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3403 ANON Recreating Gresley’s last design THE COMMUNICATION CORD No. 55 Autumn 2019 Warren Hannabuss Warren Blackpool illuminations! Tornado prepares to leave the town with the returning ‘Illuminati’ on 2nd November. 1 All Convention photos Mandy Grant All Convention CONTENTS 2019 CONVENTION PAGE 1 by Graham Langer 'The Illuminati' PAGE 2 2019 Convention The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s 2019 Contents Convention was again held at the Kings PAGE 5 Hotel in Darlington and was, as ever, very Editorial well supported with over 180 people able RAF 25th Anniversary Dinner PAGE 6 to attend. President of the Trust, David New Trustee appointed to the Board Champion, opened proceedings, welcoming A1 engineering report Covenantors and introducing the team PAGE 7 before announcing the appointment of 'The Aberdonian' Steve Davies, MBE, to the Board as a new PAGE 8 Trustee (see separate news item on page 6). Tornado on Tour- Huw Parker then updated the assembled ‘The Aberdonian’ RAF 25TH PAGE 10 company with a review of recent tours and ANNIVERSARY Tornado on Tour- activity with Tornado. Despite some small DINNER ‘The North Briton’ challenges it has proved to have been a David Champion. PAGE 11 successful summer season for No. 60163 Keeping Tornado on the tracks and he highlighted the continuing close will continue to evolve over the coming Tornado Tour Diary 2019 PAGE 12 relationship with the crew of HMS Prince months including our first outings with The Tornado on Tour- of Wales, some of whom have been able to Railway Touring Company and a return ‘The Pennine Explorer’ join us on ‘The Aberdonian’ this year. The to running with Steam Dreams as well PAGE 14 year started at the Nene Valley Railway as visits to preserved lines such as The Tornado on Tour- Wensleydale Railway, Barrow Hill and The ‘The Illuminati’ / SVR PAGE 15 Nene Valley. Tours for 2020 will include Shed Notices runs from York to Edinburgh and Stirling, PAGE 16 Darlington to Liverpool and Birmingham The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is to Glasgow. your Legacy Turning to the question of providing our Mark Allatt address the audience at the 2019 Convention (David Champion pictured right). PAGE 17 own train in future, Graeme revealed that I 60163 - Tornado's 10th Birthday Appeal delays in the cascade of Mk3s had enabled we continue to gather good press coverage appeal is still open with 47 places out of PAGE 18 a review to take place, noting that our for both Tornado and Prince of Wales, as well an anticipated total of 100 already filled. Team Grantham in the Great Model association with the likes of West Coast as the on-going development of our own In conclusion Mark urged supporters to Railway Challenge Railways has broadened the supply chain websites and social media platforms, the recruit more Covenantors by talking to a PAGE 20 and reduced the pressure on the Trust production of our own tour brochures and friend, travelling behind Tornado or signing The big picture Huw Parker. PAGE 22 to make its own arrangements. So, the a lot of direct marketing. Trust events have up to the ‘I 60163’ appeal. A1 Profile - No. 60126 Sir Vincent and following Tornado’s resumption of objective remains and work on funding featured our annual Convention, a Spring Turning to fundraising for Prince of Wales, Raven main line tours the locomotive performed this continues with a decision expected Day Out for Covenantors, some heritage Mark reflected that we had already raised PAGE 24 well, despite the vagaries of operating on in the next twelve months. Touching on railway visits and for the P2, numerous over £5m for Tornado and the support P2 engineering update Network Rail which threw up more than a merchandising, Graeme paid tribute to Roadshows and open days at Darlington. coach so raising a similar sum for No. 2007 PAGE 29 few challenges during the season. In addition to targeted mailings and should be well within our scope, especially P2 Dedicated Donations update David Elliott. PAGE 30 Graeme Bunker-James then conducted eshots, we have continued to deliver The given that of the various ‘clubs’ launched to past year given that we maintain a project P2 Fundraising a commercial review of tour operations, Communication Cord quarterly and the finance sections of the construction ‘The plan running into 890 lines and several feet PAGE 32 emphasising the usefulness of repeat monthly ebulletins The Tornado Telegraph Founders Club’ had raised over £450,000, long when printed! The plan presently The Boiler Club itineraries such as ‘The North Briton’ and The Mikado Messenger. ‘The Mikado Club and ‘The Cylinder Club’ PAGE 33 shows that substantial completion by the and ‘The Aberdonian’ and concluding that Looking to the future Mark noted that fully subscribed, the boiler and motion Volunteers! end of 2021 is theoretically possible but PAGE 34 while the latter was a great success the we have 1050 Covenantors generating clubs well on their way and ‘Dedicated requires access to resource levels which Come on, come on, do the former needed further refinement. We an annual income of over £170,000 but Donations’ having raised around £400,000. are presently not available, this, coupled loco-motion with me! managed to include some surprises during insisted that we cannot afford to be The project now has around 920 signed- with the fundraising profile suggests that PAGE 35 the year, not least of which was ‘The Mad complacent and need to keep adding up Covenantors but if we are to get it Covenantors' Diary completion by the end of 2022 is more Hatter’ which proved to be a real crowd- new Covenantors, a key ingredient of over the line in the next couple of years P2 Roadshows realistic. In the past twelve months the pleaser and we will try to ensure that which is the Tornado Team for younger we may have to look at other sources of The race is on to get up steam! boiler has been ordered, the tender frames PAGE 36 we continue to break new ground with Graeme Bunker-James. supporters which now numbers around funding such as a bond issue or grants. In and tank build are well advanced, coupling Project to build our third new future tours. A big development on the 100 members – don’t forget that a Tornado conclusion over £2.1m has been spent, and connecting rod manufacture is under steam locomotive gets up steam tours side has been the opening of our our team who have weathered the period Team membership is an ideal Christmas £2.7m raised and £3.4m pledged of the PAGE 37 way, the engine electrical trunking design THE RACE IS ON TO GET own booking office in Darlington. Graeme when the locomotive was out of traffic present! Legacies are plying an increasing required £5m total needed but this can be Visit to DB Meiningen is almost complete and the steam and air UP STEAM! thanked UK Railtours for their help and with stoicism and who are improving the role in generating funds for the Trust and accelerated if Covenantors bring a friend The Tender Club slowly filling up pipework is under way. Many parts for cooperation in the past and predicted service and range continually – expect to Mark was able to tell his audience that to a P2 Roadshow and enable them to join, Club Badges brakes and spring gear have been delivered PAGE 38 that running this facility ‘in house’ would see new products soon including dedicated major UK charities raise about 40% of help complete ‘The Motion Club’ and sign and fitting, casting and machining are Profile -Steve Davies be cost effective and further enhanced Covenantor/Supporter exclusives! their income this way (about £200,000 per up to ‘The Tender Club’. progressing. The design of the pony truck PAGE 39 by a new ticketing system and further Mark Allatt took over from Graeme annum if extrapolated in terms of Tornado David Elliott now took the floor for is complete and it is now out for quotation, From the archives website developments. Graeme took the to look at marketing and fundraising (see fund-raising) although he was able to reveal his usual ‘Tour de Force’ concerning the PAGE 40 the tender wheelsets are almost complete, opportunity to announce some new tours his detailed report on page 30) as well as that we have received over £100,000 from engineering aspect of the construction of Sponsors and contact information there has been further detailed design for 2020 as part of a programme that media relations and advertising, noting that this source in the last year. The ‘I 60163’ No. 2007. A lot has been achieved in the 2 3 of fittings and pipework to support shop l Pony truck complete floor activity which has included fitting the l First boiler delivered, P2 boiler by Graham Langer handrails dismantling the boiler cladding. substantially complete editorial l Tender structurally complete After a successful season with Tornado on further strengthened by the arrival of Amelia Smith as Leigh's Of the targets set at the 2018 Convention, l Electrical trunking approaching the main line I am sure I am not the only assistant and all these additions to the team clearly show that this is the current status: completion one who is relieved that we have haven't the Trust means business and expects to grow. Obviously we l Pony truck complete – design complete, l Brake linkage complete been thrown too many 'curve balls' this are focused on the completion of No. 2007 in the next couple ready for manufacture l Pipework layout complete, installation year, even though the big railway continues of years but some of us are looking beyond to 2025 and the l Boiler ordered – ordered for delivery in well under way to produce some interesting challenges, bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

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