BT4F Members Day 2010 - Added 28th July 2010

The members day for BT4F will be on Saturday October 16th 2010. This is a red timetable day which means two train running between Toddington and Gotherington with a loco top and tail. The GWSR have agreed to have 47105 and 47376 at either end of train 2 for the day which means rostered departures at 1130, 1415 and 1635, we plan to run at least one additional trip over the line after scheduled services cease if the GWSR are agreeable.

All are welcome as these are scheduled services, we hope to reserve the front two coaches for BT4F members only.

On Sunday 17th October one of the Fund locos will work the diesel diagram of the purple timetable.

47105 Ballot and plans for 2010/2011 - Added 14th March 2010

The Brush Type 4 Fund recently undertook a membership vote to determine the livery for 47105 when the loco is next repainted. There was a 57% response from the members and the top 4 results are shown below. Therefore the loco will receive a fresh coat of BR Blue and run as 1693 (it's current livery) which the loco operated in between November 1969 and January 1974.

There is no firm date for the repaint as there is a work needed to the bodywork of '105 which is better to be done in the summer months. At present the cabs are undergoing a refurbish and will be painted in a colour scheme in keeping with the vote winning livery.

'105 will be working at the March diesel gala after which it might see use at the GWR175 celebrations at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway in May, the loco will then be taken out of service until November to enable completion of the cab refurb and a start made on the bodywork repairs.