GREATER Anglia (GA) has been awarded almost £500,000 by the Railway Heritage Trust (RHT) to assist restoration work at several stations across its network.
The RHT signed off £498,250 in grants on April 23, the most it has confirmed in a single day,
all of which went to the Abellio-owned franchise.
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Among the beneficiaries was the former stationmaster’s house at Bury St Edmunds, which will be restored using an £192,000 grant.
The money will be used to reinstate the original style roof, doors and windows of the Grade-II listed building next to the station. GA will also invest £400,000 in the building.
Most recently a nightclub, it has been empty for around 20 years, slowly deteriorating because of the effects of the weather, pigeon infestation and vandalism, despite being restored in the 1980s, also with support from the RHT.
Read more in the June 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!
