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Chris Hoskin
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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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Chris Hoskin
- Nov 18, 2019
- 1 min
Crossheads and Tender
Latest good news is the crossheads have been cast and will now go to be machined. Meanwhile at Didcot, work to attach the springs has...
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Chris Hoskin
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Barrelling along
There has been a surge in recent news updates coming into the webmaster's inbox, so here amalgamated are the most recent stories: Cast...
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Chris Hoskin
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
The smokebox has landed
Great to see that at the end of last week the smokebox was delivered to Didcot. This is a massive step forward in being able to visualise...
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