Goodmans of Nottingham have manufactured the remainder of the fabrications for the front end of the frames. These comprise the two box sections which form the extremities of the buffer beam and the two angle trays that support the centre…
Paypal Giving and Crowdfunder donation facilities now available We are pleased to announce that we are now able to accept donations through Paypal, Paypal Giving and Crowdfunder. There is a donate button at the foot of several pages on the…
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 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 /…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…