21-07-2019, 10:31 AM
(21-07-2019, 10:15 AM)peter scott Wrote: Surely the point about preserving old technology is that it represents how it was when it was first introduced just as the original designer intended. Gresley introduced "Flying Scotsman" in 1923 as an A1 Pacific. Giving it the technology of a A4 Pacific it is no longer representative of a 1923 locomotive. Each should represent the period in which they first appeared.
Peter
I simply don't agree - it is perfectly valid in my view to preserve something as it was at any chosen point in its working life, from beginning to end.
The important thing is to know what the intention is, to avoid a historical mish-mash. In the worst case, for an item which has had a long life with many changes, restoration back to original condition could amount to throwing away what survives and building a replica!
Each project has to be assessed on its own merits, which includes an assessment of what survives and what can be reused. There is also a world of difference between 'stuff and mount' cosmetic display preservation and restoration to working condition.
Building a new-build to the original 1923 design would of course be an excellent idea, but first find your £10million!
Andy
