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Re: Headboards + Logos

Nobodyhere wrote:

> Over the last few days I have noted with interest the discussion on
> headboards on steam trains. Whilst waiting at Seymour for the 38's, I
> overheard a couple of men talking about how dissapointed they were as
> paying passengers that the steamrail headboard was not removed. Similar
> sentiment was heard against the Southern Aroura headboard.

> Whats wrong with them? They dont appear all the time, and in most cases
> enhance the train on a special trip. They have been used on many trains
> - trains that open railway lines, trains that make special journeys,
> etc. They are necessary in some cases to mark the occasion. Could you
> imagine if just a plain old Tangara broke through the wall of the
> Cumberland Line in 1997?
>
> I would be more concerned about the decals of preserved stock. 3801 ltd,
> Steamrail, NSWRTM and many others are guilty of actually renumbering or
> repainting stock. Take S313, with the steamrail logo on the front. 3801
> ltd's logo on almost every piece of rolling stock.
>
> Not so obvious to the camera but still there. Headboards, when used
> properly, can fit into the train. I feel that these logos dont.

The Millennium Aurora headboard was removed at the Euroa photostop, but I
don't really mind seeing this sort of special event headboard on the front
of the locos. What I have a problem with is the generic Steamrail headboard
that is just as bad as a decal. They never, ever remove it and it is not
there for any special event. This sort of headboard should be removed at
photostops. If Steamrail had a special headboard for Friday saying "Welcome
to the Millennium Aurora" or something similar and they removed their
generic headboard at photostops, I wouldn't have that much of a problem with
that.

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- James Brook -

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