future events and milestones as the national network since ‘9F’ No. 92220 locomotive’s tender lost the A1 Trust Railway Museum for Tornado’s launch. though almost all of them are already on their guests only. This will be followed by soon as we can– please keep an eye on It was a real honour to be alongside the locomotive!) and/or subscribing to the ‘Talisman’, running from Darlington the events section of our website for The run that everyone was Arthur Peppercorn’s widow and our our Bond issue. If you know anyone who and York to London Kings Cross the latest information. I look forward waiting for… Tornado screams president, Dorothy Mather, as she led wants to become part of Tornado please (returning with modern traction), on to seeing you in York for yet another through Durham on November the unveiling of Tornado in the Great encourage them to come on-board. Saturday February 7 and the ‘Yorkshire momentous occasion. In the meantime I’d 18 with the 75mph loaded test Hall. The Trustees also presented Details on all of these can be found in Pullman’, running from London Kings like to take this opportunity to wish you run en route to Newcastle. Dorothy with a photographic record the ‘how you can help’ section of our Cross to York (returning with modern all a happy and prosperous New Year. TCC

website transfers (www.a1steam. Top Link column in Steam Railway 357). applied by the father and son duo of Ian ‘A1’ class designer Arthur Peppercorn, com) to make way for the application The consensus of the run settled with and Dan Matthews of M Machine (who observing that “he would have been so of National Express’ corporate logo, in the conclusion that the high-speed effort had previously applied the grey livery at proud.” recognition of its sponsorship of the train. was nothing short of phenomenal. Darlington) with Tony Filby, the NRM’s Tornado was launched inside the Great Watched by huge crowds at stations Soon after it was a much more quiet painter, applying the lettering and Mike Hall on the same road as Mallard and the and various locations on the 76 ¼ mile existence for the ‘A1’ as it was taken into ‘Tomo’ Thompson the lining.On December dynamometer car. route, Tornado the NRM’s paintshop where she received 13, the locomotive was revealed to All is now set for her official naming covered the distance in a mere 81 minutes her apple green paint (supplied courtesy of Covenantors and the assembled media and much-anticipated covenantors’ trains

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2 3 the life of Tornado. for the brake tests, however I did have ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado powers Some time around the beginning of 40 minutes to spare in the company of through Swinton with its November I mused to myself whether Paul Molyneux Berry, our VAB man from WHERE’S THE MONEY? By Barry Wilson 60mph loaded trial run 2008 could get any better? Lighting a Deltarail who had visited earlier in the day Well, now we are within a hair’s electrical cabling fitted, out of sight, to Barrow Hill on fire inTornado’s firebox for the first time to carry out an in-steam inspection as part breadth of Tornado strutting her stuff on on the locomotive, the time and cost November 6. in January, a Spring Convention with a of the NoBo (Notified Body) engineering the main line we have to deal with the of fitting everything in becomes more locomotive so close to moving for the first approval process for main line running. debt incurred to achieve that. understandable. time the tension was tangible, then at last Paul (who drives on the Festiniog when Very early on in the build the Finally testing the locomotive for the First Moves at the beginning of August. not doing the day job) ’clocked off’ after Trustees decided that we needed to main line certification was an unknown I thought that a certain spectacularly sunny the inspection and came with me to ’grice’ be within sight of completion before quantity – not just for us but also the Sunday on the in at Quorn station. The sight and sound of any substantial borrowing took place. organisations involved in the process September might be the ultimate but how an ‘A1’ ‘Pacific’ accelerating hard with a It was not until 2005 that the bond as there had not been another steam wrong I was. Once again Tornado has gone single coach in the hands of an enthusiastic issue was launched locomotive which on to bigger things: the main line runs crew takes some beating. The engine was to raise the funds for had to comply with which I was so privileged to be a part reaching 60mph in about three quarters the construction of many of the new build of, the transformation by the wonderful of a mile from a standing start on a rising the boiler. This was requirements for use painting team in the National Railway gradient and the noise was magnificent perhaps earlier than on Network Rail. The Museum’s paint shop and finally the with the sharp even exhaust beat a tribute the Trustees had costs involved in these Unveiling in the Great Hall – there could to John Graham from the North Eastern anticipated, but the processes was huge. be no more appropriate place – after our Locomotive Preservation Group who set decision was driven by These items were Annual Convention on December 13. the valves for us. Such performance is the fact that we would only achieved with What a fabulous year and one that I hope explained by the fact that Tornado with one have to purchase the assistance in the will remain long in the memory for all our coach has the power to weight ratio of a boiler in one go, so as form of loans from TCC

Stephen Wright/ A1STLT Wright/ Stephen Covenantors. modern ’Voyager’ train! Suffice to say that to speak, rather than covenantors and I had a lump in the throat and the hairs on piecemeal as funds Barry Wilson presents the Charities Aid waited almost two decades for this, but test runs have been posted onto www. ENGINEERING the back of my neck standing up! were available. This Dorothy Mather with Foundation, to whom – all being well – the wait will soon be youtube.com. I hate to think about by David Elliott Subsequently 75mph brake tests were actually turned out to a book of images from we are very grateful, over. TCC how many times I’ve watched the one of The following report is a bit disjointed carried out on the Newcastle test run on be a far better decision the past 18 years of over and above our her speeding through Durham! If you’ve as it covers both the end of our time at November 18 which demonstrated that than we ever thought the ‘A1’ construction regular covenanted IN THE MEDIA, never taken a look at www.youtube. the Great Central and our early weeks at with a train the locomotive stops well as given the movement project at the income and donations. by Mark Allatt com I suggest that you do. Just type the NRM at York. I would like to take the inside the braking curve. of sterling against the locomotive’s apple As to repayment, Press interest in our locomotive since the ‘60163 Tornado’ into the search function opportunity to thank our friends at the Back on the Great Central a problem Euro, German inflation green launch. Chris Milner/ the bonds, presently first moves continues at an unprecidented and enjoy the sight and sound of our Great Central Railway, who could not occurred with the non-operation of the and the spiraling cost of The Railway Magazine totaling some level. Newspapers and magazines from locomotive on the Network Rail main line. have been more helpful and understanding Baldwin valve which drops the air in the raw materials it would £400,000 are due for overseas as well as back in the UK are still To keep up to date with Tornado’s press as we moved from construction to brake system when de-energised by the have cost twice as much had we ‘saved repayment between 2012 and 2016 fascinated by our project. Our move from appearances go to the ‘in the media’ page operating our locomotive. Overall the AWS/TPWS (and hence stops the train). up’ and ordered it in January 2008. at the Trustees discretion, so are not the GCR to the National Railway Museum within the news section of our website entry into service has been fairly painless When we switched on the TPWS the Throughout the build the cost of of immediate concern; ever increasing was covered at both ends by local radio, www.a1steam.com and click through although a few teething problems have brakes went on hard and stayed there. On construction had stayed reasonably numbers of bond holders are donating television and newspapers and this has to the actual articles and recordings. been encountered. the strong recommendation of Mandy close to the original projections as their holding back to the Trust and thus also been followed by the specialist press. Finally I’d like to thank Catherine Farrell Sharpe who fitted the TPWS/OTMR adjusted for ongoing inflation; that all the figure which will ultimately require Tornado appears many times in almost and her team at the press office at the Brakes equipment for us, the specification was changed in the last two years for three repayment is uncertain. every edition of every railway magazine NRM for all of their help since we arrived Keith Nicholson of the Interfleet changed from a modern Electro-Pneumatic reasons. The first was the dramatic However, the other loans fall due up you can buy at the moment hauling test there. TCC Technology VAB conducted light engine (EP) valve to the traditional Baldwin price increases that we were seeing in to the end of 2010. With the continued trains, with ‘cousin’ Blue Peter and now in (actually engine and coach) brake tests on type valve, of which we had four that material prices worldwide, which put support of our covenantors and donors apple green. SEIZING THE MOMENT the Great Central Railway on October had been stripped from class ‘86’ electric our cash resources under severe strain; and the earnings from operations of The Daily Mail has continued its – Part 3 by Duncan Ross 14 2008 from 20mph to 60mph, which locomotives along with the brake control for example an indicative price for Tornado we are confident we can meet extensive coverage of Tornado and it has The Christmas mailing to our have indicated that the locomotive is well gear. super heater tubes at £13,000 became these liabilities. been joined by The Daily Telegraph, Metro Covenantors marked the end of our Mile a within the composite braking curve. In fact However, initially I had not appreciated £22,000 four months later when they For those of you who are, quite and The Yorkshire Post. Minute Moment sponsorship. Although not the results were very good considering that the Baldwin valve is servo operated ordered! rightly, concerned about the economic Tornado has also become something of a as popular as the First Turn of the Wheel that during the first run a part of brake – the electrical input just operates a small The second was the finishing-off recession remember the launch of the TV star away from the news programmes. sponsorship, Mile a Minute has raised over mechanism broke on the LMS designed EP valve which admits air to a larger which took twice as long and cost project to build a new ‘A1’ took place As well as BBC4’s Time Shift and Channel £2000 towards the testing programme. inspection saloon which was being used shuttle valve which controls the brake three times as much as we had first in the last recession and we got there! 5’s How do they do it?, Tom Ingall and his Certificates of gratitude will be sent to all for the test equipment. After checking system air. Fitting of an additional direct anticipated – apparently we are not With apologies to those of you who team’s documentary Absolutely Chuffed: the sponsors in the January. that the handbrake still functioned, the air supply to the Baldwin valve cured the the first group caught out by this were present in York on December Men Who Built a Steam Engine was first As the saying goes, ‘All good things remainder of the tests were carried out problem and enabled Paul Molyneux-Berry one! When you think that we have 13 2008 and have heard much of this shown on BBC4 at 8pm on 16th October happen in threes’. With that in mind, we with the vacuum brake on the coach from Deltarail to test it during his hot FTR two miles of piping and four miles of already! TCC and after being repeated on the same will complete the trilogy with a final isolated, thus Tornado was stopping a (fitness to run) exam and on a loaded test channel a couple more times it was shown sponsorship under the banner of ‘Tornado’s further 32 tons of coach in addition to her train on October 14. again at 11am on BBC2 on Christmas Eve. Top Speed’. At some point during the year own weight. is the difficulty in routing the handwheel overflow pipe to trim the injector. It would New media has also become a Tornado will be tested to run at her 90 When writing these notes I try to Steam fittings spindles for these valves up through the have also worked correctly on the exhaust significant channel for publicisingTornado mile an hour design speed. maintain a dispassionate style as befits A departure from the original design is cab floor now we have filled the space steam injector if we had used the Davies and attracting new supporters and hence The actual speed and the time it the engineering profession, however I am use of the tender water valves to control with brake and electrical equipment. This and Metcalfe class J injector fitted to the funds. Most of our new supporters now occurred will be officially monitored and searching for superlatives when describing the supply of water to the injectors as new arrangement works well with the original ‘A1s’. However, we fitted the class contact the Trust through our website recorded. The Certificates of Gratitude these runs. Owing to an early evening opposed to the original arrangement live steam injector, with the tender water H exhaust steam injector from ‘A4’ No. at www.a1steam.com. Some will show the speed and the moment that speaking engagement (on the ‘A1’) I did where each injector used a built in water handle handy for when the fireman is 60007 Sir which works on extraordinary video coverage of Tornado’s another historic event occurred in not have time to travel on the test car control valve. The main reason for this looking over the cab door at the injector a slightly different principle. Instead of a

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An ex-works, apple green Peppercorn design ‘A1’ rests on the site of the former York roundhouse. You simply couldn’t script it! Tornado proudly wears her new paint at the NRM on December 13.

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6 7 manual water valve, the injector has an has rectified the problem, and no further trimming on each side. The result was ‘Britannia’ No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell have automatic water valve operated when incidents were experienced on the that the four tail trimmings delivered been designed and fitted. At the same steam pressure is applied to the injector. November 6 and 18 loaded test runs. slightly more oil than the six tail trimmings, time spark arrestor screens have been

In order to regulate the rate of water feed demonstrating the restricting effect of fitted inside the damper door and grilles Covenantors’ Diary By Alexa Stott (normally done with the water valve), a Lubrication the six tail trimming in the ¼inch bore welded onto the cab roof ventilators, moveable cone is fitted operated by a cam At the end of the first loaded test run holes of the siphon tubes, however the again with assistance from David Wright It has been a privilege to meet promises to be another which in turn is connected to a handle in to Barrow Hill, the inside slidebars were delivery rate was rather low. On trying the and over the weekend, from James Hazell, so many of you at these events wonderful opportunity to get the cab. At the moment we can set the noted as being rather hot on arrival back same on the inside slide bar oil pipes the an apprentice from Loughborough, to throughout the last year. My up close to Tornado during the water regulator manually in advance of a at York. Small slivers and particles of white delivery was worse still. complete the work. The system appears review of 2008 would not be event. run, but not whilst the engine is moving. metal had appeared around the slide bar This caused a reference back to to be working very well as after both the complete without sending As Tornado’s 2009 itinerary This is not a major issue at present, but area and the gap between the top of the drawings of the oil boxes and their loaded test runs, there was less than a a huge thank you to all my is confirmed, there will no as we chase the best efficiency and hence crosshead and the upper slide bar had components where I discovered on the shovel full of char in the smokebox. During helpers throughout the year, doubt be further events at water consumption by making maximum become excessive. drawing of the siphon tube that the bore observations whilst the locomotive was especially those who could not which we will need help. We 3 use of the exhaust injector, controlling On November 10, with assistance from had been altered from ¼inch to /8inch working hard, there were very few sparks be at the Annual Convention mustn’t forget our home base the flow rate will become important. Thus David Wright of Locomotive Maintenance in 1955 for all syphon tubes. Following visible from the chimney and none of to hear my thanks then. I must in Darlington where the Open a slightly tortuous route for a control Services (LMS!) who we encountered at on from this, all 20 syphon tubes on the these reached the ground still alight. The also put on record my thanks Days continue as part of our spindle has been established and this will Loughborough, Peter Neesam removed four main oil boxes went back Darlington efficacy was further demonstrated by the for the help given to me by the commitment to the town and be fitted before the locomotive hauls its the inside crosshead, David took it to where Steve Wood bored out the existing black countenance of our Chairman after Great Central Railway and the the railway heritage there. 3 first revenue earning train. Loughborough where the team in the shed ¼” bore siphons and fitted /8inch bore the test run to Newcastle having had his National Railway Museum. But before all that of course replaced the white metal and machined tubes instead. Once they were re- head out of the window most of the way! we have the First Main Line Electrics it back to size in two days, returning with fitted further tests demonstrated much So what is in store Trains for Covenantors on Mandy Sharpe returned to Loughborough it on November 13 and it was refitted by improved oil flows. Tender for 2009? January 31 and February 1. I do and successfully commissioned the TPWS that evening. This represents a response of From first moves at Darlington, it was I’m still looking for eager hope you have all booked your and OTMR systems. I would like to place the highest order and thanks are due to Right hand crosshead apparent that the third axle on the volunteers as you will see in tickets and I look forward to on record our thanks and gratitude to the GCR team for helping us out at very On return from the second loaded test right-hand side spring is fouling the lug the Appeals section. There are seeing you on one of the trains. Mandy who has gone out of her way to short notice. run, the right hand crosshead showed on one of the spring safety brackets. A many good reasons why… Can we beat the excitement fit in with our schedule to install and The cause of the failure was quickly evidence of the white metal moving out possible cause is the spring being slightly l April 2009 – this is already of 2008 in 2009? I certainly hope commission the AWS/TPWS/OTMR identified with the aid of John Graham between the crosshead and the lower asymmetrical; so we tried turning it being billed as one of the so! systems and has come to our aid in (who seems to have taken a bit of a shine slide bars. After dismantling it became round. This significantly worsened the biggest steam events taking locating components at the last minute. to our engine) as lubrication failure, and clear that the whitemetal had not adhered problem, confirming that the spring is place in 2009. Tornado will meet Appeals The resulting system is installed to a high subsequent tests showed that almost properly to the steel and was peeling off in indeed asymmetrical but also caused me her smaller sister’ or ’cousin’ Volunteers standard, which should bode well for no oil was arriving down the two oil several pieces. When all three crossheads to look more closely at the geometry of (dependent on whose column The Trust is still appealing future reliability. pipes from the oil box on the right hand had been whitemetalled and machined in the spring plank which sits on the top of you are reading in this edition for volunteers to help at A problem had been experienced with footplate. On making enquiries, it emerged the first place, the left hand and middle the axlebox. It soon became apparent that of TCC) Blue Peter at Barrow various events it is attending the cam operated microswitch which we that all the Gresley ‘Pacifics’ and the ‘V2s’ crossheads were found to have loose this one was different to the other three Hill and they will be joined throughout this year and when fitted to change over the TPWS aerials have an additional independent oil pot on whitemetal and had to re-metalled. The intermediate spring planks to the extent by not one but TWO A4s – Sir Tornado is operational on the according to the direction of travel – there the inside slide bar, so the specimen off right hand crosshead appeared to be OK, that the boss which locates the spring is Nigel Gresley and Union of South main line. If anyone can spare are two aerials, one under the bogie Flying Scotsman has been copied and fitted but as this incident has shown, was not. slightly further away from the frames than Africa – and a host of supporting a day or two to help and would and the other under the tender and the to ours to reinforce the oil supply. Again the expertise of the Great Central the others. This appears to be the result of engines. Although the event like to join the Trust’s events system uses whichever one is leading On further investigation, I came to the Railway shed was contracted to re-metal a manufacturing error so the contractor will be officially open to the team, do get in touch with me at the time. The switch also informs the conclusion that the six tail trimmings that and machine the crosshead and it is now concerned has been lined up to correct it public on April 4/5, Tornado will via [email protected]. OTMR of the direction of travel and we were using were forming a restriction back on the engine. as soon as we can drop the wheelset out be at Barrow Hill for most of With the long term, profitable illuminates forward and backward lights to the flow of oil. As an experiment, I to release the spring plate. This is planned the previous week for driver main line operation of Tornado on the side of the AWS sunflower box. disconnected the oil pipes to the outside Boiler/Smokebox using the NRM wheeldrop during the two experience days and a photo at the heart of its future It had been observed that when winding slide bars on both sides of the locomotive, A set of self-cleaning smokebox screens week period that the locomotive will be in charter. Covenantors will be activities the Trust is always into forward gear, the lights would change pointed them into clear plastic cups to the US Master Mechanics design the workshops from January 12 . entitled to a £50 discount on the looking for enthusiastic and from forward to reverse and back. This and fitted one six tail and one four tail with details based on the installation on £550 price of a day driving and experienced volunteers,

was initially put down to a flexible conduit Ken Woods / A1SLT Painting firing Tornado. Please contact especially younger people. resting on the arm of the switch, and Following satisfactory negotiations with me at alexa.stott@a1steam. At the moment the Trust on re-routing the conduit, the problem M Machine whose staff painted the com if you would like further has a particular requirement disappeared until the light engine test locomotive in grey, the father and son information on the very special for people with experience run to Scarborough, when it re-emerged, team of Ian and Dan Matthews were day packages being offered. of finance, marketing causing three TPWS actuated stops on the contracted to paint the locomotive into l May 2009 – from May 1-10 & fundraising, retailing, way back. apple green in the NRM paint shop. It Tornado will make her first commercial contracting and A further examination after that run had been agreed that the NRM painter appearance at the North newsletter editor. Please revealed that the switch was out of Tony Filby would number and letter Yorkshire Moors Railway for contact Mark Allatt via mark. adjustment, such that when in forward the locomotive and tender (no mean their Spring Gala. Further [email protected] for more condition with the roller on the switch task with BRITISH RAILWAYS on each details will follow but this information. TCC resting on the reverser bell crank shaft, side of the tender). When the original only half a millimetre of movement was painting plan was put together the final needed to change the state of the switch. main line test run was scheduled for draining and cleaning the engine left us assistance was sought in the form of Mike Two paint runs on the shaft were causing the first week in November, allowing us only three weeks to the unveiling (thanks (Tomo)Thompson of Sign Art who was the switch to change over intermittently, approximately five weeks to paint the to everyone who helped prepare the recommended to us by Phil Speight, the resulting in the incorrect indications. Mike Thompson skillfully engine before the unveiling on December engine for painting). To give us a sporting Managing Director of Craftmaster Paints lines-out Tornado’s tender Re-adjustment of the switch to give the 13. In the event the last main line trial chance of completing at least one side who has kindly donated all the paint for freehand. designed 3-5mm lift before changeover was on the November 18 which after of the loco in the time available, further the final livery.

8 9 Thanks are due to the painting team pulling out the all the stops, one side of SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND on the main line? By Graeme Bunker the locomotive was fully lined by the December 13 convention. By the end Now that Tornado is up and running, a First trains the ranks of the main line fleet as she the luxurious Orient Express British of the following week the other side range of commemorative merchandise The Tornado Story With the locomotive painted and the ventures further onto the East Coast Pullmans. Departing from London around had been lined and the whole of the is being prepared – all of which raises The official story of how Tornado test runs concluded it is now time to Main Line heading from Darlington to 0920hrs this is the ultimate in rail tour green areas varnished. Your Director of money towards the locomotive. was built, produced by the Trust turn our attention towards our main King’s Cross. Carrying The ‘Talisman’ experience as you will be pampered by Engineering was accused of being rather Some of the products are directly itself using its unique photographic line programme, beginning at the end of headboard, the A1SLT’s tour trademark, the onboard staff. The outward journey sad when he calculated that there is about produced by the Trust, others are archive. Printed on high-quality January. this trip is a date with a destination some will include a champagne breakfast and 3 1,270 feet of /16inch or ¼inch white collaborations with outside bodies, but paper, this 40-page pictorial album The locomotive will operate her first 18 years in the making and is selling well on arrival in York there will be the chance and red lining on the engine! It was also together they make a range to suit costs £10 – all profits go straight tours exclusively for our covenantors so ensure you get on-board and secure to see Tornado at close quarters. Our pointed out that it was a very long time all pockets! We do hope you’ll find to the project! who have paid for the locomotive on your seat. The train will depart from return is hauled by modern traction with since an engine this size had been painted something you like... safe in the January 31 and February 1. On each day Darlington a little after 0900hrs and an exquisite dinner served in the ultimate apple green, as both Flying Scotsman and knowledge that sales are helping the Tornado will haul a train between York calls at York before heading for King’s surroundings onboard probably the most Green Arrow were partially sprayed and ‘A1’. and Newcastle replicating the final tour Cross arriving around 1430hrs. With luxurious train in Britain. This train is a had stick-on lining tape applied. Tornado is of the last original class ‘A1’ No. 60145 St around four hours to enjoy the sight and true one-off, a unique experience and entirely hand coach painted and the results Tornado First Day Covers Mungo 42 years ago. Prices are £69.00 for experiences of the capital: the return event so ensure you are part of it. Prices are there for all to see. Renowned First Day cover producer standard class and £95.00 for First Class departs around 1830hrs arriving into are £449 per person including on-board Buckingham has produced Tornado seats and by the time you read this the York around 2030hrs and into Darlington meals. Electrical system covers (sale price £9.95) and ‘Cinderella first train on the January 31 will be very around 2100hrs. Prices for this tour are Booking details for all of these trains The electrical system designed by Rob stamps’ (£4.00/7.50 dependent on nearly full so hurry to ensure your seat £79.50 for standard class, £119.00 for can be found under ‘Diary of Main Line Morland has worked very well for the version) with a percentage of the on this ground breaking weekend. Both First Class (non-dining) and £175.00 for Tours’ and can be booked by calling our most part, although we had been unable to profits going to the Trust. Click on the trains depart York around 1100hrs and First Class Dining. booking agent Steam Dreams on 01483 persuade the alternator under the tender arrive back there around 1800hrs, leaving The highlight of the initial programme 209886. Please have your covenantor to generate whist at Loughborough. Once over three hours to enjoy Newcastle. of tours for Tornado will be her first number to hand as this will be taken by at York, Rob and our ace electrician Paul Worksplates On the February 7 Tornado will join departure from King’s Cross, hauling booking staff where necessary. TCC Depledge set up a test rig using an electric Those of you who have seen the motor and belt to drive the alternator. locomotive close-up will have Two characteristics were soon discovered. spotted its distinctive LNER-style the engine is in steam and gleaming ready 31, followed by Network Rail Route mainline test runs and has already elapsed! Firstly the regulator took 30 seconds to brass builder’s plates on the cabsides. to haul a train is very satisfying. Whilst Acceptance certification on November 3. So a further, final push is in hand to enable go on line after the alternator was rotating You can have a perfect replica – the Trust’s website www.a1steam.com steam engines are principally mechanical Behind these two simple pieces of issue of the permanent certification fast enough to generate (presumably to ideal high-quality memento - for for details. devices, we have a lot of plumbing, paper lie a huge amount of effort over paperwork to support mainline running stop it going on and off line frequently £165. All profits to the Trust. electrics and electronics on board, all of the preceding months, led by Graham in 2009 and beyond. A large part of this when the train is around the speed where Sterling silver Tornado relief which will benefit from continuing tender Nicholas, Quality Engineering Director, focuses on Tornado’s planned maintenance the alternator first produces output), and Tornado’s profile in Sterling silver is the loving care! together with a team of Trust people arrangements and once again another secondly the system was looking for a subject of this limited-run collectors’ Please contact us via the web site putting together the necessary submission vote of thanks is due, this time to battery directly connected as a load – in piece, mounted on a BR totem-shaped (www.a1steam.com), hot line (01325 paperwork. Thanks are due particularly covenantor Joe Brown who has spent a our system the batteries are charged by varnished piece of wood and in a special 460163) or direct to me at david. to Rob Morland, Tony Broughton, Mandy large part of 2008 painstakingly compiling electronic chargers tailored specifically to box with certificate of authenticity. Each [email protected] TCC Sharpe and David Elliott for their this documentation, using best industry the type of battery, so the alternators do You can own a replica costs £295, with all sales including a assistance in this unseen but vital area. practice. not ‘see’ the batteries directly. Some extra worksplate… donation to the Trust. More details at certification The best analogy is to say that Tornado By January 31 (preferably a few days design work is underway to connect a www.ibexgoldltd.com by Graham Nicholas now has the railway equivalent of an prior!) this work should all be complete small set of batteries across the regulator In order to support the mainline test ‘air-worthiness’ certificate to support its and necessary paperwork issued so we to convince it that a battery is there. In running from November 4, the requisite mainline operations. can all enjoy Tornado where she truly the mean time the steam turbo-alternator being designed to take either the NRN or maintenance. As Director of Engineering, Engineering Acceptance certification was In actual fact, the first round of belongs – at the head of a mainline has worked faultlessly and on our last GSMR radio kit with a simple changeover my role is reducing, and from the New issued by Delta Rail VAB on October paperwork was only valid for the three train! TCC main line run we ran using the first of the when the time comes. TCC Year I will be contracted to the Trust on high powered LED headlights (designed an as required basis. However, I expect by Alan Green and Rob Morland and built ENGINEERING to continue to volunteer in order to into traditional oil light cases), which gave RESOURCE carry out the engineering design and It is with great sadness that we have Obituary We know that Wreford continued rise to favourable comments from the I would like to convey the thanks to all management function. In addition to Peter to inform you of the death of Wreford to follow progress on Tornado and EWS crew. the volunteers and contractors who have and my limited input, we have approached Voge on December 19. Wreford had always succinct and invariably tinted was particularly pleased with the Other work includes design and worked on the engine over the last 14 certain highly skilled “peripatetic” supported the Trust almost since with his wry Scots humour. Many will many contributions to You Tube of the installation of the National Radio Network years – your input has been crucial to the engineering contractors to assist when inception and his vast knowledge was remember his early contributions to main line test runs. He was so looking (NRN) radio system. The core of this has success we have achieved to date. heavy work is required (for example when invaluable in setting up the structure the annual conventions which were forward to seeing the ‘A1’ in Waverley been obtained secondhand off withdrawn With the transition from construction the inside crosshead had to be removed of the Trust and in dealing with the always humorous Station and travelling behind her; this rolling stock, as in principle the system will to operation, the number of engineering as described above). However, we will intricacies of taxation of all kinds with Sadly, Wreford felt it was right for event was so close but tragically too far be superseded in 2011 by the new GSMR personnel working in the locomotive has be dependent on volunteers to help which the Trust was involved. him to step down from the Board of away for Wreford to realise his wish. radio system which uses mobile phone reduced substantially, however, in order with much of the day-to-day preparation, Until his health problems meant he Trustees in April 2007 owing to his ill He will be missed by all of us who technology. We have been most fortunate to maintain her in a suitable condition to cleaning and disposal work if Tornado is had difficulty travelling I don’t think I health making it impossible for him to had the privilege of knowing him and to be offered sponsorship by Hima fulfil the busy schedule currently being to be commercially successful and the can recall a Trustees meeting which attend meetings; his resignation was our sympathies are extended to his Sella Ltd who are currently working to planned, a significant on-going engineering debt is to be reduced quickly. If you have Wreford did not attend - and some of accepted with regret but Wreford did widow, Elisabeth and his two sons and certificate the German Funkwerk GSMR input will be required. As of the beginning thought about volunteering and have some these a great distance from his home accept the invitation to become a Vice- their families. system on Network Rail. Hima Sella is of 2009, Peter Neesam is to be retained experience in the engineering field, we in . His board reports were President. Barry Wilson donating a complete set for our use when as the ‘keeper’ of the engine and will be would love to hear from you. The work it is approved. In the meantime a housing is in charge of day-to-day preparation and often lacks glamour, but the feeling when

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