A question I guess aimed at the many Heritage Rail Boards up and down the UK.
Visiting many as I have over the many years, I cant help but notice the ever increasing stock pile of old locos and rolling stock parked in precious siding space.
Aside from the fact some of this stock may never roll again, I've had it said to me by many members from a few different HR sites, that concern is that stock appears, particularly locos that are brought by people and are done up on a site, using site sheds, power, facilities etc and then when they are done up, vanish for use elsewhere.
The costs, sometimes mess left and time in a shed, which could have been utilised by other rolling stock, all gone without the railways ever recovering.
So the question is; Do the Boards get a Commercial Agreement signed with the incumbent restorer protecting the railway in some way for either getting a termed use or some other return if they fail to stay the term on completion of said loco or rolling stock?
I know the larger HR's do this, but what about the smaller less commercially organised HR's?
Id be interested to know anyone's thoughts
Visiting many as I have over the many years, I cant help but notice the ever increasing stock pile of old locos and rolling stock parked in precious siding space.
Aside from the fact some of this stock may never roll again, I've had it said to me by many members from a few different HR sites, that concern is that stock appears, particularly locos that are brought by people and are done up on a site, using site sheds, power, facilities etc and then when they are done up, vanish for use elsewhere.
The costs, sometimes mess left and time in a shed, which could have been utilised by other rolling stock, all gone without the railways ever recovering.
So the question is; Do the Boards get a Commercial Agreement signed with the incumbent restorer protecting the railway in some way for either getting a termed use or some other return if they fail to stay the term on completion of said loco or rolling stock?
I know the larger HR's do this, but what about the smaller less commercially organised HR's?
Id be interested to know anyone's thoughts