The Churchward County Trust has announced that they have signed a contract with Riley & Son (E) Ltd in Heywood, Lancashire, to assemble the coupled wheelsets for GWR ‘County’ No. 3840 County of Montgomery.

The contract will also include re-tyring of the bogie wheelsets for 3840 and is expected to be completed in October 2023.

To finance this project, the Churchward County Trust will be launched a number of appeals for supporters to help sponsor the acquisition of the new couple wheel axles, the couple and bogie tyres, the couple wheel cranks as well as the assembly of the wheelsets.

Meanwhile, all of the material required for 3840’s cab, splashers and running plate is now at Tyseley Locomotive Works and work is expected to start soon to assemble these.

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