Project News

MEMBERS MONTHLY BULLETIN DECEMBER 2022

On behalf of all our team I wish you a very happy New Year. I am sure you share our hope for substantial project progress in 2023.  Here is the latest update on our project.

Engineering

The outside cylinders have been delivered back to West Shed following the modification and repair work at Cast Iron Welding Services. Machining is expected to start in January.

The engineering team held a Zoom meeting on 23rd December to agree plans for work in the immediate future.

MEMBERS' MONTHLY BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2022

The Warrior Magazine

We expect to despatch The Warrior Issue 55 to you on Monday 5th  December. The magazine contains a full account of the proceedings of our Annual General Meeting, which was held on 12th November at Kidderminster Railway Museum.

Engineering

I will not repeat here the general engineering progress reported in The Warrior. However, since the Warrior went to press the repair work on the outside cylinders has now been completed, and all quality documentation required has been supplied, by Cast Iron Welding Services.

Finance 

Members' Monthly Bulletin October 2022

Engineering

Following recent discussions with William Cook Cast Products, proof machining of the new wheels has required further engineering drawings: after some resource problems this has now been completed and we are in active contact with the supplier this week to progress completion.Salvage of the usable components from the original wheelsets (balance weights and crank pins) has now been completed at West Shed. The long-awaited replacement driving wheel axle has now been shipped from South Africa and is en route to the UK. 

Finance

Main Line Steam Builders Group holds Second Meeting

Six high-profile steam project groups with the common objective of delivering their respective locomotives fit for UK main line running have held a successful second meeting at CTL Seal Ltd in Sheffield.

All of the founder members attended :

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