Helping to preserve the Bluebell Railway's smaller engines
With Autumn upon us & restrictions further lifted the team has progressed on with the painting of the frames with the first top coat black being applied to the frame plates before the weather inevitably turns too cold to make any further progress…
I was reminded over the weekend that THE FENCHURCH FUND has been in existence for 30 years! Originally formed as the “Chip Wood Fund” as a tribute to Matthew…
With Autumn upon us & restrictions further lifted the team has progressed on with the painting of the frames with the first top coat black being applied to the frame plates before the weather inevitably turns too cold to make any further progress…
Having got back into the swing of things whilst still restricted with access to the main workshop, in part due to Covid restrictions as well as trying to safe guard the business & paid staff against Covid related downtime, the main push was to crack on in the fresh air…
Terrier No. 72 ‘Fenchurch’ rolling chassis left the Bluebell Railway on the 14th of April for Statfold Engineering in Staffordshire for overhaul…
Following a year of lock downs, uncertainties and national Covid restriction in the early part of 2021, The team was finally able to get back on site to make a restart on Project 27 and reflect on the challenges faced from inactivity on the project and to catch-up with where we left off over a year ago…
Lastest Fenchurch Fund news we have now crashed into the 21st century and have opened an online shop! yes, you heard right! We are constantly adding stock to the list, both one off items and some of the items you might expect to see on our physical sales stand…
323 Bluebell is planned to go into the workshop at Sheffield Park in early 2024 giving us an exciting prospect of seeing our flagship locomotive once again in steam…
Since the boiler test, and initial testing and fettling was completed, the finishing touches have been put to the locomotive, as seen in Andy Kelly’s photo from the 27th…