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Renown Repulse Restoration Group becomes the first UK Railway
preservation group (as far as we know) to have an credit
card taking, online
shop. Products available include RRRG & Peak Rail membership, shares
and the chance to make a donation.
       
  Welcome to the Renown Repulse Restoration Group website. If you're new to RRRG, take a look around; view the guestbook and the work-gallery, and follow our progress in the Restoration Diary. Some of the website is intended for members-only and uses encryption to scramble the text unless you are signed in as a member.
RRRG was formed in March 2002 to prevent the scrapping of 50029 Renown and 50030 Repulse. We are the first locomotive-owning preservation group to be formed solely via the Internet but have increased in size with the generous publicity provided by the UK's railway magazines. We were also the only group bidding to preserve the locos rather than cut them up for scrap.
Like any group more members and share-holders are wanted, needed and welcome.
Anyone who fancies working on the locomotives are more than welcome to don a pair of overalls and set to. As you will see, we have people with heavyweight English Electric expertise who are more than capable of finding as much work on the locos as volunteers are available. This is a great opportunity to be in at ground level and watch the twins come to life. The current plan is for Renown to be cosmetically restored and the serious work has already started on Repulse. Once work is completed on Repulse it will be the turn of Renown to be coaxed back to life.
Oh, and we have a lot of fun too! Our work parties are very well attended, and most group business is conducted either here in the members only section of the website, or in the pub after a work party.
If you're looking to join a Diesel Preservation Group, have a look at some of the other websites, then come back and have another look at ours. If you're looking for a Group that gives you regular email updates, knows you by your name and not just your membership number, and gives you a real feeling of making a vital contribution to the cause, you need to join us!
We're here. We're staying. Get used to it!
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