Welcome to our new East Midlands Transport Heritage Trust website which we hope to use to keep everyone up-to-date with our various appeals, projects and more general news.
East Midlands Transport Heritage Trust (EMTHT) has been formed through the merger of two charities with similar aims. East Midlands Railway Trust (EMRT) was created to own and protect the freehold of the land, track and infrastructure of the former Great Central Railway in Nottinghamshire, from Loughborough Junction off the Midland Mainline, and the 8 miles of line to Ruddington. It also owns the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre.
The LNER (GC) Heritage Trust (LNERHT) was set up as the voluntary membership organisation for the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) and to fundraise for transport preservation projects. By merging into one Trust we will be stronger and better able to fundraise and complete the many projects required to transform the Railway and the Heritage Centre into an outstanding heritage visitor experience.
We’d like to thank the supporters of both the LNER (GC) Heritage Trust and the East Midlands Railway Trust for staying with us during the last few turbulent years; with particular thanks to those who contributed towards our various Appeals. If you can, please encourage others to join us on our journey to make the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre and our Heritage GCRN railway, both commercially successful and great visitor attractions.
We work closely with GCRN Ltd, the railway operating company, and other members of the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre to align our appeals to their priorities. For the Transport Heritage Centre and GCRN the principal campaign will be the FORWARD Fund – but we will continue to run specific campaigns where they are most needed.