Personnel
Honorary Officers of the Trust include its President, Mrs. Dorothy Mather (widow of the designer of the A1s Mr. A. H. Peppercorn) and the Vice President, Mr. Peter Townend, former Shed Master of the London Kings Cross Top Shed, where his work brought him into constant contact with Peppercorn Class A1s in their running days.
President Dorothy Mather lit the first fire in Tornado’s firebox, and was on the footplate for the inaugural run at Darlington works, stating "My husband would be proud."
Trust member Geoff Drury, who died in October 1999, was the previous owner of 60532 Blue Peter and had also saved Gresley A4 4464 Bittern, and the only other preserved Peppercorn Pacific. An attempt had been made by enthusiasts including Geoff Drury to save the last remaining A1 Peppercorn, No. 60145 Saint Mungo, however the locomotive was scrapped in the Autumn of 1966.
On 15 July 2000, chairmanship of the trust changed hands to the marketing director, city director and train enthusiast Mark Allatt, due to the ill health of the incumbent's wife.
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