B17 Steam Locomotive Trust
The aim of The Trust is to build a new B17 Sandringham class locomotive for use on the national network, preserved standard gauge railways and exhibition purposes. The Trust will be re-creating this late 1920’s designed and built locomotive using 21 st century design tools and manufacturing techniques, modern materials and safety systems to meet the rigorous requirements of today’s railway. Part of the Trust’s objectives in being awarded charitable status is to share benefits and opportunities arising from the project with the public, specialised institutions, training establishments and schools. One specific objective is to facilitate basic skills training and development of people in formal training such as graduate training schemes and apprenticeships. This will include the adoption of advanced…