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Gavin I respectfully disagree with that logic. First, you guys in the UK have mostly "Heritage Railways" Well, whats the Heritage part mean, that you paint them whatever the hell you bloody well please? I don't think so!
Also, if the owners of the D&S want to paint their engines and cars purple thats okay by me, cause THEY OWN IT. In the case of government, or state funded so called "Heritage Railways" either in the US, or the UK, I don't care which, I believe the "HERITAGE" should be preserved in as many forms as possible. This includes the outward appearance. Why explain to riders that these used to be engines that ran on the D&RGW when you can SHOW THEM with the old lettering on the engines themselves. Seems like a no-brainer to me. If your engineer buddy works for a private company who states he can paint his engine any way he wants, ala regular engine drivers in South Africa years ago, then great...good for him. There is no accounting for taste sometimes is there. And, why do things like that just to piss off the enthusiasts? Sometimes I get the feeling railroad workers have this anti-fan attitude that just doesn't cut it if you are in the tourist railroad business. I would think the tourist railroad would want all the riders, and friends they could get!!! In the old days when I was a kid, railroad workers, including engineers thought it was great that regular folk found THEIR JOBS to be of interest to them. Heck without the railfans I doubt the C&TS would have been saved in the first place!
There are lots of places in the US where one can ride any old steam train. There are few that have the heritage value of the old D&RGW in Colorado and NM.
If I remember the Flying Scotsman was green was it not. Maybe puce would be more appropriate to the next engine driver on the footplate, eh!!
Greg
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