The 2874 Trust is committed to promoting the involvement of as wide a range of people as possible in our project to restore our 1918 built locomotive and provide it to heritage railways to become an attraction in their living museums.

The GWSR has a thriving Steam Loco Department and included in the active volunteers are a number of women – they are proving that engineering, restoration, firing and driving are activities for anyone with the interest.

We will be developing this part of our website and dedicating it to “the sisters of steam” – watch this space for more!