£100,000 needed to deliver first passenger services in 2008 season

The generosity and hard work of Society members, volunteers and friends enabled the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway to extend from Birkhill to the main line at Manuel as long ago as 1990. Since then the link has been of great benefit, in regular use for railtours, visiting locomotives and track machines. It’s a truly exciting route, from the quiet woods of Birkhill, over the magnificent Avon viaduct and on up through open countryside - but our passengers have yet to enjoy the extra mile and a half of line. From 2008 all that should change, and passenger operation will at last be possible. It won’t be easy; we will need to have finished upgrading the track, modified layout and replaced points at Manuel and Birkhill, removed the hump near Todd’s Mill and repaired two underbridges. We will also need to have raised £100,000 to pay for the works - and this means that once more we will have to call on your generosity. All the preparatory work that has been done over the last two years has put the goal of running services through to Manuel within our grasp. Now is your chance to help make this happen: please print, complete and return this donation form.   Yes, I’ll help you run passenger services to Manuel! I enclose a cheque for £_____.___ Name ___________________________________ Address ___________________________________   ___________________________________   ___________________________________ Postcode ___________________________________ Please send your donation in the form of a cheque, payable to SRPS, to Manuel Appeal, c/o Alastair George, 4 Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh EH14 3EQ. Gift aid declaration (optional) You can increase the value of your gift by Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer and pay tax equal to or more than the tax we reclaim on your donations. You may cancel this declaration at any time by writing to us. Please inform us of any changes to your name or address. I should like this donation, and all my donations to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society from the date of this declaration, to be treated as Gift Aid. Signed: ___________________________________     Date: ________________

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