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Charity Railtours - Donation to Cruse
I am pleased to say that we have donated £1281.37 to Cruse Bereavement Support.
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This sum included ticket revenue donated in lieu of a refund, partial refunds and a small number of ticket sales to people I sadly have not been able to make contact with, despite multiple efforts via email, sms and voicemails.
We were not able to bring you The Magnificent Severn railtour, but at least a worthwhile cause has benefitted from the tremendous generosity of our customers.
We shall also be donating a Fishplate Lubricator to The Mid Norfolk Railway in the near future.
This equipment consists of a wand which dispensers a penetrating grease from a tank worn on the back. Charity Railtours purchased this some years ago whilst preparing for The Four Triangles railtour. Loaned to Network Rail, it enabled the rail joints on privately owned track at Johnston Logistics to be lubricated without need for the fishplates to be removed. We are pleased that this equipment will see further use at The Mid Norfolk Railway.
Thank you​
Dennis Barnes - Founder, Charity Railtours
We like to take trains to interesting parts of the rail network
To date, our railtours have visited docks, warehouses and heritage lines. It's been a real slog and we are still learning, but with a great deal of help from our volunteers and the tremendous support of train companies, port owners and logistics companies, here is what we have done so far.
The Mayflower
April 15th 2018
In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
Our train visited the seldom-used Sizewell branch, Ipswich Griffin Wharf and Harwich Town.
Sum raised: £8850
The Four Triangles
May 9th 2015
In aid of ADRA
A 0400 start from Crewe meant a mammoth day for the volunteers on the day, but months before we were clearing vegetation away from the privately owned track at Eccles Road and arranging for inspections and maintenance to take place.
Sum raised: £5967.30
The Great Eastern Freighter
August 10th 2013
In aid of Alzheimers Society
This was the first passenger train to traverse the privately owned "cross-docks" line at Felixstowe and the first ever passenger train to visit Ipswich Griffin Wharf - and that required a LOT of shunting!
Sum raised: £7965
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Charity Railtours
1 Hunter Road
Ipswich
IP3 9TN
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