THE BIG MOVE – relocating 61673 ‘Spirit of Sandringham’ - 27th August 2020
We are delighted to announce that new-build 61673 ‘Spirit of Sandringham’ is to be relocated to the Sheffield based engineering company, CTL Seal Limited, where construction of 61673 will continue in their Works. CTL Seal is also the home the ‘Clan’ project (Hengist), sponsored by The Standard Steam Locomotive Company Ltd, who are also a registered charity.
Located in the heart of Sheffield, CTL Seal offers a highly skilled and experienced team, working with outstanding facilities, and provides the expert capability and flexible capacity for any project, from small batch production to large bespoke components.
There are clear benefits for both new-build project parties, involving the flexibility of skilled resources between each project corresponding with either available funding or work programme demands, capable of being supported from ‘A ONE STOP SHOP’ working environment that CTL Seal provides.
Arrangements for the move from Llangollen Engineering, the current location of the static chassis, are in hand, to be completed this year and will also include both tenders, currently stored on the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham. Actual move dates for the tenders and the mainframe structure will be published later.
Today, track components to make up 2 * 30' track panels were delivered to CTL Seal's site.
Once made up, the two tenders will be transported to site and stored on them.
