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The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust (‘The Trust’) owns [[GWR 5600 class 6634]]. | The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust (‘The Trust’) owns [[GWR 5600 class 6634]]. | ||
| − | The Trust is an unincorporated Registered Charity No. 1039409. Its aim is the “preservation of historic railway engines, carriages and ancillary items, education of the general public as to the historical significance of preserved railways through the promotion of actual rolling stock and scale models.” Its Trustees include Dr Pete Waterman OBE DL.<ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ The Charity Commission]</ref> | + | The Trust is an unincorporated Registered Charity No. 1039409. Its aim is the “preservation of historic railway engines, carriages and ancillary items, education of the general public as to the historical significance of preserved railways through the promotion of actual rolling stock and scale models.” Its Trustees include Dr Pete Waterman OBE DL.<ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1039409&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Charity Commission]</ref> |
The Trust’s other assets include GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 5553 and GWR 5205 Class 2-8-0T No. 5224<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_Rail#Undergoing_overhaul Peak Rail Wikipedia]</ref> and substantial amounts of railway models. Peak Rail’s Press Release May 12th 2015 announced: “Dr Pete Waterman OBE DL is delighted to announce that he has reached an agreement with Peak Rail to base his Waterman Railway Heritage Trust assets at its Rowsley site”<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PeakRail/posts/807125802712140 Peak Rail Press Release 12 April 2015]</ref>. Both locomotives moved in 2015 from Crewe Heritage Centre to be overhauled. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_Rail#Undergoing_overhaul Peak Rail Wikipedia]</ref> In December 2016 it was reported on National Preservation that assessment on 5553 has started at Peak Rail, with its roof lifted off and cladding removed.<ref>[http://railways.national-preservation.com/threads/peak-rail-update-of-whats-occuring.21492/page-87#post-1683115 National Preservation]</ref> | The Trust’s other assets include GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 5553 and GWR 5205 Class 2-8-0T No. 5224<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_Rail#Undergoing_overhaul Peak Rail Wikipedia]</ref> and substantial amounts of railway models. Peak Rail’s Press Release May 12th 2015 announced: “Dr Pete Waterman OBE DL is delighted to announce that he has reached an agreement with Peak Rail to base his Waterman Railway Heritage Trust assets at its Rowsley site”<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PeakRail/posts/807125802712140 Peak Rail Press Release 12 April 2015]</ref>. Both locomotives moved in 2015 from Crewe Heritage Centre to be overhauled. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_Rail#Undergoing_overhaul Peak Rail Wikipedia]</ref> In December 2016 it was reported on National Preservation that assessment on 5553 has started at Peak Rail, with its roof lifted off and cladding removed.<ref>[http://railways.national-preservation.com/threads/peak-rail-update-of-whats-occuring.21492/page-87#post-1683115 National Preservation]</ref> | ||
| − | Mr Waterman auctioned around a tenth of his collection of railway models on 16 April 2015 for more than £600,000, in order to “raise enough money to secure the future of the Waterman Railway Heritage Trust.”<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32331602 BBC 16 April 2015]</ref> Donations made to The Trust in the year ending 31 March 2016 will appear in Charity's accounts/annual return/annual update for that period which are due to be received by 31 January 2017. <ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ The Charity Commission]</ref> | + | Mr Waterman auctioned around a tenth of his collection of railway models on 16 April 2015 for more than £600,000, in order to “raise enough money to secure the future of the Waterman Railway Heritage Trust.”<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32331602 BBC 16 April 2015]</ref> Donations made to The Trust in the year ending 31 March 2016 will appear in Charity's accounts/annual return/annual update for that period which are due to be received by 31 January 2017. <ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1039409&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Charity Commission]</ref> |
In 2016 The Trust sold the unrestored 7027 Thornbury Castle.<ref>[http://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/castle-no-7027-thornbury-castle-sold-and-to-be-restored-for-mainline/ Railway Magazine 1 August 2016]</ref> | In 2016 The Trust sold the unrestored 7027 Thornbury Castle.<ref>[http://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/castle-no-7027-thornbury-castle-sold-and-to-be-restored-for-mainline/ Railway Magazine 1 August 2016]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 17 December 2016
The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust (‘The Trust’) owns GWR 5600 class 6634.
The Trust is an unincorporated Registered Charity No. 1039409. Its aim is the “preservation of historic railway engines, carriages and ancillary items, education of the general public as to the historical significance of preserved railways through the promotion of actual rolling stock and scale models.” Its Trustees include Dr Pete Waterman OBE DL.[1]
The Trust’s other assets include GWRGreat Western Railway 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 5553 and GWRGreat Western Railway 5205 Class 2-8-0T No. 5224[2] and substantial amounts of railway models. Peak Rail’s Press Release May 12th 2015 announced: “Dr Pete Waterman OBE DL is delighted to announce that he has reached an agreement with Peak Rail to base his Waterman Railway Heritage Trust assets at its Rowsley site”[3]. Both locomotives moved in 2015 from Crewe Heritage Centre to be overhauled. [4] In December 2016 it was reported on National Preservation that assessment on 5553 has started at Peak Rail, with its roof lifted off and cladding removed.[5]
Mr Waterman auctioned around a tenth of his collection of railway models on 16 April 2015 for more than £600,000, in order to “raise enough money to secure the future of the Waterman Railway Heritage Trust.”[6] Donations made to The Trust in the year ending 31 March 2016 will appear in Charity's accounts/annual return/annual update for that period which are due to be received by 31 January 2017. [7]
In 2016 The Trust sold the unrestored 7027 Thornbury Castle.[8]
