"County" Project website

Just a reminder that there is an excellent and uptodate website detailing progress on the "County" project here:

http://www.gwcountyproject.org.uk

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Thanks for your post, regarding the County project. I knew nothing of the scheme.

I had many a ride behind a County in the 1950s, alas it was in the train. #-o

 

Just out of interest, where did the spare Collett tender come from that they are stripping for parts.

The only spare I can think of at Didcot would be the one that Maindy Hall perhaps came out of Barry with, assuming that Maindy is being given a 3500 tender in Saint guise - but even so would they not use the frames??

 

The tender is the one that originally came with Nunney when it arrived from Barry. A spare 3500 already exists for the Saint; best option really, as the frames on a 4000 are different.

 

The Tender currently behind Nunney came from OOC where it was used as a waste oil store..

We collected it in the early 80s, leaving a rather large oil slick behind :-$

Ian H

 

Ta muchly gents