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*THE HISTORY OF THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST
*
Examples of most of the East Coast Mainline's famous locomotives have
been saved, including Stirling Single No.1, Ivatt Atlantics Henry Oakley
and No. 251, and Gresley Pacifics Flying Scotsman and Mallard, but all
49 A1s were scrapped in the 1960s. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was
formed to provide this missing link.

In 1990 , a group of businessmen, who were also railway enthusiasts, met
and decided to start a Project to build the 50th A1 from scratch. The
public launch of the Project took place in November 1990 to a packed
meeting at The Railway Institute in York, followed by further
presentations in London and Edinburgh.

The organisation of what was to become the largest single project in
railway preservation in Britain today was based around four principles:

1. It would have to be run using the best business practices by
people experienced in the appropriate areas.

2. The funding method would have to be simple, and capable of being
understood and afforded by virtually anyone.

3. Because of the enormity of the task, there would have to be a
single aim to focus on, the Project's Mission Statement - "The building
and operation of an A1" - against which all proposed actions would be
judged.

4. The rules of the organisation would prohibit cliques and any
form of élitism. Everyone would achieve recognition based on effort
rather than size of cheque book. This would enable all efforts to go
into the building of the A1.


A nationwide management team was put together - engineers, accountants,
solicitors, bankers, marketeers and other appropriate professionals -
who freely give considerable amounts of time and expertise. The Trust
has secured a reputation for being a thoroughly professional
organisation, supported by a wide range of specialists, experts and
enthusiasts from all walks of life, united by one mission:

*/"To build and operate a Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam locomotive 
for mainline and preserved railway use."/*


NW Mailing List wrote:

> Interesting discussion!

>

> The A1 loco in the UK is basically a one-off museum

> replica as I understand it.

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