I personly think that steam is almost a sideline at Thursford, they run some amazing christmas shows that are normally well over subscribed, and must generate much more income from that short season than they do from opening durring the summer for a handfull of enthusiasts and the odd passing member of the public. Hence I suspect the lack of interest in restoring the engines, there would be little point, they would take up room that is used for the xmas shows.... That is only my opinion and I really don't want to enrage anyone with it.
If you have kids take em to the "walk through" christmas show it's really good my son loved it nearly as much as I did! The other show seems to appeal to the "Older Generation" to be polite.
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