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…
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 appeal to help cover the…
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 Great Western Society (GWS). The…
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 fabricated dragbox, specially designed by…
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 from reaching its target. The…
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 Montgomery. The order for the…
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 July. The work has included…
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 pattern generously loaned to the…
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 (CCT) and the railway. The…
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' and other named locomotives, featuring…