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Badger064ST	2 Oct 2007, 10:44 PM
Driver Posts: 253 Group: MRMT Trustees Member #44 Joined: September 29, 2006	Colin This is a very thoughtful article and in many parts hits the nail on the head. In terms of what is "original" on a locomotive is problematic. The miniature and to a greater extent narrow gauge railway world contain rebuilds to original condition which are really nothing more than replicas. Dare I say that when Count Louis re - emerges from its long slumber many of the facinating and more memorable evolutions will have been discarded in favour of returning it to a state it historically spent only a short part of its life in. After all when you think about it Ravenglass are hardly going to sit down and say right lets stick the Lentz gear back on River Esk and put the tanks back on River Irt to make Muriel and destroy 70 odd years of fasinating developement...although I suspect there are some people who would think this was a good idea Blacovesley is a good example of where the owner has decided to retain the replacement engine that was fitted because it has been in place longer than the engine it was built with. I think we live in exciting and interesting times. The approach taken with the Sutton equipment at Cleethorpes is very different to what has gone before on most miniature lines and if this good practise can be spread out to cover other important miniature locos and equipment the heritage that survives for the future will be much richer. Stuart
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