Chris Hoskin
And a Very Happy New Year
Here at the County project, following a dusting off following the Christmas break, we are all excited for what the new year will bring....
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Chris Hoskin
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
A good chuff
The latest component is on a pallet and awaiting delivery to Didcot. Premier Patterns & Castings Ltd have done a great job on our...
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Chris Hoskin
- Oct 4, 2022
- 1 min
Looking good
Another picture has surfaced from Didcot showing our loco looking awesome. Please donate and help us finish the project.
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Chris Hoskin
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Getting the pieces together
Latest from Didcot are these pictures of the boiler having been united with smokebox complete with its double chimney. Seeing the boiler...
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Chris Hoskin
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
Ever closer
We are pleased to announce that funding for the project to create a new Hawksworth County has reached the £1,100,000 mark. We are so...
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Chris Hoskin
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
On its Way!
Big news from the Hawksworth County world, our boiler is on its way from HBSS in Liverpool to Didcot. It's a long time since we've seen a...
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Chris Hoskin
- Jun 24, 2022
- 1 min
Scraping
Latest view from the project shows a crosshead having its sliding faces planed. It is always good to see proper machine tools being used...
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Chris Hoskin
- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
Creeping closer
These latest photos from HBSS show what is a nearly complete boiler. It is hoped that the boiler will make its way to Didcot in the next...
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Chris Hoskin
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
Spring summary
Since last autumn, work has been progressing on ‘County of Glamorgan’ on several fronts; in particular the boiler and the tender tank....
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Chris Hoskin
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
Happy Easter, happy boiler progress!
It is a Happy Easter when we get photos from HSBB showing progress on our boiler. The pictures below show an internal plate being fitted,...
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Chris Hoskin
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Scale catcher
Latest images coming from HBSS of the boiler progress show the completed delivery tray for the feed water. This is located with the left...
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Chris Hoskin
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Tender loving care
Well it is Valentine's Day... Here are the latest pictures from Didcot of the tender next to the loco, the tender water level indicator...
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Chris Hoskin
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
New views
A mini update this time with a couple of pictures taken of the new tender looking across the locomotive with the distinctive straight...
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Chris Hoskin
- Jan 14, 2022
- 1 min
Hoping for a great year
With the New Year having dawned, many of us are hopeful for an end to the uncertainty of the last two, with some commenting that this...
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Chris Hoskin
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
Every little count(ie)s
This week the funding thermometer has been updated and as you can see we creeping closer and closer to our target. With the Saint...
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Chris Hoskin
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
The wider the better
Brunel probably approved. Not of the gauge, but this new tender is the wider Hawksworth variety, not seen in the wild since 1964. Here is...
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Chris Hoskin
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Fill 'er up!
Thanks to our friend of the project Michael at 81E Reproductions the new tender will now be sporting this rather nice water level...
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Chris Hoskin
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Further Flatpack instructions
Hot on the heels of the previous post, I received another pigeon from Didcot with a full set of pictures from the work that was carried...
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Chris Hoskin
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
No stopping now
The speed that the team are working at now is getting to the point I can't keep up with reporting on it. This afternoon, another email...
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Chris Hoskin
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Flat pack progress
Well, that didn't take long did it? No sooner had the post about the tender flat pack been posted then another email arrived with this...
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