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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> {{As of|In October 2020|10}} the trust proposed the reinstated rail link would include [[Jackfield Halt|Jackfield]] and [[Coalport]], and was preparing to make a bid to in round 3 of the government’s Restoring Your Railways fund which, if successful, would finance a full feasibility study.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2020/10/10/trust-moves-to-re-instate-historic-railway-link-in-ironbridge/ Smith, R., 'Trust moves to re-instate historic railway link in Ironbridge', Shropshire Star, 10 October 2020] (Retrieved 11 October 2020)</ref> {{As of|2021|7}} round 3 bids remain under assessment<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-your-railway-fund-bids-received 'Restoring Your Railway Fund: bids received', gov.uk website] (Retrieved 11 July 2021)</ref>.
==Activities==
*liaison with the national railway industry.
Studies were financed by Advantage West Midlands, the Regional Development Authority, can and carried out by Atkins.
In subsequent years The Trust has consulted with stakeholders such as e-on/Uniper (previous 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.
===2021 'Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund' application===
The Trust applied for £43,000 from the Department for Transport's 'Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund' which, if successful, would be used to further develop the case for its plan to reopen the 10 miles line between the former Ironbridge Power Station and Bridgnorth. The project would be completed in three stages and would cost around £46.29m according to the bid.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2021/03/17/trust-bids-for-funding-to-plan-opening-disused-rail-line/ Shropshire Star, 17 March 2021] (Retrieved 17 March 2021)</ref> The Trust's application was not included in the list of successful bids anounced in October 2021<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1028949/restoring-your-railway-successful-bids.csv/preview gov.uk "Restoring your railway: successful bids"] (Retrieved 27 October 2021)</ref>.
==Relationship with the SVR==
