Fire Risk and Preserved Lines

I would not agree it is reckless, you need to balance economics against risk and at Swanage there is only about one area I can think of (two fields on the left leaving Corfe in the down direction) where there are any crops. There is of course other sensitive areas such as Corfe Common.
Perception you can do nothing about, as one of my old bosses used to say "it is not about the truth it is all about perception". If I see smoke when driving down the Valley Road I think which loco started that, if I see a report of a Heath Fire, of which there are many, I think who started that deliberately.

 

Are the rivets 1/3 normal size?

Tom

 

I recall a story from the 1980s, where a farmer made a claim against a heritage railway [I think it was the Nene Valley] for burnt crops. The date of the apparent fire coincided with a diesel weekend. Said farmer received a criminal conviction for fraud.

 

By volume no. They are 1/9th by size - limited by my ability to only understand square roots and not cube roots.

Bryan

 

From a perception point of view I think the apparent waste of water is a big risk with the public.
Whilst Heritage Lines are a business and not subject to hosepipe bans etc, but as we get to more and more areas having bans and subtle pressure from Central Government about individuals taking shorter showers and the like and little apparent pressure from the same people to make water companies to fix their leaks, I can see such things as columns that continually leak or gallons going straight down the drain when the bag is removed not being received well by the public. Add to that those that feel water should not be "wasted" on such things as a few having a ride behind a steam loco it becomes a difficult perception line to walk.