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 sadness that the GCR Rolling Stock...

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 have been refitted. We no...

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 interiors.  Before that, however, we...

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 Railway following the Appeal...

It is with great sadness that the GCR Rolling Stock Trust Directors must announce the sudden death, at home, of their Chairman Mr Richard Tilden Smith on Tuesday 10th January 2023, aged 83. Richard was a true gentleman in every sense of the word, a great visionary, and a major influence in the...

“The right Project at the Right time…. “ In the words of Robin Jones, Editor of Heritage Railway following the Appeal launch for £50,000 to enable the GCR ‘Barnum’ 64-seat 1910-built carriage currently under restoration to be back on the rails in three years…. “I was honoured to attend a VIP...