The P2 Steam Locomotive Company have announced that the pledges towards No.2007 Prince of Wales' Boiler Club have passed the two-thirds point.
The Boiler Club was launched in October 2014 to raise the £600,000 needed to manufacture the boiler. The Boiler Club now has 160 members pledging a total of £2,000 (plus Gift Aid) each meaning that in total, over £400,000 has been raised for the boiler.
The Trust has issued an invitation to tender for the manufacture of the boiler for Prince of Wales, with over ten organizations in the UK and overseas receiving the invitation. It has also received several proposals and expressions of interest.
Over the coming months, the trust will review the proposals with the intention of selecting a supplier by December 2018, with a view to placing an order in June 2019 for a delivery in January 2021.
The Boiler Club's aim is to raise at least £600,000 from 300 supporters each donating £2,000 to the project (in up to 40 payments of £50 by standing order). In return for this commitment, members of The Boiler Club will receive:
- Opportunity to buy a ticket (seat already reserved) on No. 2007's first main line train
- Reasonable access to No. 2007 at all times
- Opportunity to buy exclusive Boiler Club badge
- Opportunity to join one of the teams building No. 2007
- First choice of other components to sponsor
- Special limited edition version (signed/numbered) of the first official painting of No. 2007 Prince of Wales with No. 60163 Tornado – ‘Dream Team' by renowned railway artist Chris Ludlow
- Special Boiler Club day with Tornado.
What did the officials say?
Mark Allatt, Trustee and P2 Project Director, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, commented:
“Reaching the two-thirds point in the funding of No. 2007 Prince of Wales' boiler through The Boiler Club marks a significant milestone in the project to build Britain's most powerful steam locomotive. It is our desire if possible to complete No. 2007 debt-free and so we launched The Boiler Club in October 2014 to raise £600,000 to fund Prince of Wales' boiler.
The boiler is the beating heart of a steam locomotive and to keep the construction of No. 2007 Prince of Wales on schedule for completion before the end of 2021 we need to place the order for the boiler in June 2019 for delivery in January 2021. With this latest announcement, no-one can now doubt that we really mean business. The next few months will see further major announcements as the construction of the locomotive gathers pace. We are now appealing to those who want to be a part of this exciting project to become covenantors, members of The Boiler Club and The Motion Club, sponsors and volunteers to help us maintain this momentum.”
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