The West Somerset Railway has updated RailAdvent on the railway’s emergency funding appeal as they steam towards £200,000.
The current figures show that the appeal currently stands at £191,822.57, this is an increase in £2,549 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 – £154,793.26
- Website Donations – £60,100.00
- Cheque Donations – £16,813.26
- Share Purchases – £35,930
- Station Donations – £41,950.00
West Somerset Railway Association – £33,068.00
- Rail Renewal offline – £29,613.00
- JustGiving – £3,455.00
West Somerset Steam Railway Trust – £2,566.31
Total – £191,822.57
A new WSRA Appeal has been started the refurbishment of the line’s DMU, which has raised £1,395 in the first two weeks, and this figure has been added to the overall total.
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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Responses
Once Again… A Jolly Well Done & Good Work so far… to the West Somerset Railway.
I Always knew the WSR’s Appeal would Yet Again Top the Exact Appeal, Which’ll Help Combat/Fight Back Covid-19… And it still comes to show that this ”Eagerly-Must-Visit” Heritage Railway & Transportation-Destination… As well as other Railway Heritage Tractions Put-Together… Still has A Fascinating Future Ahead.
This Part of the West Country still forever needs the West Somerset Railway, Because This ex-Great Western Branch Line Heritage Railway has even helped to shape the exact part of Somerset it Truly is Today.