Severn Valley Railway 'New Award'

[chris89]

Thought i'd post this on here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8569844.stm

'The Heritage Railway Association award is for the group's "breathtaking" restoration work. on one of the railways LNER Teak coaches.

Chris

 

[37401]

Meanwhile SVR continues to leave diesels out in the open getting rotten, yeah good the diesel shed project is underway but how long has it taken to get this far

kettles get all the treatment though dont they, just look at the NMR/STEAM Frothing scotsman gets all the love while everything else is "what is it? oh..errr. well just dump it over there somewhere"

 

[royaloak]

They should just re-name it -

the National STEAM Railway Museum,

everything else just gets treated with contempt, remember the 127 that was given back so it could be turned into a parcels car, the 100/ 105 that they ummed and ahhed about until it got vandalised and scrapped, been there once, not very impressed for a supposed NATIONAL museum.

 

[theblackwatch]

Meanwhile SVR continues to leave diesels out in the open getting rotten, yeah good the diesel shed project is underway but how long has it taken to get this far

kettles get all the treatment though dont they, just look at the NMR/STEAM Frothing scotsman gets all the love while everything else is "what is it? oh..errr. well just dump it over there somewhere"

Kettles? This award doesn't even have anything to do with one.

 

[Daimler]

Meanwhile SVR continues to leave diesels out in the open getting rotten, yeah good the diesel shed project is underway but how long has it taken to get this far

kettles get all the treatment though dont they, just look at the NMR/STEAM Frothing scotsman gets all the love while everything else is "what is it? oh..errr. well just dump it over there somewhere"

I see no steam locomotives in this award.

It's fairly justified though - the carriage is fantastic.

 

[37401]

Kettles? This award doesn't even have anything to do with one.

Aye I can see that and my point still stands
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They should just re-name it -

the National STEAM Railway Museum,

everything else just gets treated with contempt, remember the 127 that was given back so it could be turned into a parcels car, the 100/ 105 that they ummed and ahhed about until it got vandalised and scrapped, been there once, not very impressed for a supposed NATIONAL museum.

Need a facebook "likes this" button

I found this out too talk of the frothing scotsman

The NRM also says it has no plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary since D8000 became the first production series diesel locomotive delivered to BR with any kind of event at York. The NRM says it cannot spare staff because of the ongoing overhaul of 4472 Flying Scotsman.

back on topic with the SVR award...

 

[mumrar]

Kettles? This award doesn't even have anything to do with one.

Whilst you're technically correct, I don't recall seeing many Deltics working rakes of LNER teak coaching stock. I may be wrong though. I don't agree with the sentiments about the NRM, they have a very tough job to do, and manage to run the museum with no admission fee. I don't see the Class 31, Western Fusilier, 87001, EM1, 55002 et al rotting away. Meanwhile, some steam classes of vast numbers were never saved from scrap. Steam locos were built here from 1804-1960 so that's 156 years of history, when the railways were much larger and had more routes, locos and stock. Other forms of traction can only properly count (without exceptions such as yard shunters etc) being built from around 1950-1987 in terms of mass produced classes that are now withdrawn, so that's 37 years worth. It's hardly surprising that steam has more historical significance, as well as being much older.

 

[theblackwatch]

Whilst you're technically correct, I don't recall seeing many Deltics working rakes of LNER teak coaching stock. I may be wrong though. I don't agree with the sentiments about the NRM, they have a very tough job to do, and manage to run the museum with no admission fee. I don't see the Class 31, Western Fusilier, 87001, EM1, 55002 et al rotting away. Meanwhile, some steam classes of vast numbers were never saved from scrap. Steam locos were built here from 1804-1960 so that's 156 years of history, when the railways were much larger and had more routes, locos and stock. Other forms of traction can only properly count (without exceptions such as yard shunters etc) being built from around 1950-1987 in terms of mass produced classes that are now withdrawn, so that's 37 years worth. It's hardly surprising that steam has more historical significance, as well as being much older.

I must let you see my pics of D9009 on the NYMR with its teak stock.

With regard to the NRM comments, I agree with you. 55002 is in the process of being restored back to working order (and people can donate towards it in the same way they can towards 4472 - I wonder if the moaners have put their hand in their pockets like me?), 37350 has spent three years operating at the NYMR and returned to York a few weeks ago for bodywork repairs in readiness for the 50th anniversary event later this year, 47798 was returned to the main line last year, and had it not been for a failure would have taken part in the Wensleydale Help for Heroes event last month. Yes, there are diesels there which are not operational or being worked on, but there are plenty of steam locos in the same situation - Mallard, Evening Star and Butler Henderson to name just three well known ones.

 

[Daimler]

I must let you see my pics of D9009 on the NYMR with its teak stock.

With regard to the NRM comments, I agree with you. 55002 is in the process of being restored back to working order (and people can donate towards it in the same way they can towards 4472 - I wonder if the moaners have put their hand in their pockets like me?), 37350 has spent three years operating at the NYMR and returned to York a few weeks ago for bodywork repairs in readiness for the 50th anniversary event later this year, 47798 was returned to the main line last year, and had it not been for a failure would have taken part in the Wensleydale Help for Heroes event last month. Yes, there are diesels there which are not operational or being worked on, but there are plenty of steam locos in the same situation - Mallard, Evening Star and Butler Henderson to name just three well known ones.

Is 55002 the one that's in the 'Flying Scotsman' exhibition in the Warehouse at the moment?