Re: Heritage (was: [Seattle] Melbourne W2 involved in accident)

["Clark F. Morris, Jr." <cfmtech@istar.ca>]

I believe that the St. Charles line in New Orleans has National Historic
Landmark or similar status.  It also is a major transit line and a
tourist attraction.  Even though it is somewhat noisy, it doesn't seem
to have hurt property values since most of the neighborhoods it passes
through seem quite well off.  It runs at least 16 -18 hours a day, 7
days a week on a fairly frequent schedule.

Clark Morris, cfmtech@istar.ca 

James Brook wrote:
> 
> David McLoughlin wrote:
> >
> > James Brook wrote:
> > >
> > > not_val@uswest.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I dispute that Seattle route 99 is a "heritage" line, although our
> > > > definitions may differ.
> > >
> > > If something is old and it runs then most gunzels automatically refer to
> > > it as "Heritage" no matter what condition it is in.
> > >
> >
> > Not at all. "Heritage" lines are tourist-oriented lines using historical
> > vehicles or vehicles meant to look like that, and are not a major
> > compenent of a city's transit system.
> 
> I would describe Seattle's tram line as a "Tourist" line. The term
> "Heritage" implies that the passenger is experiencing the past. You are
> suggesting that the term "Heritage" applies to anyone who is running old
> equipment for tourist services. If this is the case then the tourist
> line in Dreamworld can be classed as heritage because they are using old
> sugar cane locos. "Heritage" should only apply to places like the CHTR
> at Daylesford where their rollingstock is restored, not re-furbished or
> heavily modified.
> 
> > The New Orleans St Charles line uses ancient trams but is not a heritage
> > line, it is a major component of the city's transit system. Boston's
> > Mattapan line uses ancient PCCs but is far from being a heritage line
> > (the only tourists who would even know it is there would be gunzels).
> > Adelaide's Glenelg line uses even older trams than Melbourne's remaining
> > Ws but it is not a heritage line.
> 
> This is getting off the track, these are just operations that use old
> equipment and don't even claim to be anything other than a commuter
> service. I am referring to organisations that refer to themselves as
> "Heritage operators".
> 
> --
> - James Brook -
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