About Us
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The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Trust was established in 1988 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society and in 1991 became a Registered Charity (registration number 1002627 in England).
The Trust owns a unique collection of steam locomotives and carriages previously owned by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Its origins can be traced to 1964, when a group of railway enthusiasts in Rochdale formed the L&Y Saddletanks Fund and acquired 3 locomotives, a carriage and 3 wagons. In 1987 the 'Fund' changed its identity to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society and started negotiations to form a Charity to secure the collection.
The Trust was granted Charitable status in 1991 and was subsequently authorised to participate in 'Gift Aid' schemes approved by the Inland Revenue, a valuable source of additional funding. During the 1990’s the collection has been enhanced by acquisition of three more carriages, and the Trust also appoints one of the Trustees of the Bowers 957 Trust, The Registered Charity which owns the ex-L&YR locomotive 957, well known as the ‘Green Dragon’ in the 1970 film version of ‘The Railway Children’. Carriages from the collection often run with 957, creating a unique opportunity to travel on an L&Y train.
You can make a BIG difference to what you see pictured on this site. The fact that what you see still exists, whether yet restored or not, is testimony to the quality of L&Y workmanship. This quality is the guiding principle for those involved in restoration and conservation. Such quality consumes two resources: time and money. You can make a difference by providing either or both. If you’re skilled in engineering or carpentry, or are simply competent at DIY, we can use you!
If
you can’t help physically you can still make a difference - anything you can
afford to donate will provide quality materials. All donations from UK
taxpayers can be enhanced under the Gift Aid Scheme. If you pay UK Income
Tax and are able to make a donation, please complete the membership/donation
form and send it to us - for every pound you donate we can recover 28p, thus
boosting your donation at no cost to you! Whilst the name L&Y disappeared
in its own right in 1922 its influence on railway design and operations
persists today. You can ensure that this influence continues.
To contribute, either see the Donations page, contact us, or within the Current Projects page you will find full details of the collection and see how you can help further the aims of the Trust with practical or financial help, including individual appeals and opportunities for sponsorship.
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society continues as a major source of fund raising for the Trust, details of Society Membership can be found on the Membership page.
More
information about the Trust's regular journal can be found on the 'ON TRUST'
page - click here.
Official Correspondence Address:
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust,
Haworth Station, Haworth,
Keighley,
West Yorkshire.
BD22 8NJ
mail@lyrtrust.org.uk
Richard Greenwood MBE,Llb
Robin Higgins
Howard Malham
The current Trustees have been appointed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Preservation Society and serve for a period of three years following election at a General Meeting of the Society, retiring by rotation.
President: Richard Greenwood MBE, Llb
Chairman: Eric Rawcliffe
Vice-Chairman: Peter Eastham
Treasurer/Fund Raising: Robin Higgins
Secretary: Eric Ring
Curator: Geoff Hallos
Exhibition Organiser: Nigel Barnes
Paul Brown
Geoff Hallos
Mike Holmes
Ian Holt
Howard Malham
Mike Goodall
Website:
Jeremy Sale