Rolling Chassis Final Design
The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust (B17 SLT) is pleased to be able to report significant progress on the final rolling chassis design. These are in the process of being finalised with meetings next week and will lead to submission of the rolling chassis design to the Rail Regulator for evaluation.
Static Chassis Complete and Approved
The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust (B17 SLT) is delighted to announce that its static chassis has been approved.
A successful inspection was completed of the mainframe structure at Llangollen on Thursday 21st February by Eddie Draper of Ricardo Rail Ltd, when torque tightening of fasteners was demonstrated to ensure that frame stays were fully secured between the frames. Dimensions between the frames were checked and verified. Ricardo Rail Ltd indicated their acceptance of the structure presented jointly by the Llangollen Team and the B17SLT. Thanks are expressed to Eddie Draper of Ricardo Rail Ltd and the Llangollen Team for their work in achieving this conclusion by the B17 project.
