Re: Pendennis Castle

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

you should have the poor volunteer from Hamersley  in mind instead of a mythical past and a very
very  rich uk museum. I can't see the Americans or Canadians sending their A4's back.

Regards
Chris

James Brook wrote:

> I think the Pibara Railway Historical Socety should concentrate on preserving the diesels that
> are historically significant to the region, not steam locos from the UK. While the PRHS have
> put a lot of work into the Pendennis Castle, it is time for it to go home to its rightful
> owners, the railfans and enthusiasts in England. Of course, people like you just want to see
> it rusting away in a remote area of Australia because you don't like Rio Tinto. If a company
> in the UK had 3801 and they were about to give it to an Australian preservation group but a
> union in the UK blocked it because they didn't like the company, would you be happy about it?
>
> chris@enet21.com.au wrote:
>
> > Here's an passage from the Pilbara Railways Historical Society webpage
> >
> > .
> > "A wide range of devoted people - tradesmen, apprentices and volunteers contributed to
> > this unusual project, made all the more challenging by the remote environment and scarcity
> > of steam-experienced tradesmen."
> >
> > No doubt if they complained publicly they would be given the "sack". Thus the need for MUA
> > action.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> >
> > > how would you like years of work go down the drain by some decision made by some
> > > directors in far off London.
> > > The way the story goes some directors of Rio Tinto were invited to uk group's line and
> > > were asked then after they had been for a train ride (no doubt a few beers also) to
> > > donate to locomotive. Check the news in their webpage.
> > >
> > > http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/
> > >
> > > I doubt if they even consulted Pilbara Railways Historical Society or Hamersley Iron's
> > > Australian office. If you want to look at   the Pilbara society webpage
> > > go there
> > >
> > > http://www.holiday-wa.net/loco.htm
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Chris
> > > (and send those letters in to the mua)
>
> --
> - James Brook -
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