61264 Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust

12/10/2026

For the benefit of the comments section, we are aware that this is not a B1. It is a duck.

12/10/2026

Check out the latest update from Great Central (Nottingham). The NTHC Ruddington - Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre is well worth a visit and don’t forget to pop in to see 61264 in the engine shed while you’re there!

There's lots happening on the Great Central Railway in Nottinghamsh...

10/10/2026

Trust members shared a fun away day today, meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse station, enjoying a tour of the engine sheds at Toddington and a return trip with a cuppa and a carriage buffet.

Being a member is a valuable way to donate and make a real difference! Your money will help us through the current 10 year overhaul to get 61264 back in steam again so please join today! (Plus we always have a really great time on members days like this) so JOIN US

https://membermojo.co.uk/thompsonb1

10/10/2026

We’ve traveled down the line to Toddington and are enjoying a little tour of the engine shed where 35006, 7820 and 7903 are currently resting. Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway

10/10/2026

Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust are out and about for ‘members day’ today. We’ve just boarded the Black 5 - 45110 at Cheltenham Racecourse Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway #61264

22/09/2026

On Saturday I paid a visit to a very special Lidl. The clue is that it's on the outskirts of Nottingham. Watch the video and enjoy the photos to find out what could possibly have been my motivation....
(Dave Horton, Chairman, Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust)

19/09/2026

News from the shed!

30/06/2026

A message to our lovely followers. We’d be very grateful if you could kindly take a moment to nominate the Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust for this charity draw:

https://movementforgood.com/draws/special/community

It’s really really easy to do (takes less than 30 seconds) and will give the Trust the chance to win £5000 - an invaluable donation to our overhaul to get 61264 back on the rails as soon as possible!

Thank you


The Trust’s registered charity number is 326367 - Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust

The more nominations we get, the greater our chance of winning so THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND PARTICIPATION!

Feel free to pass on this message to family and friends too! 😁🤞

We could receive a £5,000 donation with your help through the Movement for Good Draw.

23/06/2026

Today is a momentous day for the Trust as we mark our first major milestone in the loco’s overhaul.

The original tender tank has been successfully lifted and transported off to Hill & Webster. Using this as a partial template and using our new plans, they will fabricate a new tank for 61264.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far towards our tender tank appeal. It’s great to see such progress!

If you’d like to donate please consider becoming a member or making a one off donation to the Trust.

https://www.thompsonb1.org/support-us/

14/06/2026

Today was the Trusts Annual General Meeting and it was lovely to welcome our newest members and to catch up with everyone. We can’t keep Thompson B1 61264 going without you, so THANK YOU all! Thank you to everyone who has donated recently and to all those who bought raffle tickets for this year’s raffle. We did the draw today and winners will be notified soon! #61264 Great Central Railway. Great Central Railway - Nottingham UK. NTHC Ruddington - Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.