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…
The boiler from Fenchurch has been lifted so a thorough assessment of its condition can be made to allow a scheme of repair to be drawn up for agreement with the boiler inspector…
Unfortunately due to the worldwide Covid Pandemic & lockdown measures currently brought into effect, the restoration of No.27 Primrose has been stopped in accordance with government guidelines in the interest of public health…
Having successfully completed the final riveting up of the rear drag box in the latter part of 2019, a daunting task with over 80 riveted joints, work has concentrated on moving forwards riveting up the various running plate support angles located along the frame…
It has been a busy winter working on 27 with the rear drag box & buffer beam complete and riveted in place for the close of the year. The cylinder block has also been split ready for final machining & the second wheel set has also entered the works over winter…
With the 150th anniversary of Stroudley’s famed “Terriers” fast approaching in 2022 an in-depth evaluation has been started on first of the class Fenchurch, by the Bluebell Railway’s Locomotive Works, with a view to returning her to steam for the anniversary…
We have just received back from Statfold barn our refurbished valve rods which where sent away for metal spraying and re machining of the working surfaces back to original finish size! The finish is absolutely superb and will complement the new block when they come to be fitted…
To the casual observer maybe not much has changed but with over 400 holes previously drilled we have slowly been setting up the frames over the summer carefully aligning the various frame plates, reaming through and countersinking the various holes…
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…