The P2 Steam Locomotive Company is pleased to confirm the dates for our first open weekend at Darlington Locomotive Works.  Invitations will be sent out to Founders for Friday 18th July, Covenantors for Saturday 19th July and the general public on Sunday 20th July.  By that weekend the profiled and machined frames will have been delivered to the historic building where Tornado was erected and other parts and patterns will be on display.  Remember, the Founders Club will be closed once the frames have been set on their stands so don’t miss out, there is still time to sign up!  The more quickly people sign up, the sooner No. 2007 Prince of Wales becomes a reality!

Giving a clear indication of how fast this project is moving ahead, Bakers Patterns of Telford have produced sixteen polystyrene patterns for assorted frame stays, horn guides and brackets for No. 2007.  These have been produced by CNC machining solid blocks of the material directly from the 3D CAD drawings, thus saving a huge amount of time and money.  The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was a pioneer in using these polystyrene patterns in the construction of Tornado.  The components will shortly be cast by William Cook Cast Products.

The patterns for new components are seen at Bakers – David Elliott