West Somerset Railway steam towards £175,000 in appeal

The West Somerset Railway has told RailAdvent that the railway’s emergency funding appeal is steaming towards £175,000.

The current figures show that the appeal currently stands at £174,715.15, this is an increase in £4,000 in the last week.

The West Somerset Railway is trying to reach £500,000 as an estimate in what it is going to need to beat the COVID-19 impact.

West Somerset Railway PLC’s Emergency Appeal – £141,733.26

Website Donations – £53,030.00
Cheque Donations – £16,553.26
Share Purchases – £30,200
Station Donations – £41,950.00.

West Somerset Railway Association – £30,705.00

Rail Renewal offline – £27,595.00
JustGiving – £3,110.00

West Somerset Steam Railway Trust – £2,276.89

LMS steam locomotive and heritage wagons win at this year’s Heritage Railway Association Awards

27th March 2022

Total – £174,715.15

With passenger trains unlikely to return to the WSR until Easter 2021, the railway plan that £500,000 should cover fixed costs, along with costs to prepare the railway for when reopening is appropriate.

For more information or to support the West Somerset Railway, please visit their website here.

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