Our project is entirely dependant on fundraising, grants and donations - hence our project being of charitable status.
We currently estimate that to completely bring the first stage of our project to fruition we will need to spend several hundred thousand pounds on ground preparation, clearance, track laying and making the site ready for the public to visit.
We therefore would like to request your help.
If you are able to spare anything, we would be massively appreciative.
Some of our projects requiring funding at present include:
1498 Avonside locomotive restoration at Llangollen Railway.
Vintage carriage project which will involve a large amount of carpentry work.
Track laying of two run-round loops at both ends of our running line.
Restoration of the bodywork of our Class 117 DMU and Class 107 DMU.
Return of our GWR 'Toad' brakevan to it's original state.
These are just a handful of our current projects, which will vary in time to complete, but any funds we receive will speed these up considerably.
Why donate?
The LMMR is making a huge push to preserve one of the most historic coalfields and railway lines in the World. It is difficult for us to do everything we would like to do on site without your help. As a registered charity, we have been recognised as a cause which will help other people. We will be giving something back to the communities of south Wales through the education of future generations. We will be bringing an attraction to an area of high unemployment and in turn will be regenerating a mining area.
Please consider sending us a donation. If you are kind enough to help then please leave a note to let us know on which area you would prefer your money to be spent on.
You can send us your help by Paypal below or by cheque (address below).
Please make cheques payable to The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway Company Ltd. and send to:
The Treasurer LMMR Co. Ltd. 76 Heol Rehoboth Road Five Roads Llanelli Carmarthenshire SA15 5DZ Wales United Kingdom
We may contact you to gain your permission to reclaim Gift Aid (Allowing us to reclaim any 28% of any £1 you donate to us. It is of no extra cost to yourself).