> Bob wrote:
> >
> > I heard a story this week that "something" will soon happen with all the
> > stored W cars at Newport Workshops. Considering that some of these cars
> > have been in storage for several years I wonder what is being done
> > towards their disposal. Is the National Trust still insisting that all
> > cars are to be kept. In the past the Kennet Government has shown no
> > mercy towards minority groups so what do the Trust have over them? Also
> > can anyone confirm the story that a US dealer has made an offer to buy
> > all the stored cars for export?
> > Bob
>
> I heard recently that a lot of these trams suffered damage while being
> put into storage at Newport, some being quite bad.
> Brad
This would not surprise me. I was there one day as a tram was being unloaded
and they were rather rough with it. What surprised me the most was that they
put a standard gauge tram onto one rail of the broad gauge track. They then
pushed the half derailed tram into the shed and let it run into the one in
front. It seemed to me at the time that these trams were a nusence to the MET
and they wanted rid of them. I hope we dont see a Paddington Depot repeat.
Bob