by Kate Tilley | Sep 4, 2024 | News
Quiet Work Behind the Scenes Since our last Newsletter (No. 3), painstaking, careful and detailed work – much not eventually seen by the travelling public, as is always the lot of preservation and restoration work, has been undertaken (and continues). Just like...
by Kate Tilley | Jul 8, 2024 | News
The epitome of a gentleman ~ Awarded a well-earned record of thanks for the many years/hours Pat spent working within & guiding our restoration team on our GCR 6-Wheeler of 1888 vintage. End of the line ~ for one of our long-serving Trustees: It is with huge...
by Kate Tilley | Oct 19, 2023 | News
Welcome to our 2nd Newsletter of the year. Following our aim to provide members of our “Friends of GCR RST” with regular up-dates on restoration progress, we are delighted to say that – following much highly appreciated attention to the bogies from Barnum 228, these...
by Kate Tilley | Jul 27, 2023 | News
Barnum Saloon (above) – how they come for restoration! How they are nearly ready to go in shades of teak (above) Having discussed the major step forward of working to the bogie refit plan, this now gives us opportunity to construct and progressively fit out the...
by Kate Tilley | Jul 13, 2023 | News
Major push to get Barnum No.228 back on the rails for the anniversary of the line’s closure some 50 years ago….. The external varnished Teak finish we are aiming for ~ photo above “The right Project at the Right time…. “ In the words of Robin Jones, Editor of Heritage...
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