03-26-2009, 11:52 AM
OK, I phoned the Museum today and basically BR60103 / David is right ...
The Museum's engines no longer have any steam power but one engine uses an electric motor to simply run and demonstrate the machinery of one of the machines! :oops: :oops: They said that having a steam source there would create water and rust damage, which would be too expensive to clean and maintain.
It was still neat to see though as everything is immaculately maintained. However, I didn't hear the tour guide say anything about using electricity and that they no longer had any steam power!
Oh well, it's still a cool place to visit for the railway and steam enthusiast, especially with the garden gauge steam railway outside. I plan to take my family back there on the May 23-24 weekend when the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers will have their trains running. And, best of all, the trains are free! (even the Museum might be free then as well?).
Cheers, Rob
The Museum's engines no longer have any steam power but one engine uses an electric motor to simply run and demonstrate the machinery of one of the machines! :oops: :oops: They said that having a steam source there would create water and rust damage, which would be too expensive to clean and maintain.
It was still neat to see though as everything is immaculately maintained. However, I didn't hear the tour guide say anything about using electricity and that they no longer had any steam power!
Oh well, it's still a cool place to visit for the railway and steam enthusiast, especially with the garden gauge steam railway outside. I plan to take my family back there on the May 23-24 weekend when the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers will have their trains running. And, best of all, the trains are free! (even the Museum might be free then as well?).
Cheers, Rob
Rob
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