They are a safety hazard and they need to recycled for scrap. Send in torch crews and let's get this area cleaned up. It will only take a few weeks to get these cut and cleared up.
@@alexanderchamberlain9285 Just the sort of thing that children and teenagers would crawl all over and fall or get cut on rusty metal. Also asbestos lagging on such old locos from the 40s and 50s. Lots of hazards. The site needs clearing and proper disposal by licensed contractors and return it to nature.
@@PreservationEnthusiast Here at the leighton buzzard railway we have penlee quarrys koppel that people can climb on yet it has nothing to stop people from climbing it.
Late, but this is doubtful. This is a strategic reserve of standardized engines in the event of a war or crisis making oil unavailable or damaging diesel electronics.
@@c.finley9660 So how do you think they are going to coal and water steam locos in an apocalyptic situation. The infrastructure isn't available or existing eg Coaling plants, water troughs/towers etc. And diesel powered loaders for coal would be out of action. And how are you going to source all of the different lubricants needed to keep the loco going. Steam locos are not plug and play. They need a lot of different infrastructure, maintenance,and refitting. Far more than diesels.
What an amazing bunch of locomotives. Hope they are preserved
They are a safety hazard and they need to recycled for scrap. Send in torch crews and let's get this area cleaned up. It will only take a few weeks to get these cut and cleared up.
@@PreservationEnthusiast why are they a safety hazard?
@@alexanderchamberlain9285 Just the sort of thing that children and teenagers would crawl all over and fall or get cut on rusty metal. Also asbestos lagging on such old locos from the 40s and 50s. Lots of hazards. The site needs clearing and proper disposal by licensed contractors and return it to nature.
@@PreservationEnthusiast Here at the leighton buzzard railway we have penlee quarrys koppel that people can climb on yet it has nothing to stop people from climbing it.
@@alexanderchamberlain9285 Yes, it's still a risk and hazard though. These locos are very rusty.
Fingers crossed they preserve those loks, there may be one of a kinds in that stack up!
They need to be cut for scrap now they are surplus to requirements. It is a waste of resources and damaging to the environment to let them rust.
@@steambom3350 I haven't seen him on You Tube for about a year.
Late, but this is doubtful. This is a strategic reserve of standardized engines in the event of a war or crisis making oil unavailable or damaging diesel electronics.
@@c.finley9660 So how do you think they are going to coal and water steam locos in an apocalyptic situation. The infrastructure isn't available or existing eg Coaling plants, water troughs/towers etc. And diesel powered loaders for coal would be out of action. And how are you going to source all of the different lubricants needed to keep the loco going. Steam locos are not plug and play. They need a lot of different infrastructure, maintenance,and refitting. Far more than diesels.
Re-gauge them and send them to the US!
That'll be too expensive.
Also, Russian steam is Russian steam, they would feel strange on American rail
@@theextremeanimator4721 Not wrong, but I think it's more of a "one can dream" sorta thing ya know?
@@casual_boredom7195Correct. Cut them for scrap, let's clean up this mess.
Thats an Russian Locomotive
@@theextremeanimator4721 There are non US locomotive sin the USA, There's even a privately owned Garratt!
In soviet Russia Steam locomotive preserves human