South West Main Line Steam Company

Country

England & Wales

Charity number

1043581

Status

Registered

Reporting

Up to date Last filed March 29, 2026. Filing history

Registered

Jan. 30, 1995

Legal form

Charitable company

Company number

02929246

Address

Contact

Activities

Maintain and operate a Railway Centre at Yeovil Junction including facilities to assist with running main line steam trains. Public open days using resident steam engine arranged and designed to educate. Visitor Centre developed in an 1864 built Transfer Shed. Activities continue to improve and extend our work.

Objects: A) To Establish And Maintain A Museum For The Benefit Of The Public For The Conservation And Exhibition Of Items Of Historical Interest Formerly Associated With Land Transport Between The 19th And 20th Centuries, And In Particular But Not Exclusively Connected With The Former London And South Western Railway B) To Advance The Education Of The Public In All Forms Of Land Transport Of The 19th And 20th Centuries , And In Particular But Not Exclusively, The History Of The London And South Western Railway Company. In Furtherance Of The Objects But Not Otherwise The Charity May Preserve, Construct, Develop, Restore, Maintain An Operate For The Benefit Of The Public The Turntable, Water Tower And Other Structures And Facilities At Yeovil And Facilities For The Operation Of Steam Locomotives At Yeovil And Elsewhere

Classification

How

Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit

In Practice - Yeovil Area

Local Authority

Dorset, Somerset

Finances

Trustees

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