28/11/2016
BUY THE POWER OF STEAM THIS CHRISTMAS
Opportunity to sponsor a component and help to build Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive
This Christmas members of the public will once again be able to sponsor a component for Britain’s newest and most powerful express passenger steam locomotive. For a limited time only parts for giant new Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales will be available for sponsorship to people who are not members of The Founders Club which funded the project’s dramatic racing-start or its ‘P2 for the price of a pint’ monthly covenantors. Components sponsored through the Dedicated Donation scheme range in price from one of over 1,000 driven bolts & nuts for £25 to a 6ft 2in driving wheel casting for £12,000 – an ideal Christmas present for the railway enthusiast in your family.
People who subscribe to the Dedicated Donation scheme will have their names (or that of the gift’s recipient) inscribed on the official roll of honour at Darlington Locomotive Works listing the components sponsored, receive a certificate recording the sponsorship and an A4 copy of the drawing of the component. New components for sponsorship will become available as construction progresses.
Components available for sponsorship this Christmas include:
• Handrail k***s (various engine and tender) at £75 each
• Two water gauge handle castings at £40 each
• Wash out door escutcheons at £70 each
• Splasher joining strips at £25 each
• 1” BSW driven bolts/nuts hornblock to frame at £25 each
• Sanding valve at £180
• 3½in Ross Pop Safety Valves at £3,600 each
• Cylinder crosshead castings at £1,200 each
• Pony truck axle at £4,440
• Leading coupled axle at £6,100
• Cartazzi axle at £5,820
• Crank axle sweep forgings at £3,600 each
• Cartazzi axlebox castings £1,300 each
• Pony truck cannonboxes, axle and bearings assembly at £500
• Pony truck wheelset roller bearings at £550 each
• Splashers at £400 each
• Four sections of cab beading, machining and bending £950 each
• 6ft 2in driving wheel spokes at £600 each
• 6ft 2in driving wheels cast and proof machined at £12,000 each
• RH Cartazzi wheel at £3,000 or a Tender wheel at £3,600.
• Multiple ashpan and tender sprinkler valves at £150 each
• Various valves on steam stand body castings at £180 - £200 each
• Cab side window wood frame and details front RH and rear RH at £400 each and associated glazing front and rear RH at £180 each
• Upper superheater elements at £900 each
• Lubricator atomisers at £350 each.
For further information on sponsoring a component, please contact [email protected]
*Please note that this is a limited offer which will run until the end of December 2016, after which time components will no longer be available for members of the public to sponsor and the Dedicated Donations Scheme will revert back to registered supporters only.
For the purpose of this campaign, all sponsored items will need to be paid for as a one off donation, with the exception of our registered supporters, who will have the option of paying in instalments for any item over £150.00.
If you would like to give your Dedicated Donation as a gift and need it to arrive in time for Christmas, please ensure that you email us straight away with your request. We must have received your completed paperwork and payment at Darlington Locomotive Works by the 14th December in order for us to fulfil your request.
Finally, please remember that this campaign is run entirely by volunteers and although we will endeavour to fulfil your request in the timespan given, there may be occasions beyond our control, where this will not be possible and for which we shall not be held liable.