We meet Richard Benyon, proprietor of The Cab Yard in South Wales. He explains how he has arranged to rescue the cab section of the class 503 driving trailer second, 29289 and transport it to his yard and restore it for display.
Being involved with our rail heritage elsewhere, it is being identified that there is a changing demograph and culture going on which challenges all aspects of any restoration, and the emphasis is changing more to conservation by those remaining who have the skillsets and knowledge to do it. Sadly, there's an emerging generation who now don't know how to bang a nail into a piece of wood - let alone engage in anything like this. The progressive debunking of hands on base skills over the years in favour of virtual reality from the ipad or mobile phone, presents future challenges not only with other heritage aspects, but our own industries and ultimately - life in general. Sad though it is, but at least part of it will be conserved. Thank you!
Glad to see there is someone else that thinks like me. As a past heritage railway volunteer, I've been concerned about it for some time now. If you look at what has been planned over the past 4 years it will not take Einstein to work out how it could all affect the future of our coal and oil powered heritage railways. The changing of demograph and culture is still the dream of the minority and we should always remember that.
A lot better than nothing, It is still a shame no railway wanted the full unit though. I hope all goes well with the cutting, saw a video where the prize went up in flames.
All that work that has gone in to saving these and thers not one heritage line that is willing to have it! it is ridiculous it is all these younger ones they just dont care
you'll find that quite a few younger ones do care, but like yourself we don't have the facilities to store an entire unit in our gardens when we can barely afford the weekly shop.
@@jensen1909 absolutely spot on. we're getting poorer and that trend will not reverse. we care, but we're working harder than ever for less pay than ever during a housing crisis, a world disease event, and about 4 major recessions in our lifetimes. there are no government programmes for heritage and the railways have been privatised basically our whole lives. how is this our fault??
All three cars were at Stoke today, 28289 is close to the road bridge at the west end as seen in the video. The other 2 cars are at the extreme east end of the site, on low loaders. Easily visible from trains between Longport and Stoke, or from the adjacent paths and woodlands if you like a hike like me!
Please pass onto Richard - that he would be better cutting a little more off behind the compartment sliding doors to allow (if possible) them to be a moving piece ie can open and closed rather permanently close.
