Prince of Wales, Brand New Steam Engine for the 21st Century

This is a London and Kent Branch event organised and run by our London  Branch in partnership with The Society of Chemical Industry. Other members and non-members are welcome to join us.

Overview:- The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is building, from scratch, a re-creation of Sir Nigel Gresley’s P2 design. The construction will be illustrated using original engineering drawings and it will be explained how the design has been enhanced using modern computer design and modelling.

Speakers:- Graham Nicholas (A1 Steam Locomotive Trust)

Speaker Biography:- Graham Nicholas is a chartered mechanical engineer and a career railway man, with specialism in certification and approval of rail vehicles and experience of rail vehicle manufacture and maintenance in the UK, Europe, North America and China. He has been involved with the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust for approx. 25 years, offering his professional services in a mainly voluntary capacity to support the aims and aspirations of the Trust. With this background, he has become an expert in engineering standards for heritage vehicles running on the national UK rail network.

Event poster can be downloaded here

The is a hybrid event. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person on the registration form to assist with catering. There will be tea and coffee  available before the event and a sandwich buffet afterwards for those attending in person.

PLEASE NOTE, in person spaces are limited and will be allocated 50:50 between Welding Institute and the Society of Chemical Industry on a first come first served basis.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

Additional Information:

• In person and online attendance options
• Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.
• Registration details maybe shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate this event.