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MGR appeal

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  1. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    MGR Appeal - Can you help?
    The Class 56 preservation group is backing a plan to preserve several of the last remaining MGR wagons.
    There are now only around 20 examples remaining and are being disposed of quickly.
    The class 56 and 58 groups have lent their backing to the project with the 56 group having agreed to act as a depository for donations specifically for the appeal and set them aside totry and purchase as many examples of MGR as possible. A home has also been found in the midlands for any wagons which are preserved. Scrap prices currently mean the value of a wagon is around £3700 from scrap Merchants who are disposing of them.
    Talks have also been started with DB Schenker who own the last remaining wagons and are positive so far. Richard Prestidge from the appeal said
    “There are very few of these wagons left and time is running out for them quickly. They are possibly the most iconic wagon built in the last 50 years and their place in the lineage of the history of railways and coal carrying is easy to see. There were over 10,000 of them at one time to the 20 odd we have now with only 2-3 being officially considered preserved.”
    It is intended once preserved to use them as an educational resource to explain with other wagon types the history of coal carrying by rail, and also for photo charters if a short rake can be saved alongside appropriate locomotives types.
    Anyone who wishes to make a donation is asked to make cheques payable to
    Class 56 Group (MGR Appeal)
    61 TYERSAL PARK
    BRADFORD
    W.YORKS
    BD4 8EY
    or pay via paypal at kbulmer(at)talktalk.net (with the (at) replaced by @ )
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    Sidmouth, 19 Ian 2014
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    T'Bogger New Member

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    I hope to be able to put something towards this. Can gift aids be used to get the most out of the donations?

    Is there a possibility that DB Schenker could donate the odd wagon or more? Or how about they lease the wagons to the group who pay back over a period of time until they are paid for by doing photo charters etc? Could there be sponsorship from a power station at all - it is a bit of their history that is being saved too. Also what about articles and adverts in the railway press?

    Just throwing ideas out there to save as many as possible. Hope they are useful.
     
    T'Bogger, 19 Ian 2014
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  3. Sidmouth

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    Good points , but best to contact the e-mail in the first post . Sorry I'm not involved in the appeal , just acting as a messenger
     
    Sidmouth, 20 Ian 2014
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