Re: [VIC] headboards, nameplates and non authentic liveries. (was: [VIC] Steamrail headboard)

[royboy@DELETE_THIS.bit.net.au (Roy Wilke)]

I think this thread's going to go around in ever-diminishing circles
for eternity.



On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:56:22 +1100, James Brook
<ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>I didn't know about that, but they are still trying to restore the locomotive
>into what they think it might have looked like in service. You could probably
>argue that they shouldn't have converted Polly because they don't really know
>what it looked like, but this sort of conversion is still trying to be as
>authentic as possible. Headboards and nameplates were never on VR locomotives
>apart from the steam S classes. Adding headboards, nameplates and painting the
>locomotives in non authentic colour schemes is clearly not trying to restore the
>locomotive to VR condition.
>
>Lineman wrote:
>
>> Forgive me if I am wrong James but I seem to recall that when Polly No.3
>> steam crane was turned into Z526 there was no one who actually knew what
>> Z526 looked like in service.
>> The restorations where done to line drawings and educated guesses as to what
>> it  might actually have looked like between 1893 and 1904.A bit like the
>> recreation of The Rocket.
>> Like ideas on how to raise children correctly,museums have changed there
>> ideas since I was a wee lad,and I am sure that they will keep doing so If it
>> means getting punters through the turn stiles.I do know that nothing stays
>> the same for ever and that any thing is possible,even a steam locomotive
>> fired by gas.:-)
>> Lineman Graeme
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