Completed Extension Frames
We are delighted to be able to publish a photo of the newly machined extension frames for 3840. These are only the fifth new set of extension frames manufactured since the end of steam. The first set was forged by…
Rocker Shaft Brackets
Rocker Shaft brackets donated by the Paignton and Dartmouth Railway 30th October A couple of rocker shaft brackets kindly donated by the P&D. These are common only to the Churchward 2-8-0's and the Churchward Counties. Credit: Churchward County Trust /…
Cylinder Update 20th October
We have had something of a set back in that the contractor who was to machine the cylinders and extension frames has decided to close his business and retire. The last few months have been spent sorting out replacement contractors.…
Front End Appeal
We are currently finalising details of our next big fundraising drive, to be launched in a couple of months' time, and which will look at raising around £50,000 to complete the assembly of No. 3840's front end. If we're successful,…
Forty 4-4-0s Club coupled wheels appeal hits £40,000 target
WE are very pleased to announce that our Forty 4-4-0s Club fundraising initiative has reached its £40,000 appeal target. The Club was launched in the Spring of 2019 to finance the casting and proof machining of the four coupled wheels…
Duncan Ballard strengthens CCT Board of Trustees
WE are very pleased to report that our engineering knowledge and skill base have been further strengthened by the appointment of Duncan Ballard to the Board of Directors/Trustees. Duncan is a well-known figure in the heritage railway sector and has…
New appeals launched for No. 3840’s wheelsets
WE have recently launched four separate fundraising appeals to help complete the full assembly of the of the coupled and bogie wheelsets for County of Montgomery, and are therefore appealing for donors who can help progress the project through this…
THE SAFETY (VALVE) DANCE
THE move of No. 3840's boiler from Didcot to Tyseley Locomotive Works has restarted our search for a suitable brass safety valve bonnet for the locomotive. Traditionally the 'County' 4-4-0s carried the class tall safety valve bonnet, as seen on…
No. 3840’s boiler and tender reach Tyseley
ANOTHER milestone in the construction of No. 3840 County of Montgomery was reached over July 4-5 when the locomotive’s boiler and tender chassis moved from Didcot Railway Centre to Tyseley Locomotive Works. Both the boiler and tender have been donated…
Second cylinder cast as appeal reaches half-way point
WE are pleased to report that the second cylinder for No. 3840 County of Montgomery has been successfully cast by Hargreaves Foundry in Halifax. The first cylinder was cast in the autumn of 2021. Pouring for the second cylinder took…