Hello Ross, GCR 567 will use connecting rods that have been sourced from Austerity 0-6-0 type locomotive. The Austerity rod is geometrically...
The tyres on the new wheelsets for the bogie for 567 have a deep outer 'sip' or lip, just as the tyres on the original locomotive did. If you...
Conservation work on Manning Wardle No 2015 is progressing. the locomotive lost one pair of its original Manning Wardle buffers some time around...
Hello Steve, the cylinder block of the Corby 56 Class is fundamentally different to the Austerity (J94) in that it has twin main steam pipes...
Hello Steve, No the tender was previously at Butterly. Hello Flying Pig and Gav106, the new tender tank for 567 is going to be built at Ruddington...
MS&LR 946 which was shown in the picture link is based at Ruddington on the GCR and restoration was completed this year.
Hello Darragh, PM me, I have some contacts that might be able to help.
I have followed the fate of the Janakpur Railway from a distance for some time. This began in around 1980 when I was working at the Hunslet...
The Northern terminus of the GCR is at Ruddington where the second platform is now under construction. The construction of a suitable station...
I certainly hope that it has, I will be there in April and if no one has been able to advise before then, will post an update. The survival of...
The derelict Schneider 0-6-2 that has lain near St Valery in Northern France since 1944 has ben saved for preservation and is now at the Musee...
The frame plates and other major frame components of 567 were cut in late July. Work is now proceeding at Ian Howitt's works at Wakefield to...
[ATTACH] The GCR 567 Locomotive Project is engaged in building a new 567. The design has been improved in a number of simple but beneficial...
We have an ironic situation, the progress of the project has not been constrained by availability of funds, and is perhaps proof of the...
Whilst there is no doubt that the Brighton Atlantic will be operational well before GCR 4-4-0 No567, progress on the construction of this...
GCR 567, it will be a while yet, but the day when the first fire goes in the box is getting nearer.
Maintenance of our website is not directly dealt with by the management team, watch out for an update soon. Thanks for your interest GCR567 Project
The construction of the first Class 2, No 561, is from a period when the design process was quite different to that which we now know. The design...
Regarding our website, it is not maintained as the primary source of information about the progress with the project. We have a policy of...
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