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SUMMARY:Joint IMechE /IET event - Building Britain's Most Powerful Steam L
 ocomotive.  - Rob Morland
DTSTART:20160203T190000Z
DTEND:20160203T200000Z
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CONTACT:Tim Wilkinson
DESCRIPTION:Rob Morland will describe the project to build and operate a P
 eppercorn Class A1 Pacific steam locomotive\, the 60163 "Tornado"\, for ma
 inline and preserved railway use\, and progress on the project to build a 
 Gresley P2 2-8-2 to be named "Prince of Wales".\n\nIn 1990 a group of peop
 le came together to share an extraordinary ambition - to construct a brand
  new Peppercorn A1 Pacific steam locomotive. They formed The A1 Steam Loco
 motive Trust and after nineteen years of incredible effort that locomotive
 \, No. 60163 Tornado\, moved under its own power for the first time in 200
 8. Now the same group is building a second new locomotive - this time it i
 s a Gresley P2 2-8-2 to be named "Prince of Wales". When it is complete it
  will be the most powerful steam locomotive operating on the British main 
 line.\n\nRob's talk will begin by telling the story of Tornado's construct
 ion\, and recent operations\, an amazing tale of cooperation\, skill and s
 heer hard graft which defied the critics who said it could never be done. 
 The A1 Trust has over 2500 regular supporters (Covenantors) who have all p
 layed some part\, small or large\, in guaranteeing that we have steam on t
 he main line in the 21st Century. He will then go on to talk about the P2 
 project\, which has got off to an amazing start with over £1.6 million al
 ready pledged in just over a year towards the expected construction cost o
 f £5 million. He will talk about some of the engineering challenges of ma
 intaining a steam locomotive to meet the tough requirements of today's mai
 n line\, and will outline some of the features of the new P2 which will se
 t it apart from the original locomotives and ensure that it turns heads wh
 erever it goes.\n\nSee www.a1steam.com and www.p2steam.com for more inform
 ation on the locomotives and for details of how you can get involved.\n\nR
 ob Morland is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET. He has been a me
 mber of the Board of Trustees of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust since 1993\
 , when he created the first electronic project plan for the locomotive con
 struction. In 2006\, with the engine nearly complete\, he took on the role
  of Director\, Electricals and designed and built an all-new electrical sy
 stem for the locomotive. Over the past three years he has designed and bui
 lt another new electrical system\, this time for the A1 Trust's rebuilt su
 pport coach. He now maintains both systems\, alongside being a regular mem
 ber of the A1 support crew\, looking after the engine on main line tours a
 nd preserved railways around the UK. Rob is now actively involved in plann
 ing the electrical system for the P2 and sits on Network Rail's Heritage S
 takeholder Group\, which is advising on the fitment of ERTMS to the herita
 ge steam fleet. When he's not working with the A1 and P2 he enjoys driving
  on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales. In parallel with this he runs his own c
 onsultancy company\, operating in the product design\, social media\, mobi
 le telecoms and railway communications fields.
LOCATION:Institute for Manufacturing\, Alan Reece Building\, 17 Charles Ba
 bbage Road\, Cambridge CB3 0FS
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