As part of its Big Give Christmas Appeal 2025, which aims to raise money through pledges, matched funding and donations, the heritage railway run by volunteers is hoping to raise £10,000 towards the restoration of its steam engines, Annie and Victory.
 
Annie, which was built in 1904 in the workshops of Andrew Barclay & Sons in Kilmarnock, Scotland, needs a needs complete overhaul, including a new boiler, which will cost £30,000, as well as new tubes and a new fire box.
 
Victory was built in 1945, also in Barclays’ workshops, and requires new tubes and a  new fire box.
 
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