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Is there such a thing as too many heritage railways?

本贴由 zumonezumwhereinzummerzet 于 2016-11-21 发布. 版块名称: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK

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Do you believe that the heritage railway movement can support more new projects in the long-term?

  1. Yes - the number of projects is dictated by demand from the local communities

    14 票
    13.6%

  2. No - additional projects are not sustainable due to a deteriorating volunteer base

    20 票
    19.4%

  3. Possibly - it all depends on the circumstances of each project!

    63 票
    61.2%

  4. No - the heritage sector is overly reliant on lottery hand-outs which may not always be available

    10 票
    9.7%

  5. Yes - the Borders railway has demonstrated that some routes can be revived as 'real' commuter lines

    7 票
    6.8%

  6. No - there is a limited pool of suitable locos and stock which will become uneconomic to maintain

    10 票
    9.7%
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  1. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Maybe that's the real reason PH likes non-corridor coaches; so that passengers dressed up in modern clothes don't spoil the illusion... :)
     
    flying scotsman123, 2017-04-02
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  2. martin1656

    martin1656 Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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    It used to be said of the island, board the ferry and set your watch back 30 years, and im my early 20's it was exactly like that, get on a modern 4cig at Woking, get off at Portsmouth harbour board a proper boat , arrive at ryde get on a prewar tube train, to esplanade , then an 1950's Bristol single decker to Havenstreet . it was as if you whist crossing the solent had gone back in time
     
    martin1656, 2017-04-02
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  3. paulhitch

    paulhitch Guest

    Ho, Ho (he says, hopefully not sarcastically). Part of my reason for liking non-corridor stock is that its use makes "heritage railway" rather less of an empty phrase than I believe it often is. Personally I would rather use the expression "tourist railway" as being more honest in most cases.

    Paul H
     
    paulhitch, 2017-04-02
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  4. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    If you are travelling thoroughly a mostly pastoral/wooded landscape rather than arable area then there isn't always a lot to say that that its 2017 not 19**
     
    johnofwessex, 2017-04-02
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  5. paulhitch

    paulhitch Guest

    Just to say that much of the route between Ashey and Wootton passes through land which is either an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (A.ON.B.} or a Site of Special Scientific Interest (S.S.S.I.). Thus there is statutory protection in place. Indeed the railway actually owns a small area of S.S.S.I. coppice at Havenstreet which is being actively maintained as such partly for the edification of visitors.Thus a length of hedge has recently been layered in the traditional way.

    Paul H.
     
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    paulhitch, 2017-04-02
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  6. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    Excellent! Well done IOWSR
     
    johnofwessex, 2017-04-03
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