Kate Tilley, Author at Great Central Railway Rolling Stock Trust

Getting the Barnum tanked up….

Aug 24, 2021

Yes, we are on the road again - but still off site, reports Trustee Roger Penson of the Nottingham-based Rolling Stock Trust. Despite the restrictions, we have started the first of the two core actions on Barnum no.228, prior to the return of the two rebuilt bogies...

GCR Rolling Stock Trust – 21 years in the making…  

May 12, 2021

By Clyde Pennington, RST Archivist  All who have ever been involved with the GCR Rolling Stock Trust (RST) have their own stories to tell as to how and why they got involved but the two common themes are heritage history and the lure of the original enterprising...

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...