The Railway Magazine

Further Culture Recovery Fund grants help English lines and loco operators in coronaviru­s pandemic recovery

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MORE heritage railways, railway museums and locomotive operators across the length and breadth of England have benefitted from a second round of financial awards from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

The awards will help the railways in question with their reopening preparatio­ns, as well as help cover lost revenue caused as a direct result of the pandemic and its subsequent impact on the heritage sector.

Both standard and narrow gauge lines have received the awards; the latter being covered on page 75. The standard gauge organisati­ons are listed in the panel (right).

 ?? ROBERT FALCONER ?? Below: ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6990 Witherslac­k Hall passes Rabbit Bridge at the Great Central Railway (GCR) on April 4 with a driver refresher train. The GCR was a recipient of the latest Culture Recovery Fund awards, receiving more than £515,000.
ROBERT FALCONER Below: ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6990 Witherslac­k Hall passes Rabbit Bridge at the Great Central Railway (GCR) on April 4 with a driver refresher train. The GCR was a recipient of the latest Culture Recovery Fund awards, receiving more than £515,000.

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