Enhanced B17 Design Capability announced
While we wait for the country’s manufacturing sector to restart and then commence ordering the planned Rolling Chassis components, the B17 SLT is pleased to announce that it has contracted a second consultant design engineer to work on the CAD/CAM design tasks. Initially this will be for the main suspension system, cylinders, saddle and motion. This strengthening of the design team means a significant investment and acceleration in the Trust’s design capability.
This additional expertise is provided by Alan Parkin who has experience with other LNER locomotive designs and is also a member of the P2 (2007) team working with David Elliott. Alan’s expertise will be of major benefit to the B17 project given the commonality with certain parts of the A1 and P2 designs.