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Old Kiln Light Railway

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1201028
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 16, 2022
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Old Kiln Light Railway
near to Rural Life Living Museum
Tilford
FARNHAM
Surrey
GU10 2DL

Contact

Phone
0
Email
[email protected]
Website
oklr.org
Website screenshot

Activities

The Old Kiln Light Railway (OKLR) aims to maintain the industrial, cultural and military heritage of how local railways brought about transformation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This includes how steam power enabled new ways of transporting goods and people faster and over longer distances than was previously possible by horsepower and barges, leading to the growth of towns.

Objects: For The Public Benefit, To Advance Education In The History And Significance Of Industrial, Rural Passenger And Military Light Narrow-Gauge Railways Including By, But Not Limited To, Preserving, Restoring, Exhibiting, And Operating Industrial, Rural Passenger And Military Narrow-Gauge Railway Locomotives And Rolling Stock And By Making Accessible Other Similar Items Of Historical Interest.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Surrey

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Nov. 30, 2024 £37,747 £17,321
Nov. 30, 2023 £23,454 £10,941

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alexander Holt Dec. 1, 2024
Dr Ian Poyner Oct. 8, 2022
John Cooksley June 12, 2023
Joshua Helman Aug. 31, 2025
Peter Smith Oct. 8, 2022
Simon John Bayard Parton Nov. 30, 2025