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Stanier Mogul Fund

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== See Also ==[[File:42968AtHighley.jpg |thumb|300px|right|42968 at Highley in 2011]]The Stanier Mogul Fund was established in 1970 to purchase and restore [[LMS Stanier Mogul 42968]].<ref>SMF Web site</ref>. It is an unincorporated association with membership available by purchasing shares and payment of a monthly donation. With a view to the future it introduced in 2017 a 'Young Members' Scheme for those aged under 30.
The Fund has successfully planned ahead for the locomotive’s maintenance requirements and holds working parties at the SVR for maintenance, repair and overhaul work. It also makes provisions for the financing of overhauls and is planning for the locomotive's future requirements, with the ambition that it can in traffic for its Centenary in 2034. It publishes a ‘Stanier Mogul Fund News’ magazine twice a year and operates an online Members Portal with news and historical information. It collates photographs and other material of the engine and its classmates, with an archive of more than 20,000 sightings of Stanier Moguls and 2,000 photographs.  The [[Stanier Mogul Fund sales stand]] operates, typically on special events and summer Saturdays, located on the concourse of [[Kidderminster]] Town station.  The fund also is a minor shareholder of [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]].<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01046274/filing-history Full list of shareholders at 24 June 2016]</ref> In spring 1987 the "Steam Snacks" [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] raised £1,256 for the Fund<ref>SVR News 83</ref>. == See also ==[[List of preservation groups]]<br>[[List of shops | Shops and sales coaches on the SVR]] ==References==<references />
== Links==
[http://www.staniermogulfund.org.uk/ Stanier Mogul Fund web site]<br>
[http[Category://www.staniermogulfund.org.uk/ Stanier Mogul Fund web siteSVR fundraising lotteries]]
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