'THE HARWICH PULLMAN' by Peter Hedderley MERCHANDISE UPDATE by Gill Lord st Mandy Grant On 31 December 1938 a 29-year-old stock broker, Nicholas one of which, provisionally named ‘The Harwich Pullman’ is Winton, boarded a plane to Prague, having just taken a decision proposed to comprise Tornado hauling the 'Belmond British to cancel a two-week skiing holiday to Switzerland. This decision - Pullman', the only train still certificated for the main line which and the events that followed - has resulted in there being around includes carriages actually in service in 1938/9 at the time of 5,500 to 7,000 people alive today who, were it not for the actions the Kindertransporte. There is a bitter irony that Sir Nicholas of this 29 year old and others, would almost certainly not be passed away at a time when Europe is challenged by its worst here today. refugee crisis since WW2 and this irony was not lost on the Sir Nicholas Winton MBE is credited for saving the lives of great man himself. All proceeds from the special trains and events 669 Czech children, though in reality it was very much a team of 1st July 2016 beyond operational costs will go to help those - effort. This enterprise was part of a much larger operation which especially children - who find themselves displaced or uprooted brought a recorded 9,354 unaccompanied mostly Jewish children by discrimination, war or threat to the UK between 2nd December 1938 and 2nd September of war in the 21st Century, of 1939. They came from mainly Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied whom there are sadly far too Austria in an operation which has become known as the many. The Nicholas Winton ‘Kindertransport’ and the vast majority are believed to have Foundation is supporting arrived via the LNER’s Hook of Holland to Harwich ferry service. specific projects to help refugee Winton passed away on 1st July 2015 at the age of 106 on the children, including Theirworld - 76th anniversary to the day of the arrival in Harwich and London www.theirworld.org. (on 1st July 1939) of his largest single transport of 241 children. Sir Nicholas Winton is no On Friday 1st July 2016, the first anniversary of his passing and longer with us, but his words the 77th anniversary of the arrival in Harwich of his largest single still ring loud: “Don’t be content transport, the annual Harwich children’s carnival will feature in your life just to do no wrong, more than 1,000 local schoolchildren with an appropriate theme. be prepared every day to try A Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance will be held in the and do some good.” TCC St Nicholas Church in Harwich and an RAF fly-past has been requested, Winton worked for the RAF for five years during and For more information or to support this project please visit after WW2. www.papyrus-rail.com. A number of special trains are planned to run to Harwich, Andrew Taylor and Diana Hurfurt at the Severn Valley Railway. Sales over the Christmas period were up Whilst I am mentioning events, we together in Derby. We met at midday and slightly on last year, which is very good. are unfortunately having problems with all had departed by 16:00hrs. We all had ACCUCRAFT GAUGE 1 TORNADO by Graham Langer Once again it is clothing that is the logistics, i.e. getting our merchandise a jolly good time, chatting about Tornado biggest seller; it is pleasing to know that tables, stock, till, boxes etc. to events. naturally, but also about other connected Now available! people wearing our hats, caps fleeces So if you think you can help with this items, such as what to sell, what to In 2014 Accucraft and The A1 Steam and sweatshirts are advertising Tornado or if you would like to be part of the discontinue, who is doing which trip and Locomotive Trust were delighted all over the world! merchandise volunteers please contact are we having a training session in 2016? to announce the production of Over the past four years we have me on [email protected] The answer to the last question is yes a live steam, Gauge 1, model of been selling our merchandise on trains About twenty of the merchandise we are although no date decided as we Tornado. Accucraft’s model faithfully using an ‘At Seat Ordering Service’. Now volunteers attended a Christmas get go to press but it will happen. TCC captures the elegance and power that we are running our own trains, the of the Peppercorn class A1 design decision has been made to use a trolley and features all the unique details service through the whole train, not just l 26 th July 2015 ‘The Torbay carried by Tornado. The model is in the non-dining coaches. This is the way Express’ - Bristol to Kingswear and gas-fired with slide valves and has all we did it in the ‘good old days’ well, five return the features the Gauge 1 fraternity years ago that is, and working this way l 26 th September 2015 ‘The have come to expect from an does actually mean that the potential Accucraft locomotive. The cylinders Silver Jubilee Talisman’ - London customer can have a good look at the FOR SALE Kings Cross to Newcastle are fitted with drain cocks. The fully merchandise they are purchasing. From SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLates sprung chassis is constructed from the volunteering point of view, it does stainless steel. The boiler is copper, Note – ‘The Highland Caledonian’ mean that the volunteers will manage to as carried by No. 60163 Tornado the cab and tender are constructed plate was carried by Tornado for The have a couple of hours away from the l th ‘The Highland from etched brass. The UK RRP is 20 June 2015 Prince’s Trust special on the Forth train and able to have a look around the Rambler’ – Sterling to Inverness £2,895.00 and the model is available Bridge. city that Tornado has taken them to. l 22 rd June 2015 ‘The Highland in apple green, blue and BR green. With the charge for carrier bags now The model is available from The A1 Caledonian’ – Inverness to Stirling Each smokebox numberplate is in force, we have decided to sell reusable Steam Locomotive Trust, Accucraft l 27 th June 2015 ‘The Border for sale for £200 including postage bags that can be kept zipped up in a UK and selected retailers. The retail Reivers’ - Carlisle - Glasgow- & packaging. Please email shop@ handbag or trouser pocket for the times profit from sales of this superb Carlisle a1steam.com for more details. we go into a shop, get to the checkout model will go to The A1 Steam l 5 th July 2015 ‘The Fife Circle’- Smoke box number plates available only to find the bags are in the car! So Locomotive Trust towards the Edinburgh return to Edinburgh as at 14th January 2016. look out for these on-line, at events and purchase of Tornado’s tender. TCC on the trolley. 20 21 P2 ROADSHOW by Mark Grant THE 163 pacifics CLUB - IT'S TIME TO GET ON BOARD by Mark Allatt Mandy Grant Last year was our 25th anniversary year and we decided to focus our fundraising for Tornado on the purchase of her tender – with considerable success! Tornado’s tender is currently owned by William Cook Cast Products, the company owned by Andrew Cook and the Trust’s Principal Sponsor. Andrew kindly offered to fund the construction of the tender in 2006, allowing funds being raised at the time to be spent on the engine. The tender is leased to the Trust under a fifteen year loan agreement which will come to an end in 2021. Tornado’s tender is a development of those built for the original Peppercorn class A1s with changes mainly down to the different operating environment on the modern Network Rail main The newly overhauled tender in Darlington Locomotive Works. line. Due to the lack of surviving steam infrastructure, water capacity is at nationalisation LNER number would favourite ex-LNER express passenger a premium and so Tornado’s tender have been ‘163’ pacific from the Gresley class A3s/A4s, carries 6,200 gallons (as opposed to l There have therefore existed 163 ex- Thompson class A1/1 and Peppercorn 5,000 gallons) and 7½ tons of coal LNER express passenger pacifics with class A1s. Mark Grant, Gemma Braithwaite and Mandy Grant at Leeds. (rather than nine tons in the original 6ft 8in driving wheels - the Gresley l Name inscribed on the official Roll A1s). The tender is also the home for class A3s/A4s, Thompson class A1/1 of Honour in Darlington Locomotive Following on from a successful event Saturday morning arrived, a foggy day farewells to Gemma and Charles and we many of Tornado’s other unique features and Peppercorn class A1s. Works which will detail the pacific last year, we decided to exhibit at Leeds to boot, and Charles Tremeer joined us returned home. including an alternator, Timken cartridge l A numbered certificate (1-163) will sponsored. Model Railway Exhibition again. Gemma to help out. The model railway was soon Fog greeted us once again as we set off roller bearings (pre-greased sealed record the details of your donation l Entry into a draw for a main line Braithwaite (one of our volunteers) up and running with two Tornados in to the venue on Sunday morning. Andrew self-contained units which do not have and the number/name of your footplate ride on No.