With the front end appeal now fully funded we are pleased to announce that we have placed an order with Tyesley Locomotive Works (TLW) to assemble rest of the frames from just before the cylinders through to the buffer beam…
We are pleased to announce that both the Front End and the Wheeling appeals have both reached their funding targets. The Wheeling appeal reached its target well before its expected date, which is a big boost to the project. This…
We are pleased to announce we have a full range of Green polo shirts back in stock. Go to the merchandise page to order.
We are pleased to announce that we have Peak caps in stock with the County Of Montgomery logo on them. Available in Green and Grey go to our Merchandise page to buy them. County of Montgomery Peak Cap -…
We are pleased to announce the availability of a 2027 Calendar. All the photographs were taken by Stephen Davies, a founder member of the trust. The Calendar is available for sale in the merchandise section of the online shop.
We are pleased to announce that we have made the next stage in the build of 3840 by having the coupling and connecting rods forged from billet we had already acquired 2 years ago. We are now half way through…
At the end of January we saw for the first time a Churchward County 4-4-0 in its initial stages of build when the construction of 3840 reached a milestone in construction at Tyesley Locomotive Works with the main elements of…
As of the end of April our new wheeling appeal had already reached 35% of its target (including match funding). Any donation between now and the end of September up to a total of £15,000 will be match funded. We…
The main frames for 3840 are heading for completion in this first major stage of the build. On a recent visit to TLW the frames up to where the cylinders attach was at an advanced stage with the area at…
The Driving Wheel Tyres Fund, Driving Crank Fund, Bogie Wheel Fund and Inch for an Axle appeals have been bubbling along in the background for a while raising funds towards the wheeling of 3840 but with the need to ramp…