MORE than 107 years after the last set of frames were cut for a Great Western Railway ‘County’ class 4-4-0 at Swindon Works, the 41st member of the class officially came into being today (November
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100 HUNDREDS APPEAL LAUNCHED
With the frame plates for No. 3840 County of Montgomery due to be cut this month, we are launching a targeted appeal to raise the £10,000 required to cover the cost of the final machining,
Read moreMain frame plates ordered for No. 3840
WE are delighted to announce that we have placed the order for the main frame plates for No. 3840 County of Montgomery with Tata Steel of Wednesfield. The order, as per Swindon drawing No. 43495, was placed
Read morePutting the ‘County’ in the frame with the CCT Founders Club
THE launch of the Churchward County Trust Founders Club back in February has proved to be very encouraging, with the idea of re-creating one of Churchward’s high-stepping 4-4-0s seeming to catch the imagination. In just
Read moreOnline Standing Order Mandate now available
A revised membership/donation form is now available on the ‘Support Us’ page which includes a Standing Order Mandate for those wishing to set up regular monthly donations or join the Founders Club using the installment
Read moreA central source for patterns and spares
While construction of County of Montgomery is the primary aim of the Churchward County Trust, it is not the only one. One of our parallel goals is to create an online digital database for all
Read more3840 takes another ‘step’ forward
The Churchward County Trust would like to thank Ryan Pope of West Somerset Restoration for donating a newly-manufactured smokebox foot step to the 3840 project. While only a small component, the step is another part
Read moreElliot Powick to design No. 3840
THE Churchward County Trust is delighted to announce that Elliot Powick is to design No. 3840 County of Montgomery. Elliot brings a wealth of experience in GWR steam locomotive design to the project, having already
Read moreFirst ‘new’ component for County of Montgomery
An original GWR brass vacuum brake control valve has been acquired by the CCT for eventual use on No. 3840 – the first ‘new’ part to be obtained by the Trust. To date the project
Read moreThe Railway Magazine launches ‘County’ 4-4-0 project
IT’S official – the Churchward County Trust (CCT) project to re-create a ‘County’ 4-4-0 has been launched through the pages of The Railway Magazine’s February 2018 issue. A news story announcing the scheme is followed
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