Re: Tassie Garret & Penndennis Castle

[Bob <alco@acay.com.au>]

What's wrong with converting to oil firing? The NSWGR did it. Let me get
this right, you want everything restored to 'original condition' with
nothing old replaced even it it is worn out? I hate to shatter your perfect
world but every steam locomotive has had much of it's original fabric
replaced  during it's life. You can either put steam locos into a glass
case and look at them or keep rebuilding them to keep them running.
Bob

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:

> The poms don't worry much about Australian heritage just look what they
> did to the Tassie garret (conversion to oil burning). And is running
> South African locos in Wales part of pommy history? It has as much
> historical significance as the Penndennis running in Australia.
>
> http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/k1.htm
>
> Imagine the outcry  if the same thing  was done to the Pendennis
> Castle,  maybe conversion to a garret as well?
>
> Chris