THE StandardSteam LocomotiveCompany’s impressive progress on the construction of its new-build BR‘Clan’No. 72010 Hengist reached yet another milestone during the late autumn when the smokebox, front end assembly and cab were trial fitted to the frames.
The fitting of the‘face’to the Class 6 Pacific provided a teasing glimpse of a type last seen in 1966, and showed just how far the project has come in recent years.
Next phases
Despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, assembly of the loco’s frames has continued at CTL Seal’s factory in Sheffield,to the point where the frames are close to completion.