The GCR 567 Locomotive Group

The Drivers Fund (GCR567Loco)

It is time to manufacture the 6ft 9" Driving Wheel-Sets for the New Build Victorian Express Locomotive: Great Central Railway No.567 Pattern is made; casting and machining the 4 wheels are next, then both the axles. Your donations are very welcome!
£25
raised of £100,000 target
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Story

With funds in the bank, we are now able to mobilise manufacturing of the driving wheelsets and the establishment of a dedicated fund to support the complete manufacture of the driving wheelsets is our first fund of its type. An extraordinarily generous donation has enabled the commencement of wheelset manufacture with the production of the pattern for the driving wheel castings.

The scope of construction that this fund will support includes the casting and machining of all four wheels, purchase and machining of tyres, the fabrication and machining of the built-up crank axle and forging and machining of the trailing straight axle and the machining of the axle boxes and bearings and manufacture of the springs. Upon completion of these items, they will be fitted to the main frame and an iconic landmark in the construction of the locomotive achieved.

It is intended that the manufacturing process will proceed to a timescale for completion in December 2025, we hope that fund raising will enable this completion date to be met, without drawing on general funds to hand and monthly subscription income. We therefore ask all of our supporters to look at the opportunities to sponsor the manufacture of the driving wheels and we will be most grateful for any and all donations that you can make.

About the charity

The GCR 567 Locomotive Group

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The GCR 567 Locomotive Group has been formed to construct a classic Victorian express steam locomotive using original designs and modern techniques. Once combined with the carriages of the Great Central Railway Rolling Stock Trust it will re-create a typical Edwardian train from the early years of the Great Central Railway’s London Extension. These elegant 4-4-0s, designated Class 2, were the pride of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). Indeed the GCR’s legendary first Chairman, Sir Edward Watkin, was so pleased with his Class 2, it was immortalised as the locomotive which features in the company crest. While we’ll incorporate some minor changes, the new 567 will be externally indistinguishable from its predecessors. The project is well underway at its base at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (GCRN) site in Ruddington just south of Nottingham. The frames have been constructed and the project has benefited from major donor components including a cylinder block, GCR tender and coupling rods. It is estimated it could be complete in 4 to 7 years at a cost of around half a million pounds with £200,000 already raised It is a very exciting new build locomotive project that will bring the sights, sounds and smell of Victorian mainline express travel back to life. Regular donations will help us achieve our goal as we focus on completing the locomotive. See www.gcr567loco.co.uk for further details

Donation summary

Total raised
£25.00
Online donations
£25.00
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£25.00
Donations via fundraisers
£0.00

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