The mailing of our latest Warrior Magazine is expected to start on 2nd March, so this bulletin will not repeat all the detail on the subjects we normally cover in the magazine. But since the Warrior went to press, we have now completed the first phase of the MPI testing required on chassis components for quality reasons. This is an important step - around 50 components were tested last week, using a competent third party. We are this week assessing the results with the help of our Certification Body.
Thanks to determined ancestry research undertaken by our colleague Neil Kinsey, we have been able to trace a great-grandson of Sir Henry Fowler, the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer at the time of the Patriot class build. He has expressed interest in our project and we arranging to meet him to take this interest further.
One of our Trustees, John Hastings-Thomson, who will be known to many of you, has had to undergo major heart surgery this month. He is still in hospital to help his gradual recovery, but we understand the operation was successful. We all wish him well.
On behalf of all our team I wish you a very happy New Year. I am sure you share our hope for substantial project progress in 2023. Here is the latest update on our project.
Engineering
The outside cylinders have been delivered back to West Shed following the modification and repair work at Cast Iron Welding Services. Machining is expected to start in January.
The engineering team held a Zoom meeting on 23rd December to agree plans for work in the immediate future.
Submitted by Colin Hall on 30 December, 2022 - 16:50
The Warrior Magazine
We expect to despatch The Warrior Issue 55 to you on Monday 5th December. The magazine contains a full account of the proceedings of our Annual General Meeting, which was held on 12th November at Kidderminster Railway Museum.
Engineering
I will not repeat here the general engineering progress reported in The Warrior. However, since the Warrior went to press the repair work on the outside cylinders has now been completed, and all quality documentation required has been supplied, by Cast Iron Welding Services.