THE Standard No. 4 boiler that will eventually be carried by No. 3840 County of Montgomery will soon be moved from Oxfordshire to Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham, and we have therefore launched a new
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DIDCOT TRANSFERS BOILER AND ‘BARRY 10’ COMPONENTS TO 3840

THE project to construct No. 3840 County of Montgomery has reached another significant milestone following the formal transfer of ownership of a ‘Standard No. 4’ boiler and other suitable components to the CCT from the
Read more3840 gets its DRAGBOX as rear end takes shape

PROGRESS on the construction of County of Montgomery’s main frames continues at Tyseley Locomotive Works, with the current focus being at the back end beneath where the cab will eventually sit. Most recently the newly
Read more£40,000 driving wheel appeal hits £30,000 mark

WE are delighted to announce that our £40,000 appeal to pay for the casting of the four coupled wheels for No. 3840 County of Montgomery and their assembly onto their axles, is just £10,000 away
Read moreFirst two coupled wheels cast for 3840

OUR project to re-create one of the Great Western Railway’s ‘County’ class 4-4-0 locomotives has taken a significant step forward with the casting of the first pair of coupled wheels for No. 3840 County of
Read moreMain frame assembly completed at Tyseley

TYSELEY Locomotive Works (TLW) has completed the assembly of the main frame component’s for No. 3840 County of Montgomery. The CCT formally placed the order for the erection of No. 3840’s frames with TLW last
Read moreCoupled wheels ordered for County of Montgomery

THE Churchward County Trust (CCT) has placed the order for the four 6ft 8½in coupled wheels for No. 3840 County of Montgomery. The wheels are to be cast by Trefoil Steel in Sheffield using the
Read more‘County of Montgomery’ to be based at Toddington?

WE are delighted to announce that No. 3840 County of Montgomery could be based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) once completed, following the signing of a new agreement between the Churchward County Trust
Read moreNew nameplates completed

THE new nameplates for County of Montgomery have been completed by Procast Foundry in Cleckheaton. The two plates have been manufactured in the traditional manner employed by the Great Western Railway for the original ‘Counties’
Read more3840’s frames go upright AT TYSELEY

December has seen more progress made on the construction of No. 3840 at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Following the fitting of the horn blocks the frame plates have been placed upright on stands ready for the
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