Join the club to help restore a very unique trailing truck!
THE General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society is inviting enthusiasts help the restoration of Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific No. 21c11/35011 General Steam Navigation by becoming a Trailing Truck Transformer in an exclusive club.
The trailing truck currently with the locomotive is unique in preservation as it is one of the later fabricated type that replaced its original cast type in 1955. All other surviving Merchant Navy locomotives have the cast type, which they carried at withdrawal.
Progress
The truck was removed from the frames at the same time as the successful boiler lift on October 2. It has been fully assessed by an industry and certification advisor, and the estimate for its full refurbishment, overhaul and certification is £15,000.
The society is offering up to 30 club members to purchase a ‘Lot’ for £500, for which they will have their name engraved on a suitable brass plaque attached to the refurbished truck, and an invitation to a VIP day at the Swindon & Cricklade Railway to view the completed truck.
Information on how to become a Trailing Truck Transformer can be found at https://35011gsn.co.uk/ funding-campaigns/trailingtruck-club.html, by emailing info@35011gsn.co.uk, or by post at: GSNLRPS, Blunsdon Station, Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon, Swindon SN25 2DA.