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Transport Trust - welcome
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National charity established to promote and encourage the preservation and restoration of Britain's unique transport heritage in all its forms - by air, land (road and rail) and water (sea and inland). Preserving and Restoring Historic Vehicles. The Transport Trust aims, for the benefit of the nation as a whole, to promote and encourage the permanent preservation of transport items of historical or technical interest. Documenting and Recording our Heritage. Indexes more than 800 sites of historic signifi...
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Information Centre
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History fuels a passionate fascination with the world around us, it helps us to understand ourselves, it underpins our individual and collective identities and it informs our choices about the future. See why history matters! The Transport Trust does not act alone in this field. For a list of our Affiliated organisations. For a comprehensive catalogue, updated each year. Commemorating key figures who have contributed to our heritage. Look here for information about:. Airframe Collections and Museums.
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Transport Celebrities
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People who created our Heritage. Some famous pioneers and innovators who have contributed to Britain's rich heritage in the field of transport and travel. Fuller biographies can be found in Wikipedia. Georgian era: mostly Navigation . . . 1704-1771), naval architect, designer of the pre-eminent first rate ships of the Royal Navy including HMS Victory. 1724-1792), civil engineer, builder of viaducts, canals, docks and the Eddystone lighthouse. 1772-1850), civil engineer, designer of a notable string of Sc...
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Roy Chadwick CBE
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Roy Chadwick CBE MSc FRSA FRAES. This summary of Roy Chadwick's life was written by his daughter, Margaret Dove, in 1996. Designer of the AVRO Lancaster. And described as one of the two or three top designers of the 20th century, was born in England, at Farnworth near Widnes, Lancashire. Engaged him as his personal assistant. All the 500 Avro. In 1933 the AVRO 18, a welded steel tube, fabric-covered 16-seat plane, was soon converted for the RAF into the AVRO Anson. Immediately, it was obvious that the Vu...
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Contact the Trust
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To contact us about any aspect of our work:. First Floor, 26 Station Approach,. Hinchley Wood, Esher, Surrey,. Tel: 020 7928 6464. To assist members in progressing their projects, The Trust will, subject to certain financial conditions, make loans to members, whether Individual or Affiliate. These loans can be of up to 5 years duration and for an amount not to exceed 10,000 at an interest rate of (currently) 3.5% over Bank rate. For more information, please contact in the first instance:.
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Picture Gallery
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Our aims
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Aims of the Trust. The Transport Trust is a charitable institution that aims to increase and channel support for transport preservation, acting as the hub of the transport preservation movement. Of the Trust is open to private individuals and affiliated organisations that share our aims. To learn about the benefits of membership and how to join click here. How we are run. The Trust presents Awards. Each year to restoration projects that make a significant contribution to our transport heritage. To suppor...
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News
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Latest Heritage News and Events. Cosford - Fri 23rd Oct. Advance warning that the Midlands team have also been busy arranging a visit to the Royal Air Force museum at Cosford. With one or TWO guided tours and the rest of the museum to take in it should be a fascinating day out. Places are limited. So get in early and request a full briefing sheet from Mike or Richard above or the Lambeth office. Do you have any news you would like to share with Trust members? Enter the exclusive Members Only area.
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Transport heritage sites
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Scheme commemorates Britain's rich and globally important legacy in the development of transport and presents it to a new and wider audience. Some of our most significant heritage sites, eg. the Forth Bridge and Channel Tunnel, are household names but many more are currently little known and their importance unappreciated. May be awarded as a reminder to current and future generations of an important former use of a location which has since been obliterated. Where can I find Red Wheels. You can join the ...