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...
A quick construction update for January 2025 on the progress with new build Spirit of Sandringham. There is also some exciting news which can not...
The wheelsets will be fully assembled at South Devon Railway Engineering, where some of the components have already been delivered.
Yes, the B17 project is working with the P2 project for the supply of cannonbox castings for the bogies of both locomotives, using the existing...
Whilst the various components mentioned in the last update are being manufactured (including the smokebox door and ring just delivered from Tees...
More positive news on the B17. Yesterday they ordered the forgings for the crank axle (for the lead driving wheel - the one driven by the inside...
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