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Boiler and tender to move to Tyseley

16th May 2022 garyboydhope News

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

19th January 2022 garyboydhope News

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

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3840 gets its DRAGBOX as rear end takes shape

25th August 2021 garyboydhope News

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

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£40,000 driving wheel appeal hits £30,000 mark

19th August 2021 garyboydhope News

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

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First two coupled wheels cast for 3840

20th May 2021 garyboydhope News

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

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Main frame assembly completed at Tyseley

2nd April 2021 Gary Boyd-Hope News

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

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Coupled wheels ordered for County of Montgomery

16th March 2021 Gary Boyd-Hope News

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

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‘County of Montgomery’ to be based at Toddington?

15th March 2021 Gary Boyd-Hope News

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

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New nameplates completed

8th January 2021 Gary Boyd-Hope News

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’

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3840’s frames go upright AT TYSELEY

15th December 2020 Gary Boyd-Hope News

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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Latest news

  • Boiler and tender to move to Tyseley
  • DIDCOT TRANSFERS BOILER AND ‘BARRY 10’ COMPONENTS TO 3840
  • 3840 gets its DRAGBOX as rear end takes shape
  • £40,000 driving wheel appeal hits £30,000 mark
  • First two coupled wheels cast for 3840

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