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The 75069 Fund owns [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069 | BR Standard 4MT No 75069]]. It was also responsible for bringing [[BR 25771 Corridor Second]] onto the SVR.
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The 75069 Fund owns [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069 | BR Standard 4MT No 75069]], [[BR 25771 Corridor Second]] and [[BR 34562 Brake Second Corridor]].
  
 
Railway Herald magazine reported on 7 November 2011 that the Fund is one of three similar funds operating on the SVR. An initial group of 18 members formed The [[Ivatt Class 4 Group]] to purchase [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]], a larger group formed The [[Passenger Tank Fund]] to purchase [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]], before a still larger group formed The 75069 Fund. It reported a special meeting of The [[Passenger Tank Fund]] had been arranged for 30 October 2011 to discuss and vote on a proposed sale of the locomotive to Mr Jeremy Hosking with a view to the sale proceeds being applied to The 75069 Fund.<ref>Railway Herald Magazine Issue 290, 7 November (2011), p. 16.</ref>  No such sale took place.
 
Railway Herald magazine reported on 7 November 2011 that the Fund is one of three similar funds operating on the SVR. An initial group of 18 members formed The [[Ivatt Class 4 Group]] to purchase [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]], a larger group formed The [[Passenger Tank Fund]] to purchase [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]], before a still larger group formed The 75069 Fund. It reported a special meeting of The [[Passenger Tank Fund]] had been arranged for 30 October 2011 to discuss and vote on a proposed sale of the locomotive to Mr Jeremy Hosking with a view to the sale proceeds being applied to The 75069 Fund.<ref>Railway Herald Magazine Issue 290, 7 November (2011), p. 16.</ref>  No such sale took place.

Revision as of 21:40, 15 October 2019

The 75069 Fund owns BR Standard 4MT No 75069, BR 25771 Corridor Second and BR 34562 Brake Second Corridor.

Railway Herald magazine reported on 7 November 2011 that the Fund is one of three similar funds operating on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. An initial group of 18 members formed The Ivatt Class 4 Group to purchase LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106, a larger group formed The Passenger Tank Fund to purchase BR Riddles 4MT 80079, before a still larger group formed The 75069 Fund. It reported a special meeting of The Passenger Tank Fund had been arranged for 30 October 2011 to discuss and vote on a proposed sale of the locomotive to Mr Jeremy Hosking with a view to the sale proceeds being applied to The 75069 Fund.[1] No such sale took place.

The fund also is a minor shareholder of Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC.[2]

See also

List of preservation groups

References

  1. Railway Herald Magazine Issue 290, 7 November (2011), p. 16.
  2. Full list of shareholders at 24 June 2016

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