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*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
 
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Neither The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust nor the 1501 Pannier Tank Association own the locomotives for whom they raise funds, which are owned by non-charitable bodies [[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Group]] and [[15xx Pannier Tank Trust]] respectively.
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The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust does not own the locomotive, which is owned by the non-charitable [[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Group]].
  
 
==The Ironbridge Railway Trust==
 
==The Ironbridge Railway Trust==

Revision as of 22:12, 11 November 2017

Introduction

A number of charitable bodies support the SVRSevern Valley Railway or individual projects or collections, and which are referred to in this Wiki.

Structures can include a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.[1]

Current charities

As of 2017 these charities are:

The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust does not own the locomotive, which is owned by the non-charitable Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Group.

The Ironbridge Railway Trust

The Ironbridge Railway Trust was registered as charity no. 1129939 on 2 June 2009. It is independent from the SVRSevern Valley Railway. Its charitable objects include to develop, construct, preserve, operate the railway between Buildwas and Bridgnorth via Ironbridge, connecting to the existing Severn Valley Railway.[3]

Organisations intending to move to charitable status

  • Barry Railway Carriage Trust is "working towards the aim of becoming a Charity and have made several steps towards this goal."[4]
  • The GWR 813 Preservation Fund intends "in due course it [...] will become a charitable trust or other similar organisation in order to safeguard the future of its assets and possibly give access to other sources of income."[5]

See also

List of preservation groups with an SVR connection

References

  1. The Charity Commission (retrieved 5 January 2017)
  2. The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust website (retrieved 4 January 2017)
  3. Charity Commission (retrieved 4 January 2017)
  4. Barry Railway Carriage Trust website (retrieved 5 January 2017)
  5. The GWR 813 Preservation Fund website (retrieved 5 January 2017)

Links

Charities Commission register search website
Locomotive 2047 - supported by The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust
Locomotive 1501 - supported by 1501 Pannier Tank Association