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Both locomotives are based at At [[Bridgnorth]] where the WLA has workshops and stores adjacent to Hollybush Road sidings, to the north of the station. The WLA contributed funds to, and also uses the facilities of, the [[Diesel Depot]]. The WLA maintains good relations with Rolls Royce (formerly MTU and Maybach) and Voith in Germany, original manufacturers of the engine and transmission types respectively. It became the first diesel-owning group in the country to go ‘carbon neutral’, working with a specialist rewilding charity to planting trees in the Scottish Highlands to offset the carbon produced by operating its locomotives.<ref name=blsep21>[https://www.svrlive.com/blsep21 Branch Lines, September 2021]</ref> The WLA is a minor shareholder in [[SVR(H)]]<ref>Western Courier magazine, Autumn 2020, p.28</ref>.
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The Western Locomotive Association Limited ('WLA') owns BR Class 52 locomotives [[BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger|D1013 Western Ranger]], [[BR Class 52 D1048 Western Lady|D1048 Western Lady]] and [[BR Class 52 D1062 Western Courier|D1062 Western Courier]].
The WLA was founded in 1974 and was incorporated in November 1999 as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, company number 03873466. It is also a registered charity number 1115058 with its activities being "The preservation, maintenance and operation in working order of its locomotives D1013 Western Ranger and D1062 Western Courier, so far as reasonably practicable, in a condition authentic to their service on British Railways as museum exhibits and to advance the education of the public in the history of the said locomotives." Its locomotives moved to the SVR in 1978, and 2018 marked 40 years on the SVR. The WLA operates membership by subscription, and publishes Western Courier magazine and The Western Linesider leaflet containing latest WLA news.
==Grants and external funding==
*On 29 April 2005 the [[:Category:Lottery funding#National_Lottery_Heritage_Fund|Heritage Lottery Fund]] granted the WLA £45,500 towards Western Courier's overhaul, which was used for sending a defective Voith transmission to the manufacturer in Germany.<ref>[http://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/good-causes/projects/region/west-midlands?project_name=Western%20Locomotive&op=Refine&form_build_id=form-S9K5ipVWQ_b_PxmypsoqH8-m2G1rwl0DsjWvXdu2D0M&form_id=directory_finder_refine_form The National Lottery]</ref>. *In 2008 the WLA received a Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM) Fund award of £2,500, which covered the first stage of restoration of D1013.<ref>[https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/PRISM_Annual_report_2008_2009.pdf] PRISM Fund Annual Report2008-2009]</ref> ===Unsuccessful application===In 2023 the NLHF responded negatively to an Expression of Interest application to fund a complete bogie overhaul to main line standard (estimated at £756k), saying "the combination of heritage importance, evidence of need and value for money would make it a low priority for lottery funding."<ref>WLA newsletter June 2023</ref> The WLA did not proceed further with the application.
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