Re: Dorrigo 19th Century Treasures

["clinton + diane smith" <cdsmith@dingoblue.net.au>]

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Hi guys......

Re Barry scrap yard, it is fortunate for all steam enthusiasts that Dai
Woodham (scrap yard owner) had large contracts to scrap old rail wagons and
his focus was put to this task rather than the locos. When work slowed down
some locos were scrapped even in the late seventies or early eighties.
Fortunately scrapping for profit at Dorrigo is an unlikely event and one way
or other we will see an extensive collection of rolling stock preserved for
future generations. The condition of the collection is another question, but
I would like to know of ONE museum/operating railway that has all of its
collection in pristine operating condition and stored under cover. Fact is
that most (all?) of these organisations are manned by volunteers and always
have limited resources, human and financial, and it just is not possible to
do what they would like to do. It is surely better that rolling stock be
held by "preservation" groups now than to have been scrapped when they were
of no further use to their original owners. Imagine a society with no steam,
early diseasels, rail cars, wooden rolling stock, etc!
Just my 2.2 cents
Cheers Clinton.