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On Friday 21st June 2013, I was able to meet up with Jonathan Newton, the co-ordinator and prime mover of the Australian V499 Project.
During our meeting at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway, the progress and options for the project were discussed, and it was agreed that one of the most important considerations was for the project to be kept to the fore....always in the public eye. Steam Tube, through its news channel "The Railway Chronicle", and monthly magazine "On Shed" will endeavour to do just that!
The Severn Valley Railway is preparing for its next special event ( 1940's... 29,30 June and 6,7th July 2013), so it was only appropriate to say to Jonathan "We'll meet again..." after our
brief encounter at Bewdley.
Steam Tube is pleased to be associated with this project, even from a distance, and will give all our editorial support to encourage the project along to success!
Please consider donating to this excellent project.
The V499 Project.
Australia's 1st New-Build Steam Locomotive Project.
Twinned with the UK based Claud Hamilton Locomotive Group, the Victorian Steam Locomotive Company was formed to build and operate the very first Victorian Railway's 2-8-0 class locomotive, dating from 1900 ..
You can help build V499 for as little as £3.25 a week!
Be a part of history and assist us in achieving a mile stone in the heritage railway industry in Australia by donating to the V499 Project.The line drawing of V499 shown on this page indicates (in red) what items we have for the project so far. As time progresses and funds are made available, more parts of V499 will be built and added to this drawing. Items shown in Red are almost complete and items that will appear in Green will signify that item being 100% finished.
You can donate to the V499 Project right now, by simply clicking on the ‘Subscribe‘ button on the right hand side of your screen. This will take you to Pay Pal where for only $5Au a week ($22Au per calendar month) you can automatically donate to the project. Alternatively, you can set up your own automatic weekly $5Au bank transfer. For all our details, please download the PDF donation form below by clicking on the ‘Download‘ button beneath the line drawing of V499, fill it in and return it to us by emailing it to: info@vicsteam.com. This will aid us in knowing who our contributors are and how long they have been supporting the V499 Project.
Together with your support as well of the support of businesses and companies across the world, the V499 project will succeed.
Download pdf file outlining ‘How to donate’
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