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2-4-0 Club

17th April, 2019

17th April, 2019

The latest picture of the “Blyth” locomotive boiler with ready for its 58 tubes in the Darlington workshop of  North Bay Railway Engineering Services.  I confess I find it rather emotional watching this machine come back to life. Many thanks

John Bennett April 17th, 2019May 23rd, 2019 2-4-0 Club Read more

13th March, 2019

13th March, 2019

To Darlington then. Peter Southgate and I visited the North Bay Engineering workshop in this interesting town yesterday to see the work well under way on the boiler of Blyth, the 2-4-0 Sharp Stewart replica which will operate down at

John Bennett March 14th, 2019March 14th, 2019 2-4-0 Club Read more

1st February, 2019

1st February, 2019

Work continues on the boiler for Blyth, the replica Sharp Stewart locomotive the Trust has commissioned. Thanks again to David Humphreys of North Bay Engineering for sending us these photos taken in the Darlington workshop. The SRT board has just

SRT Blogger February 6th, 2019February 28th, 2019 2-4-0 Club Read more

“Blyth” components – boiler end and firebox

“Blyth” components – boiler end and firebox

North Bay Engineering has just sent these through. Not quite in time for the February Newsletter which is at the printers now but anyway here they are. Watching this unique Sharp Stewart locomotive coming to life is going to be

SRT Blogger January 26th, 2019February 28th, 2019 2-4-0 Club Read more

Two Wagons, a Locomotive, a Coach, an Appeal, and a new Application.

Two Wagons, a Locomotive, a Coach, an Appeal, and a new Application.

During the darkest and coldest days of winter, Trust volunteers continue to brave elements and minority grumblings alike. The Rolling Stock Group has been painting the underframe sections for Open Wagon 41, and refitting the axlebox bearings, ready for its

SRT Blogger February 9th, 2016January 10th, 2019 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project, Wenhaston Station Project Read more

Heritage Train: Wagon 41 Moves On

Heritage Train: Wagon 41 Moves On

Coastground of Yarmouth – a firm who have always been very supportive of the Trust – pulled out all the stops to gritblast and prime all the parts for SR open wagon 41’s underframe. This was a sizeable job, as

SRT Blogger May 27th, 2015January 7th, 2019 2-4-0 Club, Heritage Train Project, Rolling Stock, Wagon Rebuild Read more

No 3 “Blyth” pre Project re-launch preparatory work

At 08.00 on Thursday December 11th (and a cold, damp, dark morning it was), one of the Trust’s contractors – CAD Bureau Southern Ltd. from Essex – came to the workshop to measure our steam locomotive frames, buffer beams, stretchers,

SRT Blogger December 11th, 2014January 7th, 2019 2-4-0 Club Read more

A “Flying” Loco Chassis

Saturday’s team worked on three projects – Van 40, Coach 7 and locomotive “Blyth”. All the timber drilling and rebating on the van underframe was completed, and the last section of coach ceiling (Southwold end) rubbed down, filled, and primed.

SRT Blogger July 5th, 2014January 3rd, 2019 2-4-0 Club, Rolling Stock Read more

Latest from Pegg’s

Latest from Pegg’s

Our new chimney for BLYTH inspected at Pegg’s of Aldeburgh on Friday 30th November – a most impressive piece of engineering. The wagon chassis has also been made wider to 3′ gauge and both items will be returned to our

SRT Blogger December 22nd, 2012December 31st, 2018 2-4-0 Club, Rolling Stock Read more

Smokebox door arrives

Smokebox door arrives

As a tangible sign that work is progressing on our Loco Build we have just taken delivery of the smokebox door at our base in Duncan’s Yard! Here it is in all its glory, with the chimney seating and chimney

SRT Blogger July 18th, 2012December 31st, 2018 2-4-0 Club, Rolling Stock Read more
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