Having been involved with "Tornado" for ten years now I can attest to the mountain that the "Clan" folk have got to climb. The A1 Trust rightly identified cashflow as the critical issue, established a sound income flow and then started construction. After £2 million have been spent we have a full set of frames, wheels, motion, footplating, cylinders, cab and smokebox - the boiler is under construction at Meningen (due June) and the tender is being assembled by an industrial sponsor. With a following wind and more money we should have her running in during 2008.
I know this is a Model Rail forum, just that my model is 12"/foot scale!!
60134 (now you know why!)