Tag: GWR 47XX No. 4709

Can you help complete steam locomotive 4709?

The team rebuilding steam locomotive 4709, along with Richard Croucher, has called…

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First cylinder cast for GWR steam locomotive 4709

Following successful trials, the first of two cylinders for GWR steam locomotive…

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Steam locomotive 4709 to be wheeled in 2021? An update on Leaky Finders work

The 4709 Group has sent RailAdvent an update on the progress that…

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Steam locomotive update from Leaky Finders Ltd – October 2020

Leaky Finders Ltd has posted another monthly update, detailing progress on a…

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New build steam locomotive 4709 arrives at Leaky Finders in Devon

The 4709 Group has announced that W J Balsdon Heavy Haulage has…

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Coronavirus progress update on steam locomotive 4709

In a statement released this week, Richard Croucher, The 4709 Group's chairman…

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Update on New Build steam locomotive 4709

The 4709 Group have released an update on the construction of their…

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New build steam locomotive 4709 to move to Leaky Finders

The 4709 group has announced that Great Western Railway 4700 Class No.4709…

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Latest update on new build Great Western steam locomotive 4709

The 4709 Group have released their latest update on construction of new…

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Cylinder patterns for steam locomotive 4709 are complete

The 4709 Group have announced that the patterns to produce both cylinder…

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