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The B17 Trust accepted as a 'Made in Sheffield' mark member
Latest show reports and Local Area Event reports
Dennis Saville Obituary
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The Continuing Rolling Chassis Build Story
The Hornblocks, Cannon Axleboxes and Coupled Axleboxes have all been cast by William Cook Cast Products and delivered to CTL Seal's premises for machining and fitting.
Recent Orders
Steel forging for the tyres for all wheel with South Devon Railway Engineering
Forgings for the Plain and Bogie Axles with Railway Wheelsets
Roller Bearings for all wheels with Timkens
Machining of Cannon Axleboxes with Daniela Works Ltd., Shildon
Machining of Hornblocks at CTL Seal
Wheel pattern for the 12 spoke Bogie Wheel from William Cook
The six Driving Wheels are complete - here's the first wheel, cast on 19th January in front of our chassis at our home - Sheffield based engineering company CTL Seal Limited.
See Construction Progress for full details for pictures of the bogie wheel pattern
15th April 2023 will see our second Open Day, held at our base CTL Seal Ltd, alongside our fellow New Build project 'Hengist', to view the construction of the two locomotives.
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Cannon Box Assembly & Coupled Axlebox Assembly Sponsorship Opportunities in Sponsorship.
Let's Put a Face on 61673 - Smokebox Appeal
Building on work with the University of Sheffield on the blast pipe, we have now launched our Smokebox Appeal.
The 'Nuts and Bolts' Appeal, the Boiler Deposit Appeal and Chassis Completion Fund are all in Donating.
Volunteer Coordinator - Jeff Jackson. Email:
60 years without a B17 - the last ones were scrapped in 1960. Help us ensure that we can recreate this wonder within the next 10 years.
SUPPORTING THE PROJECT - RECREATE THE MAGIC!
Currently LNER class B12 and B1 locomotives are operational in preservation, but none of the B17s survived the cutter's torch. The B17 is the missing link between the two and is the only 4-6-0 locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley.
Help fulfill the project aim to construct a new B17, to recreate again those exhilarating sights and sounds of a ‘Sandringham’ hard at work on the mainline at the head of its train and re-introduce something of our past heritage, for greater public benefit in years to come.
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT THIS AMBITIOUS PLAN TO REPLACE AN ICONIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND GO MAINLINE WITH THE 'SPIRIT OF SANDRINGHAM'
Some photos are courtesy of the Eastern Daily Press Archives.