The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund
The The LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund was formed in summer 1976, initially to purchase LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway Brake Third Open 16660. This duly arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, but unfortunately proved to be in worse condition than thought, resulting in a period of storage at Highley followed by eventual scrapping for parts recovery[1].
In late 1978 the Fund’s next acquisition was LNER Composite Corridor Brake 24068, already at the SVRSevern Valley Railway under private ownership. Further purchases of LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway rolling stock followed, including Open Third 43600 and BTK (Corridor Brake 3rd) 70759. In 2010 ownership of these three carriages was transferred to the SVR Charitable Trust; at the same time the LNER Carriage Group was formed as a department within the Trust, having common volunteers with the Fund[2].
In early 2016, the Fund transferred ownership of Wheelchair Open Third (WTO) 24105 and GNR Composite (CK) 2701 to the SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust.[3] The LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund continues to support the restoration and upkeep of all LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway carriages on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
References
- ↑ Article in SVRSevern Valley Railway News 56, “LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway(SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund Notes”
- ↑ Coach Fund web site
- ↑ LNER (SVR) Coach Fund Newsletter 51
See Also
List of preservation groups
LNER Carriage Group
