Severn Valley Railway is celebrating a ‘heartening’ response to its Resilience Fund appeal.
The Severn Valley Railway says it’s delighted with the support it has received for the SVR Resilience Fund, launched earlier this year in May.totalling £73,000, as it seeks widespread support to meet its ongoing costs.
"We’re hugely grateful to everyone who’s responded, and it’s heartening to see that they clearly understand the sheer expense of running a heritage railway like the Severn Valley. The SVR Resilience Fund is being led by the Severn Valley Railway Company Limited. This organisation is volunteer-run and separate from SVR Plc, which operates the heritage line. SVR Company chair Diane Malyon paid tribute to the railway’s volunteers for the work they’re doing to promote the appeal:
"Every little bit helps, and it’s important that we never miss an opportunity to explain why we need this ongoing support. Did you know we need £500 for coal each time we run a return steam-hauled service along the line? Or, that it costs £400 for the 24 litres of specialist paint and varnish that we use for a locomotive repaint?
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