Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
Charity number: 1045547
Description:
(1) the preservation, restoration and use of any section of the former somerset & dorset joint railway called in this document "the railway". This to include trackbed, stations, bridges, viaducts, culverts, cuttings, out buildings, adjacent land (e.g. Woodland) and any running stock that the trust may buy, store, borrow, or loan.
(2) the preservation and display of historic artefacts, relics and documents of the railway or railways in line with the company's acquisition and disposal policy.
(3) the carrying out of research into the history and operation of the railway or railways generally, the study of local history in relation thereto and the publication or other dissemination of the results of such research and study.
(4) the education of members of the public about the history and operation of railways generally and the railway in particular.
(5) the provision of recreation facilities in the interests of social welfare with the objectives of improving the condition of life of such persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, old age, disability or social circumstances; and
(6) the provision of educational and training facilities for those engaged in the restoration and operation of the railway or railways in general