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The Ironbridge Railway Trust was formed in November 2005 and is an unincorporated body, a Company limited by Guarantee incorporated in 2007. It was registered as charity no. 1129939 on 2 June 2009. It and is governed by a small number of trustees. Its income and expenditure are small, with a maximum raised of £2,151 in the years from May 2013-18.
==Charitable objectivesObjectives==Its charitable objectives include to develop, construct, preserve, operate the railway between [[Buildwas]] and [[Bridgnorth]] via [[Ironbridge]], connecting to the existing Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1129939&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Charity Commission] (retrieved 4 January 2017)</ref> In 2018 the Trust launched a website with a proposal for a park and ride shuttle rail service rail link one mile in length from Buildwas to [[Ironbridge]] operated by a mixture of modern trains and historic steam trains on peak days.<ref>[http://www.ironbridge-railway-trust.org.uk/index.html Ironbridge Trust website]</ref>
==Activities==
*presentation of the case for and feasibility of the Ironbridge railway;
*liaison with the national railway industry.
In subsequent years The Trust has consulted with stakeholders such as e-on/Uniper (owners of the [[Ironbridge power station]] site), local Councillors and MPs, the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership and Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Councils to elicit support in principle for their proposals.
==Relationship with the SVR==
==Links==
[http://www.ironbridge-railway-trust.org.uk/index.html Ironbridge Trust website]
