Heritage Railway  |  262 - 20 December 2019
DESPITE many false alarms since2016, Britain could well leave the European Union in 2020. What, however, is not for one minute shrouded in a veil of uncertainty and doubt is the fact that the GreatWesternSociety will, in Birmingham on February 8, be presented with the Heritage Railway Association’s (HRA) new Chairman’s Special Award for an achievement of particular distinction – the culmination of a marathon 45-year project to re-create Churchward Saint 4-6-0, one of the most influential locomotive types in UK railway history.
No. 2999 Lady of Legend invites direct parallels with the story of Britain‘s EU membership. For the purchase of No. 4942 Maindy Hall from Dai Woodham’s Barry scrapyard, the locomotive which has been ‘devolved’ into a unique example of the predecessor of its class, was completed on December 31, 1973… just 24 hours before Britain joined the Common Market and so avoided having to pay VAT on the deal!
And so the society spent what may have turned out to be the entire time that the UK was part of the EU creating this fabulous treasure. Time, however, waits for nobody and it is now nearly 21 years since plans were drawn up to launch Heritage Railway. From the outset we aimed to not only cover the entire preservation scene as a onestop shop but also to highlight the unexpected and unusual of the sector, with the motto ‘There’s always something different in Heritage Railway.’
For 2020, as sponsor of the HRA’s Interpretation Award, we are proud to announce that it is being bestowed on something truly different – a unique and ground-breaking exhibition that highlights the relationship between hand-made model live steam locomotives and the prototype–dating back to the first decade of steam railways.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Heritage Railway 262 - 20 December 2019.