I hope the attached pdf will help answer some of your questions. There are lots of photographs! To the question of which one would be the primary...
Thanks! I will be posting another update fairly soon. For my sins, I edit the Trust's magazine "The Spirit" so have to finish the latest issue...
I will check this with our Director who is looking into the tender's restoration and get back to you. You may note I live in British Columbia,...
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY I am sure our Hengist friends will also include this on their thread but the more publicity both of our groups get, the...
Just to clarify some of the comments above about the roller bearings for the B17. They were ordered in March 2022 and delivered to South Devon in...
The current plan is to use the ex J39 tender (the one in the middle of the original photo above) as the basis of the new tender for 61673 using...
You are correct, there is a third tender. This tender, of which only the chassis now remains, was used latterly with concrete ballast in the tank,...
Construction Update December 2025 Progress on B17 61673 Spirit of Sandringham is proceeding on several fronts - Smokebox: After a very...
Construction Update – July 2025 Rolling Chassis Somers Forge of Halesowen have finished forging the crank stub axles and the sweep webs with heat...
There are some exciting developments coming up over the next few months in respect of the construction of B17/6 no. 61673 Spirit of Sandringham....
I couldn't quite work out what was happening with the door straps from the video: they looked like they had both ends machine into a complex...
An interesting video prepared by Tom Ingall of BBC North showing how the B17s smokebox door is being put together at Daniela Works in Shildon. A...
The art of the pattern maker lives on! The chimney pattern for 61673 Spirit of Sandringham has just been completed at William Cooks. It is...
Yes, we will be at Ally Pally in March (although I won't be as I am one of the Directors of the Trust who lives in Canada so quite a way to come...
The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust has been approached by an anonymous donor who wishes to contribute significant funds to the project. The offer is...
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