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STOP PRESS NOVEMBER 2018 NEWSLETTER

by Kate Tilley | Dec 19, 2018 | News

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NEW WEBSITE! What on Earth is EMRT…..?

Sep 28, 2020

Now you can find out more about Ruddington where the Rolling Stock Trust is based and the EMRT – yes, the East Midlands Railway Trust. This may be a surprise to many but it is the charity which actually owns the Centre there – and GCR(N) which operates the trains over...

Great Central Reunification. A presentation in aid of the appeal

Sep 25, 2020

Want to know more about Reunification? Great Central Railway's online talks have raised thousands of pounds for the Reunification project. Guests have enjoyed a fully illustrated seventy five minute presentation led by journalist and broadcaster Tom Ingall, detailing...

Barnum – next stage of rebuild

Aug 3, 2020

“We have hung back long enough but we have to be patient a bit longer for the next stages of build of the Barnum no.228,” says Mike Lang, our build supremo. “Actual next stages of rebuild cannot occur until we have the two heavy overhauled bogies, then with new leaf...

Barnum – Big moves ahead…..!

Jul 29, 2020

“We are counting the days until we have the two totally rebuilt bogies back from Nemesis Rail, for reinstalling under our Barnum no.228 at Ruddington,” says Mike Lang, Trustee of the Rolling Stock Trust. “Their arrival will start a major move in more ways than...

Congratulations on Queen’s Award to Steve Cramp’s team

Jun 4, 2020

All hail to the Steve Cramp team on the winning of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service for the amazing enterprise advanced at Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre. That it has attracted such interest from HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Richard...

Barnum bogie – First rolls out and money rolls in…..!

Jun 4, 2020

Latest news from the Heavy Overhaul workshop of Nemesis Rail at Burton on Trent is that the first of the two bogies being worked on there by our generous Sponsor has had its frames back on its wheels and the match=-funding has now exceeded £12,500 at the halfway...

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So you can find out so much more - the joining of the two GCR railway sections – preparing for through train travel - EMRT is launching today a first new Website to explain all – go to http://www.emrtrust.co.uk #railwaypreservation #gcrpreservation

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GCR's new bridge over the Midland Main Line was the first major milestone in their project to reunite the 2 halves of the Great Central Railway. An online talk on the project is taking place this Sunday 27th September via Zoom at 7pm... For details, see https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/unify/

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Next stage of Barnum rebuild no.228 cannot occur until we have the 2 heavy overhauled bogies, then with new leaf springs and brake blocks back to Ruddington. Between now and then we have some crucial detail work to finish under the frames. https://bit.ly/2XnCAJE

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