Preservation of railways
Sir,—ln an article headed “Some old trains must be scrapped,” Don Muir, of the Ferrymead Historic Trust, asked why should rail., museums be any different from • other museums in respect of items stored surplus to displays. In my - opinion it is because of the sheer size of rail vehicles, the high cost of housing and restoring them, and the;, long time between acquisition and completion of restoration. Overseas,, examples have indicated that be- ’ cause of this long time-frame, en-' thusiasm for completion simply dies . away. Bob Stott, the editor of the “Rails Magazine,” knows this as " much as I do. I disagree totally • with the premise that it should be the prime function of any museum to collect. This approach does not ' pay heed to the practical constraints imposed by limited financial and experienced labour resources. There must be a great deal more • realism involved.—Yours, etc.,
STEPHEN H. RICE. April 10, 1985.
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