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 [...]

Good progress was made at Ruddington on 1st February with the first working party of 2025. As part of preparations to lift the old tender tank off its chassis, the nuts and bolts which hold [...]

The design work for the new tender tank is nearly finished, barring some minor details. Here are some images illustrating the changes proposed which will allow provision for future fitment of European Train Control System [...]

Members enjoyed a fantastic day out on the GCR on 6th October for our AGM and Members’ Day. The AGM actually took place in the Lounge Car, which we hired, whilst the train was on [...]