Scrapping locomotives always saddens me and yet I am not affected by scrapping multiple units etc the same way. Regretfully all machinery becomes life-expired at some point and not all of it can be saved.
The locos we admire would not exist without recycling. Steel from old machinery becomes new again when recycled. Hoarding all the old equipment won't bring our youth back, which is what nostalgic people really miss.
Not every locomotive id in preservable condition at the end of thier general service life. those that can be preserved should be preserved, thete ate enough preserved raileays to run them on, those that can't be should be scrapped simple as.
@@noelbullard2419 i agree when it comes to main line railways. Most passenger don't give a toss what train turns up as long as it runs on time . That being said there are enough private preserved railways in the uk to run more preserved locomotives. As i said previously If a train is in condition where preservation is possible it should be preserved. If the condition of the locomotive means it can't be saved then scrap it
If the chassis and bodies were sound would it not have been better to fit modern equipment and electronics and preserve the old AC electrics or was it just too expensive and didn’t make businesses sense.
Pleanty are preserved. If you're from the uk Google search around and find your local preseved railway and give it some support when they have runnung days
