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  1. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    No they don’t and the model is over three years late!
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Mar 17, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  3. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    That’s partially because they don’t do anything to promote it!
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Mar 6, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  4. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Only over 4 months since the last ‘monthly’ newsletter. Only news is a belated admission of yet more delays to the new boiler (originally due in...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Feb 24, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  5. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    I think their problems come down to poor leadership and governance which has led to over promising, under delivering, lack of transparency &...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Feb 5, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  6. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    They received c£800k from government contract. Cash in bank c£750k Creditors within 1 year c£650k cost of two new boilers c£1m If you look...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Jan 29, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  7. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    They have no one to do the work, no money to do it and no one competent to do the associated promotion and fundraising.
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Jan 29, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  8. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    A fellow covenantor has been in touch with me who has tried to contact the chairman multiple times with a number of questions but his calls and...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Jan 13, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  9. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    Yes - no noticeable difference in lack of marketing or fundraising activities
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Jan 8, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  10. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    Yes the wife of former trustee Graeme Bunker James
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Jan 6, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
  11. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    You only have to look at the last very thin TCC and the little information that they give on fundraising (nothing on Tornado, incomplete on PoW)...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 28, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  12. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    I think he said 88mph
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  13. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    There’s always been some volunteers supporting the paid labour but due to the nature of the work and deadlines it’s been mostly limited.
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 13, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  14. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    Tornado

    Latest issue of TCC very light on P2 progress and at a superficial read, nothing on the new boilers.
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 13, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  15. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    The trust doesn’t have the volunteers to do that. It’s always been a fundraising organisation with the vast majority of the engineering done by...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 13, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  16. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    I understand that the resource doing the electrics has been working on Tornado so that’s why no progress there. Given the departure of staff and...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  17. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    plus as covenantors and boiler club members - why aren’t we being updated and told about the boiler issues?
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  18. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    thanks for photos and update. However, looking at that v Tornado when under build and lack of fundraising strategy and capability I can’t see it...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  19. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Well that will be 5 or 10 years for Tornado (2030 or 2035) and who knows how long for PoW, probably similar given current inactivity. obviously...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  20. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    let’s call them boilers 1, 2 and 3 1 - built for tornado c2006. Originally due to be swapped for 2 at this overhaul but for reasons not disclosed...
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
  21. Sir Ralph Wedgwood
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Original plan revised. No reasons given.
    Post by: Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Dec 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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