THE B17 Steam Locomotive Trust has ordered the six 6ft 8in driving wheels required for its new-build LNER ‘B17’ 4-6-0 No. 61673 Spirit of Sandringham. This is the single most expensive order placed by the B17 SLT to date.
Sheffield-based William Cook Cast Products Ltd (WCCP) will use the same wheel pattern as used for No. 60163 Tornado’s wheels, the patterns having been generously loaned by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.