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HERITAGERAILWAYASSOCIATION(UK)
DAVIDMORGANMBE TD
WATTRAINTHEWORLDASSOCIATIONOFTOURISTTRAMS&TRAINS
PresidentoftheEuropeanFederationofMuseumandTouristRailways(FEDECRAIL)ChairmanoftheHeritageRailwayAssociationintheUKandIreland.(HRA)PresidentoftheWorldAssociationofTouristTramsandTrains(WATTRAIN)
FEDECRAILEUROPEANFEDERATIONOFMUSEUM&TOURISTTRAINS
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INDUSTRIALTOURISM:LOCALDEVELOPMENTANDSUSTAINABLEPOLICIES.
HERITAGEANDTOURISTRAILWAYS&TRAMWAYS.
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RAILWAYSANDTHEINDUSTRIALREVOLUTION
RichardTrevithicksLocomotive
1804.
LocomotionNo.1oftheStockton&
DarlingtonRailway,1825.
TheRocket.Liverpool&
ManchesterRailway1829.
Unfortunately,Trevithick'slocomotivewasnotpreservedbutboth
LocomotionNo.1andStephensonsRocketwere.Replicasofbothhavebeen builtandareoperationalprovidingthepublicwitharealhistoryofthebirth ofourrailways.
Over700steamlocomotiveshavebeenpreservedintheUK,many completelyoverhauledandoperationalontheUKsheritage
railways.ONEIMPORTANTCLASSWASNOTPRESERVED, BUT.
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But.......................AlthoughtheexpresspassengerclassA1
wereallscrapped,theA1Locomotive Trustdecidedtofollowtheproduction lineoftheselocomotivesandbuiltthe brandnew60163Tornado.This
locomotiveisnowfullyoperationaland haulspassengerchartertrainsontheUKs
nationalsystem.
AtriumphantreturntoLondon
(KingsCross)wherethousandsof wellwishersawaitedherarrival.
Atleastthreeothersteam
locomotivesofnonpreserved classesareinvariousstagesof construction.
EuropeanFederationofMuseumandTourist Railways
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ThevoiceoftheHeritage Railwaysectorthroughout
Europe.
FEDECRAIL
ACHIEVEMENTSSOFAR
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Governmentsupportforthereopeningofametregaugeline afterflooddamageinsouthernFrance.
RecognitionoftheroleplayedbyheritagerailwaysinEuropean directivesonrailwayaccessandfranchising.
AmendmentstoanewEUdirectiveonmailandtelephone orderbusiness(DistanceSelling).
WithdrawalofaproposedEUdirectiveonSafetyinthe Workplace(SocalledHotSurfaces)whichwouldhave requiredheavylaggingoflocomotivefireboxesandpipes.
Researchonsmokeandexhaustgasemissionsandon treatmentofwaterinsteamboilers.
LaunchoftheRIGACHARTER
TheRigaCharter.
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Thischarterhasbeencreatedtoguidedecisionswhichwillresultin heritagerailwaysbeingenjoyedbyfuturegenerations.Heritage
railways
havebeenverysuccessfulinrescuing,restoring,preservingand
operating historicequipment.Wehopethatthischarterwillhelpeveryone
involved
toseeopportunitiesformakingwisedecisions.Ithasbeencreatedto accompanytheseveralotherchartersrelatingtoheritageconservation.
PurposeTheRigaCharterisastatementofprincipleswhich
guidetheconservation,restoration,maintenance andrepairanduseofhistoricrailwayequipment.Itis
hopedthatthiswillhelpourmembersmakewise decisions.
TouristTrainsinEuropeSomescenesfromEuropeantouristrailways
TheUKanditsHeritageRailways
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TallylynRailway,Thefirstvolunteerledrailwaytobe opened,in1951.Therailwaycelebratesitssixtieth
anniversarythisyear.
Today,GreatBritainandIreland continuetoaccountforthelargest
memberswithover150heritage railways,tramwaysandmuseums.
Attracting10millionvisitorsper annum
ParliamentaryReception
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Aspartofourprocessofpresentingourcasetoministersand MPs,followingtheelectionofthenewcoalitiongovernment HRAhostedaParliamentaryReceptionattheHousesof
ParliamentonJune21st2011
Over40Parliamentarians, includingthreeMinisters,many
withaheritagerailwayintheir constituency,attendedandmet
over150representativesofour railwaysandmuseums.
EuropeanVisitors&Revenue
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StaffandVolunteers
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AUKlineclosedand abandoned
Thesamestationfully restoredandoperational
asaheritagerailway
ThankyouforlisteningAnyQuestions?
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HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (UK)Slide Number 2Slide Number 3Slide Number 4European Federation of Museum and Tourist Railways FEDECRAIL ACHIEVEMENTS SO FARThe Riga Charter.Slide Number 8Slide Number 9Slide Number 10The UK and its Heritage RailwaysSlide Number 12Parliamentary ReceptionEuropean Visitors & RevenueStaff and VolunteersSlide Number 16Slide Number 17