A New LNER Pacific Boiler has been Completed!

Post by **richard** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:45 pm

Yes, the Tornado project's boiler is complete, and was hydraulically tested yeserday (10th July):

http://www.a1steam.com/update.html

It should be on public display in Darlington on 22nd July.

Both the boiler and safety valves have CE markings. Not bad, considering the unique nature of the boiler!

Richard

karlrestall · Post by **karlrestall** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:57 pm

Could this be a new generation of loco building? Now that an A1 has been built may people start building locomotives that didn't survive into preservation from origianl plans? Would certinly be nice to see a W1 being built in the original shape (I think that shape was brilliant

) Or perhaps an un-rebult P2. Just a thought, will probably never happen, but never say never

Regards

Karl

Colombo · Post by **Colombo** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:16 pm

Karl,

It will never happen. Why build a copy of something that was essentially a failure?

Colombo

karlrestall · Post by **karlrestall** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:19 pm

Not all the scrapped locos were failures though, most were due to being scrapped without a second thought of preserving them.

Regards

Karl

Post by **richard** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:24 pm

I think it is of note that all the other new-build projects are smaller branch line friendly locomotives: Tank engines, 4-4-0s, and Atlantics.

Yes a W1 will never be built. I heard a rumour of a P2 and it would good to see, but it does have practical problems. Some are already criticising the choice of a Peppercorn A1 due to its size - so what are they going to say with a 2-8-2 that had trouble with the curves on the very route for which it was designed?

Richard

karlrestall · Post by **karlrestall** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:32 pm

yes I heard that rumour from the NYMR, one of the passengers if I recall correctly. The problem would be with new builds are that they would never be able to get a good run like they were built for they would be restricted to 25 mph on small preserved lines. The only time it might be able to stretch out would be if it is being moved from site to site via the main line. So i suppose that it would be a waste of resources to build new locos. On the plus side it would be a useful aid for apprentices that work on the preserved lines to follow the construction from start to finish.

Regards

Karl

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:26 pm

Not necessarily Karl!

If going flat out from Grosmont to Goathland up 3 and a half miles of 1 in 49 isn't giving them a good run, then I don't know what is!

Moving something from site to site on the Mainline would rarely get the loco out of first valve, and only be limited to 50 MPH. That is unless it had a train on though! Next weeks Talisman will give 60009 a damn good run though, if it runs, which it may not due to these strikes...

karlrestall · Post by **karlrestall** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:16 pm

Matt

I agree the 1 in 49 gradient would certinly test the engine, I had completly forgotten about that gradient and I work on the NYMR

suppose when you work in these places you forget about these things

Regards

Karl