Dapol Model Railway Company
Dapol, one of the UK's leading and most innivative British owned and based Model Railway Manufacturers
Dapol, one of the UK's leading and most innivative British owned and based Model Railway ManufacturersDapol are producing a 28xx range and including within that range an exclusive model of 2874.
For each 2874 sold they will make a generous donation to The 2874 Tust
An amazingly generous gesture, for which we are deeply endebted.
Please support Dapol and The 2874 Trust by Pre ordering your 2874 model
now & see their complete range of Dapol 7mm, 4mm and 2mm models at
DAPOL
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.
Visit: https://www.heritagefund.org.uk
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd have supported the creation of the 2874 Trust
from the outsetand arranged the purchase of our locomotive -
they continue to provide expertise & the use of their tools and equipment,
in addition to using 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.
Visit: https://www.dinmoremanor.co.uk
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.
Visit: https://www.berkeleygreenutc.org.uk
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.
Visit: https://www.gwsr.com
GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight, one of our first sponsors, who kindly sponsored the production of publicity
materialsfor our Heritage Skills Day.
Visit: https://www.gbrailfreight.com
Peter's Railway
Chris Vine, the author of the excellent Peter's Railway books provided the artwork.
The publicity material will continue to be used at a number of events.'
Chris has now kindly agreed to becom a Patron .
We anticipate working with Chris on a number of projects
Visit: https://www.www.petersrailway
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, so we must thank all of those members a& 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!
Visit: https://www.ecclesiastical.com
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:
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The Pilgrim Trust
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The Rowlands Trust
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The Swire Charitable Trust
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The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust
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The Garfield Weston Foundation
Unrestricted Grant towards our work
- The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust
Reversing/Timing Gear Overhaul
The Summerfield Charitable Trust
The Rowlands Trust
