I haven't been up to the Meola Rd site in nearly 20 years. I had no idea they have their own little line running around the outside, or at least I assume its the Meola Rd site....
You are not wrong. Since 2000 they have received around $200 million in public money and you would have to wonder where most of it has gone. Buildings are still in poor shape, very little restoration is done these days, staff turnover is huge, volunteer numbers have dropped dramatically, and the place is very top heavy in management. Very little of the collection is on display because they have no interest in it. It has just become an over priced kids playground with visiting displays which have nothing to do with the original reasons as to why MOTAT was set up in the first place. As many say, MOTAT sold their soul for the money they get.
last time i went to this event was in 2007 wow that's cool
Nice video Alex. Took my camcorder as well but the events of the day got in the way so saw very little so your video was great .. ☺
I haven't been up to the Meola Rd site in nearly 20 years. I had no idea they have their own little line running around the outside, or at least I assume its the Meola Rd site....
It is
Motat has changed from a Museum to a kid playground
You are not wrong. Since 2000 they have received around $200 million in public money and you would have to wonder where most of it has gone. Buildings are still in poor shape, very little restoration is done these days, staff turnover is huge, volunteer numbers have dropped dramatically, and the place is very top heavy in management. Very little of the collection is on display because they have no interest in it. It has just become an over priced kids playground with visiting displays which have nothing to do with the original reasons as to why MOTAT was set up in the first place.
As many say, MOTAT sold their soul for the money they get.
@@bigkiwimike they should extend the line they have in motat 2?
Emmanuel Habtegabre That was a proposal back in the 70’s. It never happened. It certainly won’t happen in this day and age.
Nice! Whats the Story with the Junction at 0:47?
Oh Really I thought It was used For the Railway?
The track there is the remains of the rail section after they bugged out to M2 in the early 1980’s.
So all motat is is a train and tram place that sounds a bit boring