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Waverley Route Heritage Association

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047682
Status
Active
Registered
Aug. 30, 2017
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
2/2 Laing Terrace
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 7AB

Contact

Website
wrha.org.uk
Website screenshot

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Preservation of the history and heritage of the Waverley Route. Provide an exhibition coach of the Waverley Route. Have a demonstration railway on the site of Whitrope siding and maintain it. Restore rolling stock and run a train service. Maintenance of rolling stock that we use for the public trains. Run events for the public, also provide a training area for the local fire services on railway rolling stock when required.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are the furtherance and promotion of preservation of the history and heritage of the former 'Waverley' route of railway between Edinburgh and Carlisle, through the Scottish Borders and in particular: a) To preserve and protect any item of historical interest from the former Waverley Route including, but not limited to: Stations, Platforms, Houses, Buildings, Bridges, Viaducts, Tunnels, Station and Railway signs, Rail, Sleepers and associated items in or as near to their original form as possible. paperwork, mapping, photographs and all other forms of documentation, whether written, audible or visual. b) To gain listed building status for surviving railway structures where necessary for their protection, including but not limited to Stations, Platforms, Houses, Buildings, Bridges, Viaducts, Tunnels and other associated structures deemed by the Association to be monuments dedicated to those who built them and to those who lost their lives in the process. and c) To guide, help and if necessary oversee any organisation or individual regarding or concerned with preservation of the heritage of the former Waverley Route.

Geography

Main operating location
Scottish Borders
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
March 31, 2025 £17,120 £22,552 PDF 548.9 KB
March 31, 2024 £9,185 £25,708
March 31, 2023 £7,510 £22,947
March 31, 2022 £16,833 £27,635
March 31, 2021 £48,012 £33,486