The Class 58 Locomotive Group

are pleased to announce our new fund-raising initiative:

“£58k for a 58”

What is “£58k for a 58”?
With the concern that EWS may be putting some of the more worn-out Class 58s on the market in the future, the Class 58 Locomotive Group are looking at ways to raise some more funds in order that we are in a suitable position to seriously think about purchasing spare components and ultimately a locomotive as and when the opportunity arises.

As a result, we are launching this new sponsorship scheme whereby members and non-members of the C58LG are able to ‘sponsor’ individual parts of a locomotive.

Everything on a Class 58 – from the main engine block to the power handles to the nuts and bolts that hold the whole thing together, have been accounted for and all one-thousand items have been allocated a hypothetical cost of £58 (or a multiple thereof for larger items).

If we are successful in getting all the components sponsored, we will be able to raise £58,000 which is an ideal amount of money to be in a great position to be able to buy any spare parts and possibly a locomotive when the time comes.

Of course, there is no limit on which parts anyone wishes to sponsor and everyone who sponsors an item(s) will receive a certificate detailing their sponsorship.

Obviously we expect items, such as the power handles, to be the most popular item for sponsorship so we ask sponsors to identify a number of items in order of preference they wish to sponsor.

A table of items is provided here and we will make constant updates to the table in future issues of our in-house magazine ‘Red Diamond’ and we will also make the table available on our website so everyone can keep track of which items are still available. We would like to make it clear that this sponsorship is purely a fundraising event and we will not necessarily purchase the items on the list unless they are required at some time in the future.

Finally, rest assured that the C58LG committee, in line with our Business Plan, will look at buying only the best available locomotive and components that come up for sale, we will undertake a detailed inspection utilising our team of technical experts and our standard identification form to identify any problems/missing components and we will make all inspections equally exacting and un-biased.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Class 58 Locomotive Group committee, either by post or by e-mail.

Thank you for your support!

Paul Fuller Alex Fisher Keith Bulmer Chairman Vice Chairman Technical Officer paul.fuller@c58lg.co.uk alex.fisher@c58lg.co.uk keith.bulmer@c58lg.co.uk

For, and on behalf of the Class 58 Locomotive Group Committee

SPONSORSHIP LIST: CLICK HERE!
 

SPONSORSHIP FORM: DOWNLOAD HERE

Or, pay by PayPal! See the Sponsorhip page for more details

Contact details:
Postal address: C58LG, 35 Mimosa Crescent, DERBY, DE23 1WP
Website: www.c58lg.co.uk
E-mail: info@c58lg.co.uk (copy & paste link into your e-mail)

Legal bit!
Obviously this is a fund-raising activity and although we ask everyone to “sponsor” components, the individual components won’t belong to any one person individually, but will be owned by the C58LG as and when they are bought. Also please note that this is NOT a share scheme and all “sponsorships” are to be treated as donations to the C58LG funds in order to help us realise our aim of preserving a Class 58 locomotive.