Latest News from the SVR Rolling Stock Trust
July 2010
Restoration update for July 2010 covering the latest progress on Hinton Manor.
June 2010
Restoration updates for June 2010 along with earlier photo updates for April and May.
Also there's plenty of Summer offers from easyfundraising as fund raising encouragement!
April 2010
Restoration update for April 2010 with news of 7819 Hinton Manor.
March 2010
Hugh McQuade presented former Trust Chairman Alan Osborne with an engraved decanter
and his wife Judy with flowers. The presentation was made by the directors
of RST in recognition of the key role Alan played in establishing the Trust
and chairing it for the first few years. Photographed at Bridgnorth Station 21st March 2010.
Easter incentives from easyfundraising.
Latest restoration update for March 2010.
January 2010
Latest restoration update for January 2010.
November 2009
Latest restoration update for November 2009.
Christmas Advent Calendar at Easyfundraising!
October 2009
Latest restoration update for October 2009. With 7511 complete, the 7511 web page is updated with a fine photo.
The latest offers from retailers backing easyfundrasing Support the RST via this link: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/svrrstc
September 2009
A successful Barbeque was held at Arley on August Bank holiday in aid of 7819 Hinton Manor. Trains from Bridgnorth and Kidderminster were run to bring staff and friends to the venue, and the DMU group ran their bar from the DMU parked in the up platform. Music was provided by Andy Christie at his own expense, while John Price and his ladies provided the food at cost. Martin White ran a raffle which was won by Tom from Bewdley M.P.D. and the Fathers family did a £1 in a bucket lottery which was won by our host, Station Master Ian Latimer (Fix! Fix!). The whole event was organised by Kevin Cronin and Dave Evans who are planning to do something similar next year. A profit of over £500 was made which has been donated to the S.V.R. Rolling Stock Trust for use on Hinton Manors return to working order.
New fund raising leaflets made their debut at the BBQ, as 7819 “Back to Steam” leaflets made their first public appearance. 8000 of these are being distributed by Bachmann models in their collectors’ magazine which has a worldwide circulation. We still have a few thousand in stock for distribution closer to home in 2010. Thanks go to Paul Fathers and Paul Bennett for producing these at short notice, and to former Bewdley fireman Mick Damone for printing and delivering them. A PDF version is available on the Hinton Manor Appeal page. Additionally a new S.V.R. Rolling Stock Trust leaflet for general fund raising has been produced by Paul Hobson. These green leaflets will be our general distribution leaflet for the next few years. Monies raised by these are not specifically earmarked for individual projects and will allow a variety of development to move forward.
Rob Starkey has agreed to do some on-line research into grant giving bodies. Well known as Kidderminster Carriage Shed shunter driver Rob has computer skills and a little free time to carry out this essential research for the Trust.
Latest restoration update for September 2009.
August 2009
FO 7511 has taken its first test trip down the line - as shown in this Guards' journal.
No.2886, was 32919, was a Stove 'R', but now might be a BDZ - maybe - but is certainly in need of more than a little TLC. The vehicle has replaced No. 7511 as the LMS&BR Coach Department project and needs your support either, by donation (can be giftaided) or by your giving books (Railway or otherwise) forwarded to the Carriage and Wagon Hut at Bridgnorth Station (most Saturdays and Sunday mornings). Mike Parker presides over our second hand book shop with in a very second hand TSO No. 4399 on the cattle dock and will be pleased to see you.
Black bagged (preferably crushed) aluminium cans, clean scrap aluminium, brass and copper are also most welcome. Our promise is that we will turn all of the scrap into something to behold - allegedly! Skilled welders, woodworkers, other skills and the very rich also welcome!
And don't forget - an evening fund raising barbeque for 7819 Hinton Manor at Arley Station, Sunday 30th August.
June 2009
Latest restoration update for June 2009.
A new page details the history of Kidderminster Turntable.
A date for the diary: An evening fund raising barbeque for 7819 Hinton Manor is planned for Sunday 30th August at Arley Station. Further details to follow.
April 2009
Restoration update - April 2009
This website continues to be developed, and more photographic images are appearing from week to week, courtesy of Tim Davis, of Kidderminster Carriage Works, who has been tasked with trying to get a good portrait-shot of each of our vehicles in traffic. Restoration work at Bridgnorth on 2886 and 4399 will be featured as it progresses, thanks to Sue Thomas, our northern correspondent. The Trust Board is grateful to Paul Bennett, who has restyled the website and has continued to add further developments.
March 2009
RESTORED COACH 4690
A brief ceremony performed by two of Britain's successful Olympic medal winning Paralympian athletes was convened at Kidderminster platform on 17th Feb at the start of the half term holiday and as a prelude to the new 2009 season. The athletes performed an Official Commissioning of coach 4690 (jointly owned by the Trust and Wolverhamton Branch SVR), which has undergone a £36,000 refit to make it the fourth passenger coach on the SVR to be fully available for disabled visitors.
The athletes, both locally based were Sascha Kindred OBE (32) and Mikey Bushell (18). Swimmer Sascha won 2 Gold’s and a Bronze in the pool at Beijing and was recently awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours list. Wheelchair athlete Mickey won a silver medal in the 100 metres final and only missed Gold by nine hundredths of a second. They were joined by Richard Callicott of the Paralympian Association, John Leech, SVR Marketing Manager, two members of the Wolverhamton Branch (SVR) and 3 members of the SVR RST - Chris Thomas (who gave the introductory address), Stewart Clark (Hon Co Sec) and Neil Dancer on a scheduled return service to Bridgnorth. The whole event was enjoyed by all with the Medal winners readily talking with fellow travellers about their Beijing experiences and having impromptu photo sessions, with medals on show of course. Both young athletes were enjoying their first journey by steam.
February 2009
by Hugh McQuade
Website
Paul Bennett has been restyling the Trust's website in consultation with chairman Hugh McQuade, secretary Stewart Clarke, Paul Fathers and Susan Thomas who has 'manned' the site so far. An attractive, informative package is being developed and will go live in early March. Further amendments will follow after that, to incorporate styling and operational features. Both Sue and Paul will be acting as 'reporters' for the website.
The new website launched 4th March 2009!