The Irish Traction Group is currently running an appeal to help raise the necessary finance to complete the purchase of a representative of each of these two classes for preservation. Whilst the Group has now been successful in its aims of purchasing 141 (B) class locomotive 146 and 181 (B) class locomotive 190 for preservation, there is still a shortfall in the 141/181 Fund of approximately € 2,500 at the end of June 2010 that is urgently needed to help make the purchase of these two locomotives completely self financing. The current shortfall in the appeal has had to be taken from the Group’s general reserves in the meantime, which will need to be repaid in due course so that it does not affect the funding of the Group’s other preservation activities.

Each person who contributes the sum of £ 10 or € 12 to either of the appeals will receive an individually numbered certificate, depicting a 141 class locomotive, which states that they have contributed to the appeal. A certificate will be issued for each £ 10 or € 12 donated. Please remember that those donations received from UK taxpayers will also qualify for Gift Aid (see below), which will means that the ITG can claim a further 28 pence from HM Revenue & Customs for each £1 donated. Donations should be sent to:

The Treasurer, Irish Traction Group, 31 Hayfield Road, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 1DE.

Please make cheques/postal orders payable to the “IRISH TRACTION GROUP - 141/181 FUND”.

 The Irish Traction Group is registered as a charity in England & Wales (Charity reference no. 1000382)

Gift Aid

Being a registered charity, the Irish Traction Group is entitled to claim back Income Tax on Gift Aid donations made to the Charity from HM Revenue & Customs. For every £ 1 donated to the Charity as a Gift Aid donation, the Charity can claim back a further 28 pence from HM Revenue & Customs. This is of great benefit to charities such as ours, as it brings in valuable additional funds at no extra cost to the person making the Gift Aid donation.

We have a separate form for Gift Aid donations. It is a form that the donee signs to confirm that all donations that they make to the Charity are Gift Aid donations. We can only claim Gift Aid on donations made by UK Income Tax payers; therefore, regrettably, none of our Irish members qualify.

Gift Aid Application Form (24kb)