REPAIRS to the former ‘Hall’ chimney (ex-No. 4953 Pitchford Hall) acquired for County of Montgomery have now been completed by Cast Iron Welding Services at Coalville in Leicestershire. The chimney suffered damage to its base during removal from No. 4953…
WE are delighted to announce that the project is on the cusp of placing the order for two new cylinders for County of Montgomery. Design work for the inside steam pipe 18in x 30in cylinder blocks was completed by our…
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 to be cast using polystyrene…
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 have been supplied by Newton…
OUR 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 appeal in which supporters can…
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 120 different charities an early…
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 to the Churchward County Trust.…
WE 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 American-style extension frames will form…
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 better. Consequently we have set…
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 £40,000 required to cast the…