Axlebox work continues
Published 20 February 2013 | 
Work trial fitting the axle boxes to the locomotive’s frames continued through February. The first photo shows the spacers fitted and adjusted.
Picture two shows the axlebox underkeep from which lubrication is distributed.
December 2012 Newsletter now available
Published 11 January 2013 | The latest Newsletter is now available to view by clicking the following link
The latest news from 6880
AXLEBOXES RE-FURBISHED
Published 9 January 2013 | Work on re-furbishing the axleboxes for 6880 being carried out at Llangollen workshops. All 6 boxes will soon be ready for the wheeling of the locomotive. Meantime the Springs, Spring Hangers and other associated parts have been ordered.
- Axlebox being cleaned
Rivet holes reamed out
Published 28 November 2012 | Over the 4 days from 22nd – 25th November working members including Mick Prior, David Huntbatch, Richard Pumphrey and Quentin McGuinness successfull reamed out a large number of holes in the forward section of the locomotive’s frames ready for hot rivetting. The process involved the use of the magdrill. There are still further holes to be reamed out once final alignment of the front buffer beam has been completed. Once this has been done the hot rivetting can take place and this is expected to happen towards the end of the year.
The above work will allow the wheeeling of the locomotive to take place in early 2013
A NEW STORAGE CONTAINER
Published 28 November 2012 | The Society has been given a 20′ Storage Container now kitted out with long shelf racking. The plan is to store parts used in the construction of the locomotive, labelling them so that we can produce a complete parts list for the build. This will help in identifying missing parts and in assessing what we have.
Part of the container has been reserved for the safe storage of Sales Stock and so most of the clothing, books and DVDs have now been placed in their new dry home.
New 6880 Umbrella announced
Published 9 October 2012 | 
Our new 6880 Umbrella has been announced and is available from our on-line shop on this website
Price £12.50
Summer Raffle Draw
Published 11 September 2012 | Our first raffle was started during Steel Steam and Stars III and came to its conclusion on Sunday the 9th of September on Llangollen station platform when we asked Harry Barber the train driver for the day to draw the four prizes.
The raffle was a great success and brought much appreciated funds to the project. We would like to say a huge thanks to all who helped sell the tickets and of course those people who purchased the tickets. The winner of the first prize was one of our 6880 members Mr Limb of Normanton,it’s good to see our members benefiting from their own hard work. We are hoping to run another raffle in the future and are looking forward to another great success.
The full list of winners are
1st Prize £1000 Mr B.V Limb Normanton
2nd Prize £500 Mr N Wright Nuneaton.
joint 3rd £250 Mr N.R. Jackson Ellesmere Port
joint 3rd £250 Mr M.Pagett Bromyard
2nd Prize £500 Mr N Wright Nuneaton.
joint 3rd £250 Mr N.R. Jackson Ellesmere Port
joint 3rd £250 Mr M.Pagett Bromyard
Harry Barber draws the raffle from the footplate of 7822 Foxcote Manor
Betton Grange at Autumn Steam Gala
Published 4 September 2012 | The Society manned a sales stand at the Llangollen Railway’s autumn Steam Gala over the weekend of 1st and 2nd September.
Here Kate Alston & Pete Hudson are seen during a lull in proceedings. Photo courtesy of Mick Prior
Newsletter No. 18 Summer 2012
Published 21 August 2012 | The Summer 2012 Newsletter is now available for viewing. Please visit our Downloads page
1960’s Weekend
Published 30 July 2012 | Betton Grange volunteers turned out in force to run a Sales Stand at the Llangollen Railway’s 1960s Gala Weekend. A big effort was made to sell Raffle Tickets and £300s worth were sold over the 2 days. SSS3 DVDs and the Llangollen Railway 2011 DVD filmed by David Huntbatch were selling well, helped by having two televisions running at each end of the Stand. Present were Mark Jones, Mick Prior, Jeff Jones, John Sandiford, Liz Curtis, Jon Kerr, Haydn Roberts, Dave and Amanda Gill, Geoff Griffiths and Quentin McGuinness.
