Chris Hoskin
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, 20191 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, 20191 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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Chris Hoskin
Aug 5, 20191 min
Happy face
Here is the first view of our new County smokebox. Doesn't it look good? We are excited to see what it will look like on the loco.
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 29, 20191 min
More tendering
Latest news update from the coalface: A quiet day Saturday. We were going to install the tender vacuum cylinder but we noticed it had a...
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 23, 20191 min
A face emerging
A recent update has come in with progress on the smokebox. This detail photo shows the real quality of the job being done. We hope to see...
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Chris Hoskin
Jul 19, 20191 min
A Thousand Words
It's often been said that a picture paints a thousand words. We sometimes get picture sent in, often with a story behind them; please do...
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Chris Hoskin
Jun 27, 20191 min
Saddle up
The main recent success is that at last the wheels are back in place and work is progressing fitting the springs and brake gear. The...
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Chris Hoskin
Jun 3, 20191 min
Smokebox and wheels
More progress pictures have recently dropped into my inbox showing the latest stage with the smokebox. The ring has now been permanently...
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Chris Hoskin
May 10, 20191 min
Facial features
Pictures have arrived this week showing the progress on the smokebox door hinges and door straps. The ring half of the hinges are...
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Chris Hoskin
Apr 8, 20191 min
Launch Weekend Progress
This weekend saw another working party on the County, coinciding with the launch of the Saint, Lady of Legend. It will be fantastic when...
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Chris Hoskin
Mar 28, 20191 min
All very Holey
With the Saint launch only a week away, we thought we'd get all holy as well. Only our focus is the front tubeplate which will soon be...
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Chris Hoskin
Mar 11, 20191 min
In a vacuum
Work continues on various fronts. With the tender coming on a treat, the braking needs looking into. Here Gary Davies is trial fitting...
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Chris Hoskin
Feb 26, 20191 min
Press and progress
Our latest press release to the media reads as follows: Following a recent visit to Goodman’s of Nottingham the 1014 Project team were...
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Chris Hoskin
Jan 25, 20191 min
Tender progress
The title is not so much a commentary on how difficult it can be to build a new steam locomotive, more an actual statement of further...
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Chris Hoskin
Jan 18, 20191 min
happy faces
Just like buses, just after you put one post out, more news arrives on the electronic pigeon. In this case it is progress with the front...
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Chris Hoskin
Jan 12, 20191 min
Post Christmas Exercise
Always in need of working off all that lovely Christmas pudding, our dedicated team got together between Christmas and New Year to do...
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Chris Hoskin
Dec 2, 20181 min
December News Update - into the New Year
Following our visit to HBSS Ltd (boilersmiths of Huyton, Merseyside) we have given them the go-ahead beginning in the new year to...
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Chris Hoskin
Nov 27, 20182 min
News update November 2018
Since November 2017, when the last update appeared in The Railway Magazine, we have raised around a third of the money required to...
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Chris Hoskin
Oct 9, 20181 min
Heating up
Richard Croucher, our Appeal Coordinator provides this update: Following a period of change for our suppliers, the two barrel sections...
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