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.
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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 SVR
The Trust is independent from the SVR.
The SVR'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."[2] However its official Souvenir Guide, after listing some of the obstacles needing to be addressed, ends "So, never say never...".[3] In 2002 SVR News reported that at a recent SVR(H) Board meeting Paul Fathers had agreed to monitor developments in the north and keep the Board informed.[4] 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
References
- ↑ Charity Commission (retrieved 4 January 2017)
- ↑ SVR Website (retrieved 5 April 2018)
- ↑ Souvenir Guide Ninth Edition, 2012, p. 30.
- ↑ SVR News 142 p. 67.