Funding earmarked for Great Central Railway museum plans

[sn1975]

Hi all,

Just seen this on the news - might be of interest to someone.

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-05-20/funding-earmarked-for-railway-museum-plans/

Proposals for a world-class heritage railway museum in Leicester have moved a step closer after the plans were endorsed by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The new attraction - spearheaded by the Great Central Railway, the National Railway Museum and Leicester City Council - has received more than £9.5 million in HLF support.

Development funding of £494,500 has also been awarded to help the partnership fully develop the proposals for the project - called Main Line - and apply for a full grant at a later date.

Kind regards.

 

[38Cto15E]

Great news, I am not sure how many locomotives the museum will be able to hold or if there will be a York style turntable inside.

 

[Siqulme]

The article is a bit misleading, they have been awarded £494,000 to help with the application. Most of this will be spent on things like getting outside consults, planning applications and various other things to do with the bidding. All this means is the Heritage Lottery believes the application is serious and is inviting them to apply for stage 2.... the Great Central has a long way, a lot of late nights and nail biting to go before they discover if they been successful.