Tank Delivery
This was the day that the recently fabricated side tanks were delivered to the workshop to join the other components of the project. The...
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Latest NEWS
Sep 27
Autumn Update 2024
In the last update, progress on the tanks and bunker had reached the stage where the left tank had been successfully water tested....
Sep 4
Bunker Update
We thought we would share some exciting news, that the bunker was delivered to the workshop on 3rd September and placed onto the frames...
Jun 21
Summer 2024 Update
As mentioned in the last update, instructions had been given for the second cylinder to be cast and since the patterns had been made for...
Feb 15
February 2024 Update
Since the last update further progress has been made on the bunker. The accompanying illustration shows the progress to the point where...
Jan 5
New Year 2024 Update
On the 28th December 2023 a small group attended the workshop. The main reason for this being to load the platework for the bunker, cab...
Dec 25, 2023
Winter 2023 Update
We have recently taken delivery of the leaf springs for the power bogie. Although these had been ordered at the same time as the trailing...
Sep 5, 2023
Summer 2023 Update
As on the previous update, the wheelsets for the trailing bogie were delivered to Statfold Engineering for the previously mentioned...
Apr 13, 2023
Spring 2023 Update
January 24th was a big day for the project. After months of work and a lot of planning it was a day of arrivals. Late morning the...
Dec 21, 2022
Winter 2022 Update
After the initial assembly of the power bogie frames, more work is needed before they are ready to be sent away to be riveted. There are...
Nov 21, 2022
November 2022 Update - Part 2
Following last weeks update we can now show you how much further the wheelsets have progressed. You can see that all the tyres have now...
Nov 10, 2022
November 2022 Update - Part 1
Following our appeal for match funding earlier this year, we were happy to report that we had received enough to cover the platework for...
Sep 28, 2022
Autumn 2022 Update
In the last update it was reported that some of the rivets had been delivered with the intention of fitting some of these once the...
Apr 30, 2022
Summer 2022 Update
Progress since the last update has been at a much slower pace for various reasons. It had been reported that the carrier frames were due...
Mar 30, 2022
Spring 2022 Update
In the last update we finished with the initial assembly of the carrier frames. As could be seen from the photographs it was easier to...
Oct 13, 2021
Autumn 2021 Update
Having assembled the rear bogie pivot stretcher for the carrier frames and the drilling of yet more holes. The time arrived to assemble...
Jun 22, 2021
Summer 2021 Update
Having received the frames and stretchers during December 2020, we hoped to make a start on drilling holes on the first Tuesday of 2021,...
Dec 31, 2020
Winter 2020 Update
Power bogie frames and carrier frames - Paul Stock Events and Fundraising We began 2020 with the hopeful optimism that it would be an...
Sep 30, 2020
Autumn 2020 Update
The trustees of the Gowrie Locomotive Trust are pleased to announce that we have now received quotes for the frames to be cut and have...
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