 To purchase what was left of the track, the MLPG was re-merged into a supporting charity, the Main Line Steam Trust (MLST).The entire value of the of up line was re-assessed by BR at £279,000 (£ in 2015), and the MLST was now paying £3,300 a month (£ in 2015), just to keep it.A deal was struck on 1 April 1976 that would see the remainder of the down line lifted if BR's cash demand was not raised.