[IEE EC3 News] Lecture reminder: The Tornado Story: From Dream to Steam - 28 November 2013

[Bill Pechey]

Dear Colleague,

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I have appended the details of our next lecture and hope to see you
there.

I have also attached a poster which you can put up in your place of
work should you so desire.

Best wishes,

Bill Pechey
IET Thames Valley Specialised Section

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The Tornado Story: From Dream to Steam

Rob Morland, Director Electricals,  A1 Steam Locomotive Trust

Thursday 28 November 2013 19.00 for 19.30

Palmer Building, University of Reading RG6 6UR

In 1990 a group of people came together to share an extraordinary ambition - to construct 
a brand new Peppercorn A1 Pacific steam locomotive. 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.

Rob designed and built an all-new electrical system for the locomotive and its support
coach, and now maintains both systems. His talk will tell the story of Tornado's
construction, and recent operations, an amazing tale of cooperation, skill and sheer hard 
graft which defied the critics who said it could never be done.

This event is free of charge and open to all, with refreshments at 19.00.

Contact: Dr Richard Mitchell  rjmitchell at theiet.org http://www.theiet.org/ec3

For directions please visit http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findindex.aspx
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