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    Appeal seeks £10,000 to machine new County frames

    Sep 17, 2018 2 minutes
    By Robin Jones
    CCT
    JOHN OATES

    THE main frame plates for new-build GWR County 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery have been ordered – and a new £10,000 appeal to pay for the machining has just been launched.

    The Churchward County Trust has placed the order for the plates with Tata Steel of Wednesfield, as per Swindon drawing No.

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