Re: [NSW] Dorrigo (was: 6042 in south australia?)

["Andrew" <atailby@mpx.com.au>]

Grahame Ferguson <grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> Craig Warton wrote in message <949125352.255926@garden.wolf.net.au>...
> >
> >
> >James Brook wrote:
> >
> >> Is electric locomotive 4602 really appropriate for your location
> especially when
> >> there is another example in Sydney? The DSR&M is running the risk of
> collecting
> >> way too much and not actually preserving anything at all because its
> doubtful
> >> that you have the resources to maintain and look after all of what you
> >> have. Also when you are 500km's from the Brisbane (which is the nearest
> capital
> >> city) how do you hope to attract enough tourists to make a huge railway
> museum
> >> viable. Something like this might have a better chance of success if it
> was
> >> closer to Sydney.
> >>
> >> --
> >> - James Brook -
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >
> >James,
> >
> >Using the analogy of Dorrigo preserving 4602, the NSWRTM should have a 13
> class, and
> >little else! The place is a museum and geographical location has little
to
> do with
> >it.
> >
> >I too wish that Dorrigo would do something, although as a non member I
will
> not be
> >critical of their efforts. However, at the same time I applaud the fact
> that one
> >group has conserved a wide variety of goods stock, coaching stock and
> private locos
> >and stock. Without their efforts there would be far less in existance,
> including the
> >only superheated 50 class, SS wagon, Steel S wagon, compo uf D
wagon..well
> I could
> >go on.
> >
> >Regarding the reporting of preservation in Digest, I am afraid the
magazine
> the
> >magaxzine reads far too much like a propaganda sheet for 3801 Ltd for me
> too take it
> >seriously.
> >
> >Craig
> >
> What many have thought over the years is how did such an 'out of the way'
> club ever get so much valuble rolling-stock and then to see it abandoned
for
> many years.
> I have been to Dorrigo and I am afraid it is the biggest rail junk yard in
> Australia and has NOT improved in the last 10 years.
>
> To raise money why not sell off some stock or spare parts to kindred
> organisations especially those interstate who can not source material due
to
> privatisation.
>
> I know of some clubs in Victoria who are sent begging due to the
> encroachment of Private Rail Operators.
>
> How many years will it be before another train is realistically ever to
run
> to Dorrigo???
>
> Use the resources you have and use that money to improve the situation.
>
> Regards, Grahame
>
> yes i do agree about the idea of selling some items to raise money then
they may be able to use the line that they have to run trains and maybe if
they got enough money and support put a siding back in like the rail motor
socity and then they could run trains on the main line again
andrew