REPAIRS to the former ‘Hall’ chimney (ex-No. 4953 Pitchford Hall) acquired for County of Montgomery have now been completed by Cast Iron Welding Services at Coalville in Leicestershire. The chimney suffered damage to its base
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CYLINDER DESIGNS COMPLETED FOR 3840
WE are delighted to announce that the project is on the cusp of placing the order for two new cylinders for County of Montgomery. Design work for the inside steam pipe 18in x 30in cylinder
Read moreNEW £40,000 APPEAL TO MANUFACTURE No. 3840’s CYLINDERS
THE Churchward County Trust (CCT) is marking its second anniversary by launching a new appeal to finance the manufacture of the cylinders for No. 3840 County of Montgomery. The two 18in x 30in cylinders are
Read morecabside number plates delivered
CHRISTMAS came early for the CCT on December 10 with the delivery of the two new cabside number plates for County of Montgomery. Cast in solid brass and completed in GWR style, the two plates
Read moreDriving wheels appeal passes quarter-way mark
OUR appeal to raise £40,000 to have the four coupled wheels cast for No. 3840 County of Montgomery has passed the quarter-way mark. The ‘Forty 4-4-0s Club’ was launched back in March as a long-term
Read moreCCT SEEKS chance to win £1,000 festive boost
THE Churchward County Trust is calling on supporters to get behind its bid to win a £1,000 boost as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign. Ecclesiastical will be giving
Read more‘County of Montgomery’ gets its voice
IF a steam locomotive’s whistle can be regarded as its ‘voice’, then No. 3840 County of Montgomery will not be silent following the generous donation of a pair of Great Western Railway brass locomotive whistles
Read moreExtension frames ordered for ‘County of Montgomery’
WE are delighted to announce that the order for the front-end extension frames for No. 3840 County of Montgomery has been placed with Roach Precision in Brierley Hill, West Midlands. In typical Churchward practice, the
Read moreNEW Monthly Standing Order schemes to complete No. 3840’s chassis
DONATIONS towards the cost of building County of Montgomery are always welcome, but as we move towards turning our cut metal plates into a set of locomotive frames, the more donations we can get the
Read moreHave you joined the Forty 4-4-0S Club yet?
Would you like to adopt one of the original GWR ‘County’ 4-4-0s and have a framed photo for your wall? With our Forty 4-4-0s Club you can, and in doing so help us raise the
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