Sponsor a Seat

Seat sponsorships are offered on a first come first served basis.

You will receive a personalised brass plaque installed on the back of a wooden seat in an operating accessible carriage either No. 4597, No. 5001 or No. 3605. All plaques are of a standard size 10cm x 2cm in a pre determined font, size and sentence case - please see sample plaque photograph at www.nymr.co.uk/sponsoraseat

Your plaque can have a name of your choice of up to 25 characters – which must include any spaces and any special characters such as hyphens. You can select one of the phrases below to accompany the name (where Joe Bloggs will be replaced by the name you select).

Joe Bloggs’ favourite journey

Joe Bloggs hopes you enjoy your journey

Joe Bloggs hopes you enjoy the view

Joe Bloggs' Favourite railway

Joe Bloggs Loves this view

Joe Bloggs NYMR's No. 1 fan

Joe Bloggs NYMR’s greatest fan

Wording on the plaque is confirmed by the NYMR.

Please ensure that you carefully check details of the name spelling you send for both the plaque and the printed sponsorship certificate. We will need to charge for any amends due to incorrect spelling.

We will specify the location of the purchased seat and will send you a labelled plan when the plaque is fitted. We cannot guarantee the exact location of the specific seat but you can advise us if you have a preference for window or aisle and we will endeavour to accommodate your preferences.

The plaques are made to order so please allow up to 6 weeks for the creation and installation of your plaque.

Seat sponsorship is a charitable donation and does not convey any rights to use or reserve the seat.

Installation and maintenance of the plaques solely to be undertaken by the NYMR.

We reserve the right to decline seat sponsorships if dedications are deemed inappropriate or offensive.

It is possible that carriages may have to be withdrawn from service in certain circumstances for urgent repair. If period of withdrawal lasts more than 12 weeks, we will contact you about options including potentially transferring the plaque to a different carriage.

Your sponsorship will run for 1, 2 or 3 years from the date of installation based on your confirmed payment. We will contact you towards the end of the sponsorship period to discuss your options. This could include extending your existing plaque for a further term, a new plaque with a new name to run for a new term or ceasing your sponsorship.

You are responsible for ensuring that we have the correct contact details to contact you regarding your sponsorship.

If no contact has been possible with the sponsor within 6 weeks of the expiry of the sponsorship, the seat will be re-allocated for sponsorship.

Once your application is received, the seat sponsorship is non-refundable.

All donations received relating to Sponsor a Seat will be allocated towards our Carriage and Wagon repairs and restorations. In the event that funds have remained unspent for a minimum of three months, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to reallocate funds to other areas of the railway following a resolution passed at a board meeting.

Updated 23/04/2025

Related FAQs

Story Sharing

By submitting your story (and any associated images or video) by email or social media, you agree to the following:

You confirm that you own the copyright or have the permission of the copyright holder to share any images/video content you submit as part of your story.

Upon sharing your story (including any words, images or video) you grant the promotor license to use, publish, reproduce, display, adapt, create derivative works, distribute, have distributed, print, in whole or in part, in any form, in all media forms now or hereafter known, the submitted content.

The copyright holder will be credited wherever the story and associated media is used.

Restore the Green Knight Sponsor Packages

All of the following packages are subject to the return to steam of No 75029, The Green Knight. All packages are non-refundable once purchased. We reserve the right to offer an equivalent package of equal value for another locomotive if for any reason we are unable to complete the restoration.

The Green Knight Round Table Club

•  All those donating to The Green Knight restoration appeal will automatically become members of the Green Knight Round Table Club.

•  Club members will receive a minimum of 4 exclusive updates via email annually on the progress of the restoration until the locomotive returns to steam.

•  We will use your contact details for the purposes of sending updates on the restoration and other information in relation to your sponsorship package in line with our general privacy policy.

•  If you have purchased a sponsorship package as a gift for someone else, we will use your contact details for the purposes of sending updates on the restoration and other information in relation to the sponsorship package, until we have received a request from the gift recipient in line with our general privacy policy.

Sponsor A Boiler Stay - Knight Repair

You will receive a printed certificate with your name (or other name submitted as part of the purchase process), the item name and your boiler stay number.

Boiler stays will be issued consecutively and you are not able to select a specific number/position for your stay.

Sponsorship of a boiler stay does not confer any right to view or own the part during or beyond its lifetime of use in The Green Knight locomotive.

Sponsor a Footplate Ride - Knight Rider

A footplate experience for 1 person on The Green Knight lasting approximately 3 hours. Plus, a special tour of the Motive Power Depot. You will be sent information about possible dates towards the end of the completion of the restoration.

Please refer to our general terms and conditions for footplate experiences regarding health and safety restrictions/requirements.

You will be sent a unique certificate celebrating your ride after the event.

Your Name On A Knight

You will have the opportunity to hand write your name in modern paint markers under the running boards of The Green Knight, prior to the boards being put back on the locomotive as part of the restoration.

You will be invited to a special event to hand write your name on the running boards and meet the team involved in the restoration.

We will endeavour to give as much notice as possible but dates will be subject to confirmation at short notice. Due to the very unique nature of this package, we will be unable to offer alternative dates for the launch date once confirmed.

The exact amount of time that the name will remain on the running boards cannot be determined but it is envisaged to be at least 10 years.

The names, once signed, will be underneath the running boards and will not be accessible to view.

Knight Driver

A driver experience for 1 person on The Green Knight lasting approximately 3 hours. Plus, a special tour of the Motive Power Depot You will be sent information about possible dates towards the end of the completion of the restoration.

Please refer to our general terms and conditions for driver experiences regarding health and safety restrictions/requirements. A confidential Medical Questionnaire and Briefing Document must be completed at least 10 days ahead of your booked visit date. You will also need to sign a briefing document which will outline any risks and rules that you will need to abide by on the day.

You will have the unique opportunity for the locomotive to run with a headboard that we will agree with you. We will contact you to discuss the design and length of run with your headboard and other logistics towards the end of the completion of the restoration.

Branded Knight

Your name or company name or logo, alongside others, on a vinyl on the tender of The Green Knight plus on a banner at the MPD for the duration of the restoration.

Your name will be carried on The Green Knight’s tender for minimum of 1 year following its return to steam.

The size of the logo/number of characters possible on the tender will depend on uptake, with this offer being limited to 14 in total. We will contact you towards the end of restoration to discuss the design details.

The wording and design must be agreed by the NYMR for both the tender and the banner.

We reserve the right to decline or amend wording/design if that submitted is deemed inappropriate or offensive.

You will receive a framed copy of a photography of you/other nominated representative alongside the tender taken on the launch day.

You will be sent information about possible dates for the launch towards the end of the completion of the restoration. We will endeavour to give as much notice as possible but dates will be subject to confirmation at short notice. Due to the very unique nature of this package, we will be unable to offer alternative dates for the launch date once confirmed.

All donations received relating to The Green Knight will be allocated towards our repairs and restoration of The Green Knight (75029).  In the event that donations received are unable to spent due to an unforeseen problem with the restoration rendering it unable to continue, or remaining funds post restoration being unspent for a minimum of 3 months, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to reallocate funds to other areas of the railway following a resolution passed at a board meeting.

Updated 11/08/2025

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