The Ironbridge Railway Trust
The Ironbridge Railway Trust is an unincorporated body, registered as charity no. 1129939 on 2 June 2009. It is governed by a small number of trustees. Its income and expenditure are small, with a maximum raised of £2,151 in the years from May 2013-18.
Charitable objectives
Its objectives include to develop, construct, preserve, operate the railway between Buildwas and Bridgnorth via Ironbridge, connecting to the existing Severn Valley Railway.[1]
Activities
The trust undertook three principal activities in support of its objectives during 2009/10. These being:
- completion of four technical studies in respect of the feasibility of the prospective Ironbridge railway;
- presentation of the case for and feasibility of the Ironbridge railway;
- liaison with the national railway industry.
Relationship with the SVRSevern Valley Railway
It is independent from the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
The SVRSevern Valley Railway's stance on reopening this section is not straightforward. Its website states: "the railway land north of Bridgnorth has been long since sold, and there is now no possibility of Severn Valley trains reaching Ironbridge and Shrewsbury ever again." However the railway has at other occasions given its position as a 'watching brief', it will not on its own to seek to reopen the line, but possibly is open to providing technical support to any plans to reopen.
See also
Charities associated with the SVR
References
- ↑ Charity Commission (retrieved 4 January 2017)