Posts Tagged ‘Newsletter’
October Newsletter now available.
We’re now making our October Newsletter generally available to all to download. This was sent out to our supporters and friends in October. You will require Adobe reader installed to view the document. If you don’t have it installed (and most people do), you can download it for free here: Adobe Reader Get your copy…
Read MoreCharity status of the Trust and other matters
While this is just a minor update to our news section this time around, it’s a significant step for the trust. The LNWR George the Fifth Steam Locomotive Trust has successfully achieved registered charitable status and has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1153991. The higher status as a…
Read MoreDecember Newsletter
Last but not least for 2012, here is the December newsletter, which went out to our followers and supporters over a week ago and is now being made publicly available. This provides a break-down of the current status of the project along with plans beyond the fabrication of the smokebox door. The newsletter is in…
Read MoreSteaming ahead!
Slipping this in before Christmas, we’re thrilled to announce that after a long and extensive process we’ve selected Keyte Smith Ltd. of Bingham, Nottinghamshire as the supplier for the outer smokebox door and the contract for the work is currently being drawn up. Work will commence first thing in the new year. Meanwhile you can…
Read MoreJohn ‘Wiggy’ Wigston.
Our good friend, John Wigston aka ‘Wiggy’ is an accomplished artist with a fascination for transport in all its forms but specifically John has had an abiding passion for railways since he was a lad. John has kindly painted a marvellously evocative scene of old Euston on behalf of the trust. It shows two ‘Georges’…
Read MoreOur next newsletter.
In case you were wondering what has happened to our monthly newsletters from our Chairman, Bruce Nixon, we hope to have the next one ready in November and in it a substantial announcement on the fabrication side of things. No promise and details and negotiations a still in flux but here’s hoping we can inform…
Read More46233 Duchess of Sutherland (2012) vs 1662 Deerhound (circa 1912)
This short article is intended to give you an idea of the power and speed that the George the Fifth class was capable of in service on the ‘mountainous’ section of the West Coast Main Line, rather than a contest of ‘which is best’. The runs in comparison are 46233 Duchess of Sutherland on the…
Read MoreJune Newsletter
Our June Newsletter – a quick round-up of the events over the last month, including our stall at Railfest in York, from the 8th to the 10th June. LNWRGeorgeV_June2012_Newsletter
Read MoreMay Newsletter.
Click for our May Newsletter outlining the achievement of charity status, discussions with interested parties and the promise of regular donations over the next 5 years from an anonymous benefactor, to match the trust’s own fundraising efforts. LNWRGeorgeV_May2012_Newsletter
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