Thread: 6100 Royal Scot..Progress 2010/2011/2012

Perhaps it is just as well that the initiator of the original thread on 6100 didn't commit his or her self as to which year the January would be in for 6100s test running.

Originally Posted by belle1

As a posted in the original thread:-



After 950 posts this thread has now been locked. I will start a new thread.

Again this thread has degenerated into insults and there is probably about 10% of the thread already in the recycle bin.

Please use this new thread to discuss 6100 further in a more sensible and adult manner.

I will leave this here for now, there is some that info that is informative amongst the posts.

Thanks, Neil.

Thanks for that Neil. I know i have been quite vocal in the last thread, but i, like a lot of others i am sure, want to know where all of OUR lottery money has been spent, and why it appears to have not been spent wisely.

Originally Posted by 69621

but i, like a lot of others i am sure, want to know where all of OUR lottery money has been spent, and why it appears to have not been spent wisely.

But in all honesty do you expect a reply to that sort of question on this forum... I for one feel that you can protest for ever but you are asking the question in the wrong place....

In many peoples eyes spending lottery money in restoring environmentally unfriendly steam engines is money spent unwisely, we should just be thankful lottery money does come our way.

lets hope it stays that way and other long unsteamed engines get to live again because of lottery funding.

I wonder if 6100 will ever return to Bressingham? I guess costs and lack of revenue whilst there would rule this out.

Jim s

I find the term "OUR lottery money" quite amusing. Once you've parted with your money it ain't yours any more. Nobody is forced to buy lottery tickets nor is it a legal requirement, unlike tax, and I seriously wonder how many people buy lottery tickets with a view to helping good causes rather than hoping to win the jackpot.

Just how many people buy lottery tickets I wonder? I'd rather throw my money directly at the cause of my choice thanks, as the chances of winning are infinitesimally small.

Well well, 7 posts into a "new thread" about 6100 and it's already descending into a discussion about the rights and wrongs of the Lottery. So, just before I put on my tin hat and get me coat; can I just say that I look forward to 2012 and the thread about the Olympics. Perhaps we should start a poll now on how many pages it will reach.
(I'm leaving the room now)

6100 is a very controversial subject. Most of the updates we get are from the monthly rags so we have nothing much to go on which fuels the supposition and speculation and the 'discussion' drifts towards the work done at Southall which is even more controversial. And if we're not arguing about progress or Southall it'll be the livery. A thread about Scotsman or Royal Scot will always descend into argument and insults.

Originally Posted by Spamcan81

I find the term "OUR lottery money" quite amusing. Once you've parted with your money it ain't yours any more. Nobody is forced to buy lottery tickets nor is it a legal requirement, unlike tax, and I seriously wonder how many people buy lottery tickets with a view to helping good causes rather than hoping to win the jackpot.

You're quite right in what you've said. However, one of the side questions I was asked when making a lottery application was 'what benefit will the person who pays his pound for a lottery ticket get from your project?'
OK, I know that this isn't about 6100!