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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.
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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.
  
It publishes a ‘Stanier Mogul Fund News’ magazine twice a year and operates sales stands located on the concourse of [[Kidderminster]] Town station
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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 be in traffic for its Centenary in 2034.
  
== See Also ==
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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.
[[List of preservation groups]]
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The [[Stanier Mogul Fund sales stand]] operates, typically on special events and summer Saturdays, located on the concourse of [[Kidderminster]] Town station. 
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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>
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In spring 1987 the "Steam Snacks" [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] raised £1,256 for the Fund<ref>SVR News 83</ref>.
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The Fund was unable to mark its Golden Jubilee in 2020 with the usual 'special train' due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]. The Fund finally celebrated by organising an 'SMF 50 Golden Jubilee' charter train on Saturday 30 October 2021. The train comprised a set of six GWR coaches hauled by Ivatt Mogul 43106, the Fund's own mogul still being in course of overhaul.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov21 Branch Lines November 2021]</ref>.
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== See also ==
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[[List of preservation groups]]<br>
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[[List of shops | Shops and sales coaches on the SVR]]
  
 
==References==
 
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[http://www.staniermogulfund.org.uk/ Stanier Mogul Fund web site]<br>
 
[http://www.staniermogulfund.org.uk/ Stanier Mogul Fund web site]<br>
  
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[[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]]
[[List of shops | Shops and sales coaches on the SVR]]
 

Revision as of 16:07, 12 November 2021

42968 at Highley in 2011

The StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration Fund was established in 1970 to purchase and restore LMS Stanier Mogul 42968.[1]. 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 SVRSevern Valley Railway 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 be in traffic for its Centenary in 2034.

It publishes a ‘StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration 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 StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 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.[2]

In spring 1987 the "Steam Snacks" SVRA raffle raised £1,256 for the Fund[3].

The Fund was unable to mark its Golden Jubilee in 2020 with the usual 'special train' due to the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Fund finally celebrated by organising an 'SMF 50 Golden Jubilee' charter train on Saturday 30 October 2021. The train comprised a set of six GWRGreat Western Railway coaches hauled by IvattHenry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951 MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration 43106, the Fund's own mogul still being in course of overhaul.[4].

See also

List of preservation groups
Shops and sales coaches on the SVR

References

  1. SMF Web site
  2. Full list of shareholders at 24 June 2016
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 83
  4. Branch Lines November 2021

Links

Stanier Mogul Fund web site