The 4150 Fund

'Official' Twitter account for The 4150 Fund.
4150 'the Stourbridge survivor' is a GWR large prairie tank.

[Driver H. Potter FOS @DriverPotter]

F**k Me Sideways.

[The 4150 Fund @4150fund]

We have re wheeled 4150 today . All pads and pad springs changed . Chassis and wheels re painted

[George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat @TheStourbridge]

Oh no Glasgow in the lead @josielawrence1 and all my friends can you help push Stourbridge Junction back
Into the lead?

[George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat @TheStourbridge]

Well Glasgow are still steaming ahead of us
43 minutes to go - one BIG last push all
Vote for Stourbridge please and RT if possible

#ambassacats #CatsOfTwitter #catsofinstagram #cats

[Jaspur the Stourbridge MOM’s Cat @Jaspur1]

Only an hour & half left to vote for your favourite station.
Show your love for Stourbridge Jcn, a fabulous station staffed by fantastic staff, my local Station and of course home to everyone’s friend George @TheStourbridge
😺🐾
#CatsOfTwitter #Cats

[Talyllyn Railway @TalyllynRailway]

To celebrate our new UNESCO World Heritage status, we put on a recreation slate train with our 1866 built steam locomotive "Dolgoch", original slate wagons and brake van!

#UNESCOWorldHeritageSite

📸 Luke Ryan

[4930 Hagley Hall @4930HagleyHall]

Another busy week at Bridgnorth. The loco has now got wheels.

Please click the link below.

https://t.co/97qpa6vmdc

[4930 Hagley Hall @4930HagleyHall]

News update. The kit of parts is starting to come together. Please see the link below.

https://t.co/97qpa6vmdc

[Eardington Station @Eardingtonstn]

We're open this weekend for the Spring Steam Up! Eardington will be open on Saturday and Sunday (but CLOSED ON FRIDAY.) If you fancy visiting, please wear a face mask. George Cooke has his!

[George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat @TheStourbridge]

My friends and #CatsOnATrain we need your support to get @WestMidRailway In front of TFL- please can I ask you to vote and retweet- thank you #cats #CatsOfTwitter

[4930 Hagley Hall @4930HagleyHall]

News on the arrival of our boiler all in time for Christmas. https://t.co/97qpa6vmdc

[The 4150 Fund @4150fund]

Our new ashpan checked for size against our firebox

[George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat @TheStourbridge]

Georgie Porgy is crying now as there is only 1% in the leader stakes - please vote for George - retweet- we can do this #voteforGeorge #CatsOfTwitter #cats #catradora #catstagram

[Eardington Station @Eardingtonstn]

Keep voting for George @TheStourbridge #stourbridgejunction station #voteforGeorge #WorldCupOfStations #CatsOfTwitter @4150fund @svrbridgnorth @svrlive @SVRDiesels @svrofficialsite @WestMidRailway @TransportforWM 🐈 🚆

[George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat @TheStourbridge]

Can you help? the big boys are catching up on this fantastic feline like hungry dogs- please cast a vote and share this tweet and help them stay tails ahead. Thank you everyone. #CatsOfTwitter @TransportforWM #blackcountry #WorldCupOfStations #catstagram

[The 4150 Fund @4150fund]

Our new ashpan in Bridgnorth boiler shop

[Eardington Station @Eardingtonstn]

Unusual pannier, unusual viewpoint... Hawksworth designed 1501 seen through the Goods Office window. Photo by John Oates

[Eardington Station @Eardingtonstn]

Resident pannier 7714 looks the part, but the trains are twice as long as in GWR and BR days. 27th August 2009, photo by John Oates.

[Eardington Station @Eardingtonstn]

Visiting pannier tank 3650 provides authentic motive power on 2nd August 2012, long before the platform rebuild. Photo by John Oates.

[Eardington Station @Eardingtonstn]

In the final years of regular BR services, ex GWR pannier tanks were often used on passenger trains. 3788 calls at Eardington on 12th November 1960, hauling a typical train of three coaches and a van.