Donating
If you would like to support The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust by making a single donation please complete and return this donation form, using the single donation section or use the DONATE button, which takes you to the online Charity Checkout (is a charity payment solution that enables small and medium sized charities to accept donations online).
Note: For a single donation, when asked "How often do you want to give?", use the downarrow to select 'One-off'.
Completion of this form for regular contributions enables to you to gain the full benefits of membership of The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust - please see the membership page.
B17 SLT 2023 Grand Prize Draw - Raffle Draw results
The winners of the 2024 Grand Prize Draw, held at Quorn and Woodhouse station at the Great Central Railway's 'Last Hurrah' Gala on Saturday 16th November are:
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Appeals
A new Appeal - launched May 2024 - The CAB
We have spoken to a number of companies to establish an estimated price for the construction of Spirit of Sandringham’s cab. Initial views are that it could cost in the region of £55,000 for 1) the preparation of CAD drawings from the original LNER plans that we have in our possession, 2) the fabrication and assembly of the entire cab metalwork and 3) painting in a livery still to be agreed.
We have decided to split this appeal into 4 phases and have produced a graphic for each of these, the one for the first phase being shown below. This may look complicated at first but it is relatively simple and should be enjoyable to watch as each issue of The Spirit marks progress as the individual segments are coloured in.
This is Phase 1 to raise the nominal £20,000 estimated for the cab’s left hand side. The graphic is broken down into 40 segments of £500 each, with the final five segments being the locomotive’s numbers themselves. Sorry, but please note it is not possible to make a donation towards any specific segment number.
Phase 2 will be the front elevation of the cab, costing £5,000, broken down into 10 segments of £500 each.
Phase 3 will be the right hand side of the cab, broken down exactly as Phase 1.
Phase 4 will be finishing off with the cab roof costing £10,000 broken, down into 20 segments of £500 each.
If you can make a contribution to the Fund, please send your donation cheque made out to: The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust, c/o 171 Clifton Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire SG17 5AG, marking the envelope for 'CAB Appeal'.
Alternatively, contribute by direct bank transfer to: The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust,
Account Number: 53357821, Sort Code: 20-41-12, reference CAB Appeal.
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Put A Spring In Our Step - This Appeal has just been closed having successfully reached its target of £31,440.
The Smokebox Appeal 'Let's Put a Face on 61673' phases 1 and 2 are complete having raised the target of £52000.
Boiler Deposit Fund
This fund has a target of £70,000. This is the amount needed to place a 10% deposit with our selected boiler manufacturer, who requires a deposit so that we can be placed on the waiting list for boiler manufacture. As of March 2024 the fund had reached £29,915.
If you can make a contribution to the Fund, please send your donation cheque made out to: The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust, c/o 171 Clifton Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire SG17 5AG, marking the envelope for 'Boiler Deposit Fund'.
Alternatively, contribute by direct bank transfer to: The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust,
Account Number: 53357821, Sort Code: 20-41-12, reference Boiler Deposit.
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2024 Grand Prize Draw – Tickets Now Available
Help us raise much needed funds for our project and buy tickets for our 2024 Grand Prize Draw.
Prizes are as follows:
* Three cash prizes of £250, £150 and £100 respectively
* Day return tickets for a party of four on the Greater Anglia network.
* Footplate ride on the Nene Valley Railway
Tickets which cost £1 each can be bought at most of the events we attend (for a list of events see Visits and Events tab).
Terms and Conditions of the Draw
Promotor: Richard Taylor
Date of Draw: Saturday 16 November 2024
Each winner will be contacted initially by telephone or at the email or other address shown on the winning ticket stub within 7 days of the draw and receive written confirmation thereafter.
The result will be announced via the Trust website www.b17steamloco.com within 7 days of the draw taking place.
Unclaimed prizes will kept for a reasonable length of time after the draw takes place. If after that time they remain unclaimed they can be given to the Trust for use in future fundraising activities.
Minimum age of participants: 16 years
The Draw is registered under the Gambling Act 2005 with Central Bedfordshire Council. Licence no. 1446
