Construction Blog
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Patterns for each of the three pairs of hornblocks for the leading, intermediate and trailing positions have been ordered with William Cook Cast Products. Steel castings will be produced from these patterns in due course. This order is the first of many to turn our static chassis into a 'rolling' one.
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THE BIG MOVE – relocating 61673 ‘Spirit of Sandringham’ - 27th August 2020
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The Time Has Come - Spirit of Sandringham contemplates the next move...
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Enhanced B17 Design Capability announced
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Good News – a rare commodity at the moment.
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The B17 SLT engineering team have commenced discussions with potential partners for the various items of the rolling chassis prior to placing orders, while we await Ricardo Rail Ltd. of Derby's approval of the design definition for this next phase and other required documentation.
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With the completion and approval of the static mainframe, the engineering effort is now concentrating on the rolling chassis. The rolling chassis combines the static mainframe and all parts associated with each axle set for each pair of coupled wheels.
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Whilst we wait for the design approval and can start ordering the first components for the rolling chassis (the Hornblocks and Horn Stays) we have started to investigate supplies for components such as the Cab and the Smoke Box. Following our philosophy of using, where possible, local suppliers, we have had preliminary discussions to get indicative cost and to appraise material availability/sizes/form + sections against the LNER drawings, bearing in mind differences between preferred sizes imperial and metric and obsolescence.
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Rolling Chassis Final Design