The Growler Group

AGM – 16th March 2013

Posted on 1 March, 2013 by Peter_S

All members are invited to this year’s Annual General Meeting which will be held at Toddington Village Hall starting at 11:30. The location is easy to find with easy access from the A46 and M5. Full details and a map can be found here http://www.toddington.org/village/location/ The AGM is your chance to find out what’s going on, get involved and to participate in the future direction of the Group if you so wish. Everyone is welcome. click to continue reading

Cab painting starts

Posted on 24 November, 2012 by Peter_S

Following many months of stripping down, needle gunning and sanding to bare metal, both cabs have now been painted in primer and undercoat, and a start to the gloss top coat has been made. (Click on the post title for pictures) click to continue reading

Final buffer beam skirts fitted

Posted on 24 November, 2012 by Peter_S

Work continues unabated on D6948, with the buffer beam skirts now successfully fitted to both ends following completion of work at no.2 end. Thanks to some patient and high quality fabrication work by Mark Stanley and Phil Seymour, the loco now has the look of its original 1964 appearance at each end once again. Continue reading →

37215 back at Cheltenham for the first time in 2 1/2 years

Posted on 12 October, 2012 by Peter_S

In preparation for a driver experience working this Sunday (14th October), 37215 was moved from Toddington to Winchcombe over the newly relaid Chicken Curve today. As it has not hauled a train for nearly 2 years, it was then used to power a 7 coach test train to Cheltenham Racecourse and back doubling up as Continue reading →

The Growler Group

AGM – 16th March 2013

Cab painting starts

Final buffer beam skirts fitted

37215 back at Cheltenham for the first time in 2 1/2 years

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