In addition, we are very grateful for the support from the following organisations:
The Heritage Lottery Fund
The HLF have awarded us a grant of £57,400 to run a series of training projects - these range from the very basic preserving rusted components to complex machining tasks and involve both structured training workshops for the less skilled and self-development for the more advanced volunteer.
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd have supported the creation of the 2874 Trust from the outset and arranged the purchase of our locomotive - they continue to provide expertise and the use of their tools and equipment as well as their buying power as an established locomotive restorer and operator. We anticipate an ongoing relationship right through the restoration and we will continue to use their operational experience when we come to run a completed loco on Heritage Lines.
SGS Berkeley Green UTC
Included in the HLF work is a sub-project to create a new website - this one! We would like to record our thanks to the staff and students of SGS Berkeley Green UTC for their work.
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway have provided a restoration base for our work and access to their established volunteer workforce. In addition, we are able to publicise our project at events on the Railway and through their magazine. In due course, we hope to operate the restored loco on this line.
GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight kindly sponsored the production of publicity materials for our Heritage Skills Day.
Peter's Railway
Chris Vine,the author of the Peter's Railway books provided the artwork. The publicity material will continue to be used at a number of events.
Ecclesiastical Insurance
Ecclesiastical Insurance have made two grants of £1000 to assist with our project - they are an insurance company that donates all their profits to charitable bodies. Awards are made based on public nominations and so we must thank all those members and friends who went on-line on each occasion to lend us their support. There are likley to be future opportunities to help as Ecclesiatical open up more funding ventures - we will take part!
Wheelset and axlebox work grant providers
The following organisations have kindly provided grants to The 2874 Trust to support us in a project to complete the wheelset and axlebox work:
- The Pilgrim Trust
- The Rowlands Trust
- The Swire Charitable Trust
- The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust
- The Garfield Weston Foundation
For News stories about all things Great Western try:
GREAT WESTERN STAR - a quarterly on-line magazine - for full details
visit: Great Western Star
Their website has a News section that is regularly updated covering both main-line and heritage railway stories -
and there is a story about 2874