toffee Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Thought I'd give a heads up to the appeal to preserve the prototype CDA There is the original Facebook page which gives slightly more background info https://www.facebook.com/merrygoroundwagonappeal/?fref=nf And there is the Crowdfunding appeal itself http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saving-british-rail-engineering-history-353224 I have no connection with the people and the appeal whatsoever, mearly wishing to bring such a good cause to wider attention, I believe these are the people behind the saving of a number of HAAs and the recent saving of the TEA. I also believe they find the process difficult as they have to bid against the scrappers to save a vehicle. The numbers of early air braked wagons left are dropping weekly and CDAs are down to a very few. If you want to look at the real thing in years to come for a model then this is your chance to save one, when she's gone she's gone. I'm putting in a few quid, if another few dozen could also then this historic wagon can be saved. Thanks John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffee Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 5 days to go and just a few hundred pounds short, if you can just spare a tenner then we can all help to save a piece of British Railway history before it's gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted November 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2016 Will pledge in the morning. Edit: Done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Done. Good luck with this. We need to preserve more working air braked "modern" wagons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I believe that the preservation efforts have been successful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thats good news hopefully they can find a railway that will take it and not stipulate that it has to have GW or something painted on the side! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted November 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thats good news hopefully they can find a railway that will take it and not stipulate that it has to have GW or something painted on the side! Or a face on the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 According to the National Wagon Preservation Group FB page it will goto Chasewater where it will join the HAA wagons. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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