Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England, Number 13745313
Notices for Members
BRPS becomes a Company Limited by Guarantee – 1 January 2022
Today marks the Society’s transition from an unincorporated association to a Company Limited by Guarantee, as approved at the Society’s EGM last October. All current members have been transferred to the new Company. The Society’s name remains the same as we have been granted exemption from using “Limited”, so we appear on the Companies House website as Bluebell Railway Preservation Society, company number 13745313, registered in England. All the officers and trustees are now Directors of the company but will continue to be called Trustees.
View the Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Association.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Chris Cooper
Many congratulations to Bluebell volunteer Chris Cooper, who received a lifetime achievement award at the annual National Transport Trust awards on 20 October 2021. The award was received for his services to the Bluebell Railway – in particular for his carriage cleaning work. HRH The Princess Royal presented Chris with the award at the ceremony at Fawley Hill.
Full report here.
(Photo thanks to Roy Watts).
Locomotive and Rolling Stock Notices – June 2021
A document for members to explain current Diesel Developments (pdf) with the agreement for the move to the Bluebell of Class 33 No. D6570 – 29 June 2021
A document for members, explaining how the recent arrivals of Pullmans ‘Aquila’ and ‘Car No. 36’ are part of Sustaining Our Wonderful Pullman Train (pdf) – 1 June 2021
Obituaries
Please note that a change in policy will result in notices of the deaths of Bluebell staff and volunteers being circulated via internal channels, and full obituaries appearing in Bluebell News magazine.
Preservation Standards Manual
We are pleased to be able to publish the first edition of our Preservation Standards Manual, which details how everything on and about our Railway should be presented. This is a major undertaking, and there are some sections yet to be fully completed, and it will probably always remain a work in progress as new research is still uncovering refinements.
Documents for Members
- “Who’s Who” in the BRPS
- BRPS Objectives, Aims & Plans – 2013 edition (also available as a pdf document)
BRPS Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Association (the latter as agreed in EGM, October 2021). These came into force with the change from an unincorporated association to a Company Limited by Guarantee on 1 January 2022.- BRPS “Method of deciding tied elections”.
- Diesel Developments – D6570 (pdf) – 29 June 2021
- Sustaining Our Wonderful Pullman Train (Aquila and Car 36) (pdf) – 1 June 2021
- Preservation Standards Manual – April 2020
- Accessibility Statement – March 2019
- Safeguarding Policy – August 2018
- Privacy Policy – May 2018
- Agreed preservation policies and strategies:
- Traction and Rolling Stock Collection Policy (as adopted in 2004)
- Carriage and Wagon Restoration Policy (as adopted 2003)
- Van Strategy (as adopted October 2015)
- Historic Wagon Strategy (as adopted May 2008)
- Bluebell Railway Trust – Governance and Management Regulations – March 2018
- Carriage Strategy Review (February 2015)
- Pullmans Strategy Update: 11 October 2015
- Pullman Cars ‘Doris’ and ‘Carina’: Joint Press Release with the 5BEL Trust and Additional information for Bluebell Members from Lewis Nodes – 18 February 2011
- Options for a turntable or a triangle – October 2011.
- The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups – June 2010
Social Sub-Committee
BRPS Social Sub-Committee – with who’s who, and recent and forthcoming events.
List of Notices
- BRPS Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Association (the latter as agreed in EGM, October 2021). These came into force with the change from an unincorporated association to a Company Limited by Guarantee on 1 January 2022.
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Chris Cooper – 20 October 2021
- EGM 2 October 2021 Proxy Voting Form – any member unable to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting being held on Saturday 2 October 2021, commencing at 7pm, may vote by proxy.
- AGM 2021 – Notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting – Notice of the Deferred 60th Annual General Meeting – Notice of the 61st Annual General Meeting and Request for Nominations and Motions – Download as PDF – 24 June 2021
- Change to the Interim Chairmanship of the Bluebell Railway plc – 4 January 2021.
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