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SUMMARY:The Tornado Story: From Dream to Steam - Rob Morland BSc (Hons) CE
 ng\, FIET\, Director Electricals\, A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
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CONTACT:Tim Wilkinson
DESCRIPTION:In 1990 a group of people came together to share an extraordin
 ary ambition - to construct a brand new Peppercorn A1 Pacific steam locomo
 tive.  They formed The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust and after nineteen years 
 of incredible effort that locomotive\, No. 60163 Tornado\, moved under its
  own power for the first time in 2008.\n\n \nRob's talk will tell the stor
 y of Tornado's construction\, and recent operations\, an amazing tale of c
 ooperation\, skill and sheer hard graft which defied the critics who said 
 it could never be done.  The A1 Trust has over 2500 regular supporters (co
 venantors) who have all played some part\, small or large\, in guaranteein
 g that we have steam on the main line in the 21st Century.\n\nRob Morland 
 is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET.  He has been a member of th
 e Board of Trustees of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust since 1993\, when he 
 created the first electronic project plan for the locomotive construction.
   In 2006\, with the engine nearly complete\, he took on the role of Direc
 tor\, Electricals and designed and built an all-new electrical system for 
 the locomotive.  Over the past three years he has designed and built anoth
 er new electrical system\, this time for the A1 Trust's rebuilt support co
 ach.  He now maintains both systems\, alongside being a regular member of 
 the A1 support crew\, looking after the engine on main line tours and pres
 erved railways around the UK.  Rob is now actively involved in planning th
 e A1 Trust's latest project - to build a Gresley P2\, to be called "Prince
  of Wales".\n\n 
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 0\, University of Cambridge Engineering Departmen
 t\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge
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