As you might well imagine, running a railway is not an inexpensive job, and rebuilding one is even more costly. While a portion of our funding comes from grants and heritage funds, we would not be able to do what we do without the support of people who share our vision to restore the proud railway history of Oswestry back to working order.

The Railway is funded mainly by running tourist trains at our two sites in Oswestry and at Llynclys, as well as the income derived from the annual membership fee. However, not everyone is able to visit us or, for one reason or another, don’t wish to join as a member.

So we hope that people would consider donating a small (or large!) sum to us, helping to continue the growth. You can, of course, just send us a cheque (or money), but there are ways you can donate without relying on the post.

Via the Donate button

Dotted around the website you will see a large yellow donate button, clicking this will take you to our PayPal portal where you can donate using either PayPal or most credit/debit cards. This is the quickest and easiest way to make a donation, however there are two other methods to make a contribution which are better for us in terms of tax as they allow us to claim back 25% of the donation from the tax man. Please note that to do this you need to be a UK taxpayer.

 

Via the PayPal Giving Fund

If you have a PayPal account, you can donate through the Paypal Giving Fund by clicking the following link https://www.paypal.com/uk/fundraiser/charity/187908 and following the instructions.