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Funds for Heritage Rail Projects, New Builds and More...

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Jasonkerner, May 15, 2012.

  1. Jasonkerner

    Jasonkerner New Member

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    Not sure if any of you have seen this website... Kickstarter its a way for people on the Internet to pledge money for a project that then gets developed - what if it was used for new build steam locos? It could be argued that they are creative projects - a way of seeing an historical engineering masterpiece come back to life...

    What do you think?

    J
     
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    An interesting idea but in order to register with Kickstarter you need to be a US company (easy to setup). I'm pretty sure there would be implications if you wanted to register with the charities commission or go for any government grants.
    How about setting up a Kickstarter project to create a 'centre of engineering excellence'. Training apprentices with the skills necessary to build a new loco and maintain it from the smallest component to a new pacific boiler? I'd invest in that Kickstarter !

    Dave
     
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