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
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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 moreOUR 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
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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
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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 moreWE 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
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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
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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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THE CCT’s sales stand will be attending the Tyseley Locomotive Works open weekend on June 22-23, where visitors will be able to get their first look at the various steel plates that will eventually form
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GIFT Aid and other associated benefits open to charities are now available to the Churchward County Trust (CCT) after the organisation was awarded charitable status by the Charity Commission on May 21. As Registered Charity
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