WE are delighted to announce that we have placed the order for the main frame plates for No. 3840 County of Montgomery with Tata Steel of Wednesfield. The order, as per Swindon drawing No. 43495, was placed on July 13, just…
THE launch of the Churchward County Trust Founders Club back in February has proved to be very encouraging, with the idea of re-creating one of Churchward's high-stepping 4-4-0s seeming to catch the imagination. In just three months our Founders Club…
A revised membership/donation form is now available on the 'Support Us' page which includes a Standing Order Mandate for those wishing to set up regular monthly donations or join the Founders Club using the installment payment method.
While construction of County of Montgomery is the primary aim of the Churchward County Trust, it is not the only one. One of our parallel goals is to create an online digital database for all Great Western spares and patterns…
The Churchward County Trust would like to thank Ryan Pope of West Somerset Restoration for donating a newly-manufactured smokebox foot step to the 3840 project. While only a small component, the step is another part of the loco jigsaw that…
THE Churchward County Trust is delighted to announce that Elliot Powick is to design No. 3840 County of Montgomery. Elliot brings a wealth of experience in GWR steam locomotive design to the project, having already completed work for the Great…
An original GWR brass vacuum brake control valve has been acquired by the CCT for eventual use on No. 3840 – the first ‘new’ part to be obtained by the Trust. To date the project has been built around the…
IT’S official – the Churchward County Trust (CCT) project to re-create a ‘County’ 4-4-0 has been launched through the pages of The Railway Magazine’s February 2018 issue. A news story announcing the scheme is followed by a six-page feature by…