Restoration progresses on Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway-based GWR ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 2874, which is yet to run in preservation.
THE 2874 Trust, which is restoring Churchward 2-8-0 No. 2874 from Barry scrapyard condition for service on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is concentrating its resources on the loco’s ‘bottom end’ at the group’s Toddington base.
In recent weeks, a new dragbox – which allows the loco to connect to the tender – has been cast by Micron Alloys.
After machining, it will be ready for riveting into place on the frames. The latter will provide a training project on hot metal riveting as well as the techniques involved in safely positioning heavy structures.