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Fundraising Auction
With fantastic, never before offered, chance of a lifetime experiences and prizes up for grabs, your bid helps us stay alive. We are a registered charity (No. 1076037) your support will help secure the future of our railway. If you want to help without placing a bid, there is a donation option on the auction webpage.
Unique Experiences include; 2x Guided tour of Collection X with VoR Chairman & CEO Robert Gambrill at our Surrey Site for two including lunch.
The guided tour of our Surrey site is the first time such an experience has been offered with a unique opportunity to view the collection of locomotives and carriages that are in storage there pending overhaul and display in our forthcoming museum, guided by VoR Chairman and CEO, Rob Gambrill, who has a vast knowledge of the engines within the collection.
2x Behind the scenes experience day including tours of Aberystwyth and Capel Bangor Sheds with VoR Manager and CME Llyr Ap Iolo for two including lunch.
The behind the scenes experience day at our Aberystwyth site includes tours of the workshop, new shed in Aberystwyth and a unique chance to visit the two sheds in Capel Bangor to view the stored engines and rolling stock accompanied by VoR Manager and Chief Mechanical Engineer, Llyr Ap Iolo, who has a wealth of knowledge about our line, our workshop activities and the engines in Capel Bangor shed.
2x Rheidol Tank Footplate Ride Along Day for one.
The chance to climb aboard the footplate of one of our ‘Rheidol Tanks’ for a day is a great opportunity to feel the power of the engine and experience the teamwork of our footplate crews as well as taking part in the preparation and disposal of the engine.
2x One Way Full Line Journeys on our Quarry Hunslet ‘Margaret’ (1 person per journey, in May & September, each on a set date).
Another unique experience is the opportunity to travel the length of our line on the footplate of our Quarry Hunslet ‘Margaret’ during the engine’s positioning move to Devil’s Bridge in May and to Aberystwyth in September. Page 3
Full Line Return in our Permaquip Vehicle for two people.
Reservation of a private carriage (seats up to 35) for a full line round trip including a personalised headboard to be carried on the train.
2x Guard’s experience day for one person.
The guard’s experience day will provide the opportunity to find out what our guards get up to when you accompany one of our guarding team from the morning preparation to putting the carriages to bed at the end of the day.
2x Exclusive guided photography opportunities on a two train timetable day, providing access to line-side locations normally only accessible during photo charters for two people as part of a track walk.
The guided photography day will be a day walking sections of the track and getting set up in line-side locations for photographic angles only usually accessible during photo charters, accompanied by a member of our operations team who has great knowledge of the history of our line and the best photo spots too.
Up to 5 Seats for a guided journey on our line incorporating talks on the history of the line and the Valley’s rich mining heritage with author and Director of the Welsh Mines Preservation Trust, Ioan Lord.
The guided journey of our line with Ioan Lord will be a fantastic opportunity to learn more of the area’s industrial heritage with a local expert and published author who is well versed in the history of our line too.
2x Personalised signed copies of ‘Rich Mountains of Lead’ by Ioan Lord
2x Personalised signed copies of the forthcoming book on our line due for release
in November 2020. This brand new book has taken 4 years to write and features over 450 pages of never before published photos and the most comprehensive history of our line to date.
