Recreation time
SUMMER is traditionally a time for rest and recreation. But an altogether different kind of recreation is taking place in the modern traction world. The project to recreate pioneer main line diesel loco LMS and makes you weak at the knees, you may be in favour of a new-build renaissance, the like of which is already well-established in the steam community. But not all rail fans are in favour. Where, they ask, do you draw the line? Is it a good use of scarce funding to build new versions of obscure types? Proposals to reconstitute a BR Class 210 DEMU have raised more than the odd eyebrow. There are valid questions about who will maintain these recreations in the future, where they will be located, and where the money to run them will come from.
