Sir Archibald Sinclair Plate

BLUEBELL RAILWAY 2011/12 300+ CLUB
34059 FIREBOX RESCUE APPEAL

 

 

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No. 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair at Sheffield Park.  

Help with the cost of repairing 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair's firebox

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Membership closes 25th March 2012

This club has been running for several years and has raised funds to restore rebuilt Battle of Britain Locomotive No. 34059, Sir Archibald Sinclair. As many of you will know 34059 has succumbed to serious firebox problems recently which have been reported in the railway magazines and on the internet. This is a blow not only for the restoration team, that has worked so hard on the project, but also for the Bluebell Railway which is suffering from a severe shortage of larger locomotives.

A figure of £60,000 has been estimated for the firebox repairs and the group has offered to assist in raising a proportion of this figure through the 300+ Club. If you feel you can help us with this it would be greatly appreciated. The goal is to return 34059 to steam by 2013 and who knows it may haul one of the first trains through to East Grinstead!

New members and multiple memberships are very welcome but applicants must be over 16 years of age. The club will consist of at least 300 memberships costing £15 each – you can buy as many as you wish. Each membership will be allocated a unique number for the year March 2012 to February 2013. All the draws will take place on the 25th of each month and the prizes will be as follows:

March 2012
£15 + £30 + £50 + £100
 spacer September 2012 £15 + £30 + £50 + £100
April 2012
£15 + £30 + £50 + £100
 October 2012 £15 + £30 + £50 + £100
May 2012
£15 + £30 + £50 + £100
 November 2012 £15 + £30 + £50 + £100
June 2012
£15 + £30 + £50 + £100
 December 2012 £15 + £30 + £50 + £250
July 2012
£15 + £30 + £50 + £100
 January 2013 £15 + £30 + £50 + £100
August 2012
£15 + £30 + £50 + £100
 February 2013 £15 + £30 + £50 + £100

All winners will receive their cheque's within a month of the draw and a list of prizewinners will appear in Bluebell News and Bulleid Express magazines. Applications for membership of the club will close on 25 March 2012 and members will be advised of their number(s) for the year. Payment by cheque, cash or postal order is acceptable and a return SAE would be appreciated to help maximise funds for the locomotive.