Since Christmas, the last few bits and pieces have been removed from the tender, including handrails, beading, handbrake, water pipes and other fittings - leaving only the GSMR + RETB enclosure left to remove. Active [...]

Since the last blog post there have been 6 working parties at Ruddington and today (Saturday 10th January) marked the first working party of 2026. These working parties have continued to focus on preparing the [...]

Saturday 6th September and it was a hive of noisy activity in the No. 1 shed at Ruddington as TBLT volunteers had one of their most productive working parties to date. With a healthy turnout [...]

Saturday 5th July was another productive day. On the working party front, Jonny Johnson definitely 'took one for the team' by spending around 6 hours inside the firebox (on what was a hot summer's day), [...]

It was a pleasure to welcome members, both in person and over videoconference, for our 43rd Annual General Meeting, which took place on Saturday 14th June. Held in the new carriage shed at Ruddington courtesy [...]

Good progress was made at last Saturday 7th June's working party. Most of the relatively easy to remove parts have now been taken off the tender including everything attached to the bulkhead such as cupboards [...]

The Reunification Weekend at the Great Central Railway on 5th and 6th April was a successful one for the Trust, bringing in £534 (when Gift Aid is included) towards the overhaul thanks to the sale [...]

Further progress was made with dismantling the loco at Ruddington on Saturday 1st March. Jobs included: Removing the fireman's side tender locker, packed behind with years of accumulated coal dust. Removing more bolts which hold [...]