Mista Merlin
New Member
Duchess of Hamilton looks splendid streamlined and is currently on display in the NRM York. I would love to see her on the main line and also I would love to see Evening Star returned (She is currently loaned out to a museum in Swindon). However we owe it to our herritage that MALLARD to be returned to steam. Some people at the NRM feel this could be achieved but she would have to basically have to be totally stripped down and rebuilt (kind of defeats the object really) the same as Flying Scotsman that is currently being rebuilt at York. You can help the Scotsman rebuild by donating here:-
http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/
Anybody donating £10 or more gets a personal certificate (if desired) so you get to see physically you have been partly involved in the restoration.
Mallard is in Shildon at the moment but hopefully will be returning to York sometime in the not too distant future. She is the centre piece at the NRM which, in York, is situated in a location central to the UK and she is the main reason NRM is the most visited museum outside of London. They won't be if she is away too long. Personally I would love to see her returned to steam more than any other locomotive as there are only 2 A4's now working... unless Bittern (also at York in a siding inaccessible from the NRM) has been repaired. She had been just sitting there some time. We must preserve our heritage and keep as many locos in steam as is possible. I have a 4 year old boy who is Steam mad. He doesn't care much for any other locomotives. He says they are dull and boring. He is quite right!!! To see a steam locomotive in steam is a really magnificent sight. I urge all of you to write to NRM and ask them to bring Mallard back to steam... and run (occasionally) on the main line.
http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/
Anybody donating £10 or more gets a personal certificate (if desired) so you get to see physically you have been partly involved in the restoration.
Mallard is in Shildon at the moment but hopefully will be returning to York sometime in the not too distant future. She is the centre piece at the NRM which, in York, is situated in a location central to the UK and she is the main reason NRM is the most visited museum outside of London. They won't be if she is away too long. Personally I would love to see her returned to steam more than any other locomotive as there are only 2 A4's now working... unless Bittern (also at York in a siding inaccessible from the NRM) has been repaired. She had been just sitting there some time. We must preserve our heritage and keep as many locos in steam as is possible. I have a 4 year old boy who is Steam mad. He doesn't care much for any other locomotives. He says they are dull and boring. He is quite right!!! To see a steam locomotive in steam is a really magnificent sight. I urge all of you to write to NRM and ask them to bring Mallard back to steam... and run (occasionally) on the main line.
