Re: Double-decker at Ashford? Where ...?

Stephen Furley wrote:

> On 3 Nov, 06:41, Paul <pierr...@iwon.com> wrote:
>
>> I read years ago in the Railway Magazine that the last two coaches had
>> been cut up. May have been in the mid-1990s?
>
> If this was the same piece that I read it said that the last *trailer*
> coach had been cut up; two driving vehicles still existed at that
> time.  The last I heard they still did exist, though in poor
> condition, and their future was in doubt.

I saw one of them on 4 May, in Northampton, but its location precluded
pretty much anything by way of photography. There was a tarpaulin over
part of it, and what was exposed didn't look very good.

Talking to one of the volunteers, I gained the impression that the
heritage centre is very much limping along through lack of willing and
committed helpers. As far as the visitor experience is concerned, what's
on offer is pretty disappointing - there are a few emu/dmu coaches
crammed into a small set of sidings that are too congested with other
rubbish to be safe enough to let people in, and whilst the vandals may
be deterred by the security measures, the weather isn't, and seems to be
winning. I don't think there's much hope of seeing that 4DD coach
restored if it remains there.

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CJB (03.11.2009 13:37)