Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Finance and Support

The transfer of ownership of the remaining parts of the Allchin Steam Roller No. 1131, to the Northampton & Lamport Railway Preservation Society (“NLRPS”) is supported on precise terms to be approved by the Director of Finance and Support, provided that they are consistent with the conditions set out in 3.2.2 of the report.

As relevant Portfolio Holder, Councillor Perkins presented the report to Cabinet seeking their support to transfer the ownership of the Allchin Steamroller to the Northampton and Lamport Railway Preservation Society. This was to be conditional on the Society undertaking to restore the roller at its own cost and to exhibit the roller at least twice a year.  The roller had been in use until the 1950s and, until the 1990s had been maintained by Borough Council staff.  Since then, it had fallen into a state of disrepair, although some of the more sensitive components had been removed and stored appropriately.

Councillor PD Varnsverry requested that the blue prints for the machine, which he believed had been archived at Cliftonville House, be found and passed on to the NLRPS to assist in the restoration.

RESOLVED

That the transfer of ownership of the remaining parts of the Allchin Steam Roller No. 1131, to the Northampton & Lamport Railway Preservation Society (“NLRPS”) be supported on precise terms to be approved by the Director of Finance and Support, provided that they are consistent with the conditions set out in 3.2.2 of the report.