Chris Hoskin
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These pictures show one of the major milestones for the "new" County boiler - the barrel and the firebox have been riveted together. Next...
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Chris Hoskin
Nov 3, 20201 min
Keeping it going
Thanks to all our wonderful supporters, we have now raised £980,000 which is a magnificent effort, and gets us closer to that magic...
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Chris Hoskin
Oct 1, 20201 min
Showcasing The Gap
So you have probably (hopefully) seen the County photographs in Steam Railway. Here are some from the shoot. How fantastic to have got to...
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Chris Hoskin
Sep 19, 20201 min
Front page splash
Those of you who are avid Steam Railway readers will have probably noticed a familiar face on the front cover of this month's edition....
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 31, 20201 min
Machining masterclass
More pictures are coming in of the connecting rods currently being manufactured for us by Ufone Precision Engineering, and how good do...
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 16, 20201 min
Facing forward
An excellent day by the team today saw them fitting the smokebox. This has given us a real first view of a County not seen for many a...
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 9, 20201 min
More news
Straight into the inbox today are these pictures from HBSS of the casting for the safety valve base. Also recently updated is our...
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 2, 20201 min
Straight and true too
Typically, having just published an update, another arrives in the inbox. This time with some up to date pictures of the connecting rods...
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 2, 20201 min
Straight and true
Hot off the press is this picture of one of the crossheads being trial fitted onto the piston rod. It also gives a good insiders view of...
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Chris Hoskin
Jun 15, 20201 min
Forging on
A picture has just come in from Somers Forge Ltd of the valve extension rods they have just completed forging. These are now being...
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Chris Hoskin
Jun 12, 20201 min
safe progress
With things starting to really ramp up it is good to see yet more progress on the project. With work on the boiler and rods underway,...
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Chris Hoskin
May 29, 20201 min
£200,000 to finish the job!
We are launching a special fund to finish the project. £200,000 will see a Hawksworth County in steam for the first time since 1964! 56...
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Chris Hoskin
May 29, 20201 min
Bumper edition
Radio silence has not meant a lack of progress. Despite the restrictions in place across the country, many firms are finding ways to...
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Chris Hoskin
Apr 30, 20201 min
First for years
It's brilliant to see, that even in this time of unprecedented working conditions, some great progress is still being made. HBSS, our...
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Chris Hoskin
Mar 4, 20201 min
Super Power
Malcolm Doling has been in touch and sent us this fantastic picture of 1019 County of Merioneth (my favourite as I'm a Ffestiniog...
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Chris Hoskin
Feb 24, 20201 min
Bumper black
Typically just when nothing else was expected this month, along came a telegram from Didcot. Despite the weather (will we manage to...
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Chris Hoskin
Feb 17, 20201 min
Flat February
Much work continues although much behind the scenes. I spent a happy hour or so in the NRM at York digging out drawings for the project....
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Chris Hoskin
Jan 13, 20201 min
News all the way
Happy New Year to all our readers. Thank you for your support to date and we look forward to you continuing to support us through to...
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