News

76077 Engineering Report – Summer 2023
Our summer engineering report starts with the acquisition of the tender wheels. We were very pleased, and to be honest
It’s official – 76077 will have a BR2A tender
Wheelsets bought from the Bluebell railway suit a BR2A tender Toddington Standard Locomotive Ltd to build new tender after 76077
Workshop Update – April 2023
At LMS Loughborough, the cylinder cladding has been trial fitted to the Left Hand Side cylinder.  Although we already had
Workshop Update – February 2023
News from the Workshop by Andy Meredith, TSLL Engineering Director At Loughborough, work has started on the brake gear for
Workshop Update – December 2022
After the flurry of activity in July and September the last few months have been comparatively quiet, but that doesn’t
“The Elephant in the room” by TSLL’s engineering director Andrew Meredith
One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is “what will you do about building a tender for 76077?”.  In
Workshop update September 2022
August was a very busy month at LMS with lots of work on 76077 in preparation for our shareholder and
Workshop update June / July 2022
The GWSR steam gala gave us the opportunity to show off progress on our Locomotive's restoration. As costs prevented us
Workshop Update – April – May 2022
Apologies for the late arrival of this workshop update, with the GWSR Steam Gala fast approaching I found myself busier
Workshop Update – February/March 2022
Work continues at Loughborough with the painting of the inside of the locomotive frames. The reversing shaft has been refurbished