Event for Anglian Members - Tornado Presentation

Date: 16th February
Location: Lucas Room, Cameo Hotel, Copdock, Ipswich

Mike Bowen who is the Regional Co-ordinator for the Anglia region  would like to present the first scheduled Anglia regional event for 2012: a presentation by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust covering 60163 Tornado.

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was created in 1990 with the aim of constructing a new steam locomotive from original designs whilst utilising the latest available technology.

 The resulting Tornado locomotive is a re-creation and not a restoration.  The construction will be illustrated using original engineering drawings and the use of new components. Accompanying these illustrations will be a description of the engineering behind the creation of parts comparing the resources to hand today with those used in relation to the original production.

The locomotive works in Darlington where Tornado has been assembled will be shown, together with details of the first tests from 2008 on the Great Central Railway at Loughborough allowing her then to successfully undertake fast mainline trial runs.

Finally, hopes and aspirations for the future, latest news on Tornado's mainline tours and heritage line visits as well as the Trust's concept to build a new LNER P2 class locomotive will conclude the presentation.

Event details are as follows:

Date:                Thursday 16^th February 2012

Time:               7:00pm for 7:30pm start

Venue: Lucas Room, Cameo Hotel, Copdock, Ipswich

Speaker:           Mr Colin Vickridge, A1 Steam Locomotive Trust

Tea and coffee will be served on arrival.

Numbers for this presentation will need to be limited so in order to guarantee a place, please could you register your interest by 14^th January 2012. Please contact alison@ied.org.uk

If you plan to attend the Tornado presentation then I look forward to meeting you in February, otherwise I hope to see you at one of our regional events later in the year.

  

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