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We are aware that the donations buttons currently do not work on this site. Please be patient. Didcot Railway Centre has recently changed...

One of the jobs being completed while the boiler is back at Didcot is manufacturing of the cladding sheets, or cleading to give it its...

The latest bulletin from Didcot is in and work is progressing on machining the motion components. Left to right in these images are: The...

Firstly an apology for the pause in news. Those of you on Facebook will have seen news appear regardless. However, the Facebook group...

One of our skilled volunteers Peter Gransden has been working on the planer* machining the crosshead surfaces. *For those interested, a...

It was good to see the Country project had a nice write up of the Supporters Day in April in the recently released Great Western Echo,...

Latest in the mailbox is this picture of the ejector and its pipework being set up. What's an ejector I hear you ask. Well, it is the...

Some new pictures from Didcot show that further progress has been made on the cladding, making it look even more complete. Also in the...

Firstly a big thank you, from the team, to everyone for coming along to the County day yesterday. The day was a great success and...

We would love it if you could all join us on Saturday 22nd April to see our new 1014 County of Glamorgan as it will be outside on display...

New in the inbox is this photo of the valve rods which have been machined at the Great Central Railway for us. Don't forget to come and...

Invitation to a County 1014 Day at Didcot on Saturday 22nd April 2023 Following the arrival of the rebuilt No. 15 OA boiler from...

Here at the County project, following a dusting off following the Christmas break, we are all excited for what the new year will bring....

The latest component is on a pallet and awaiting delivery to Didcot. Premier Patterns & Castings Ltd have done a great job on our...

Another picture has surfaced from Didcot showing our loco looking awesome. Please donate and help us finish the project.

Latest from Didcot are these pictures of the boiler having been united with smokebox complete with its double chimney. Seeing the boiler...

We are pleased to announce that funding for the project to create a new Hawksworth County has reached the £1,100,000 mark. We are so...

Big news from the Hawksworth County world, our boiler is on its way from HBSS in Liverpool to Didcot. It's a long time since we've seen a...

Latest view from the project shows a crosshead having its sliding faces planed. It is always good to see proper machine tools being used...