Members Monthly Bulletin April 2022

Engineering

William Cook Cast Products have completed preparatory work on the driving wheel pattern. This work was carried out free of charge after contract discussions. Completion of the casting work is still expected by the end of June. The original wheelsets have now been returned to PRCLT at West Shed for salvaging re-usable components.

The reassembly of the chassis remains on hold as we need more time to complete our assessment of the quality checks needed on existing chassis components. People availability in April has been a challenge. However our certification body Ricardo has provided valuable input and an inspection is being planned. We are also working with key suppliers on this issue.

Finance

MEMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN, MARCH 2022

Engineering 

Preparation for the driving wheel castings has continued at William Cook Cost Products - we expect the order to be completed in June.

Engineering Update - March 2022

As the regulations surrounding Covid have relaxed work on The Unknown Warrior has started to return to a more normal pace. Staffing levels at the PRCLT workshops have returned to pre-Covid levels, allowing more work to be undertaken. Added to this the overhaul of 6233 Duchess of Sutherland has been completed and the locomotive has returned to service hauling trains on the national network, both on its planned commitments and standing in successfully for another locomotive.

MEMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN, FEBRUARY 2022

Engineering 

The replacement driving wheel contract has been placed with William Cook Cast Products in Sheffield, with a delivery lead time of 12-14 weeks: preparatory work on the wheel pattern has been carried out free of charge by the company. Material for a new front buffer beam has been delivered (there is more about this in The Warrior 52). An estimate has been sought from South Devon Railway for the wheelset re-assembly package, after work on specification preparation. Dialogue continues with Cast Iron Welding over cylinder modification pending authorisation.  Materials have been delivered for the new fitted bolts required for chassis re-assembly.

Frame shotblasting had to be postponed into first half of March because of adverse weather.

MeMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN, JANUARY 2022

Engineering 

The replacement driving wheel contract has been placed with William Cook Cast Products in Sheffield, with a delivery lead time of 12-14 weeks: preparatory work on the wheel pattern has been carried out free of charge by the company. Material for a new front buffer beam has been delivered (there is more about this in The Warrior 52). An estimate has been sought from South Devon Railway for the wheelset re-assembly package, after work on specification preparation. Dialogue continues with Cast Iron Welding over cylinder modification pending authorisation.  Materials have been delivered for the new fitted bolts required for chassis re-assembly.

Frame shotblasting had to be postponed into first half of March because of adverse weather.

MeMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN, JANUARY 2022

Engineering 

The replacement driving wheel contract has been placed with William Cook Cast Products in Sheffield, with a delivery lead time of 12-14 weeks: preparatory work on the wheel pattern has been carried out free of charge by the company. Material for a new front buffer beam has been delivered (there is more about this in The Warrior 52). An estimate has been sought from South Devon Railway for the wheelset re-assembly package, after work on specification preparation. Dialogue continues with Cast Iron Welding over cylinder modification pending authorisation.  Materials have been delivered for the new fitted bolts required for chassis re-assembly.

Frame shotblasting had to be postponed into first half of March because of adverse weather.

Warley Model Railway Club Exhibition - NEC Birmingham

The LMS Patriot New Build Project will have its sales stall open throughout this exhibition.

The show is in Hall 5 of the NEC.

Please note it closes at 18.00 on the Saturday.

Gauge 1, 75th Anniversary Show, Bicester Heritage, Bicester

The LMS Patriot New Build Project will have its sales stall open throughout this exhibtion.

It is being held at Bicester Heritage, Buckingham Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX26 5HA. 

Open both days from 10.00 to 17.00

Cost £15 a day or £20 for both days.

Stafford Railway Circle Model Railway Exhibition- Stafford County Showground

The LMS Patriot New build project for have its sales stall open at this show, which is being held at Stafford County Showground, Bingley Hall, Stafford, ST18 0BD. (off the A518).

 

Please note it closes at 17.00 on the Saturday

MEMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN, JANUARY 2022

Engineering

This month West Shed took delivery of a lathe suitable for the in-house production/finishing of a wide range of components for 5551. This will generate cost savings and improve project progress and quality control over the life of the project. LMS-Patriot provided loan funding to make this investment possible.

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