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Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« on: September 16, 2010, 07:05:41 am »

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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2010, 08:14:19 am »

Was in Hessle last week and got a nice framed print of Windsor Castle in charity shop
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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2010, 09:44:47 pm »

The campaigners vow to rebuild this paddler from pieces after the demolition. I wonder who is putting up a business case for them? Like so many preservation tasks, a great idea but when it comes to investing hard earned cash, I doubt any hope for this one. P.S Waverley is short of cash, the Medway Queen is having a new hull but struggling for the cash for the completion of the rebuild, to name a couple of examples.

Let the demoliition contractor carry on with his work, or am I being too pessimistic?
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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2010, 10:04:00 pm »

Totally unrealistic. It's noticeable that many of these well meaning preservation groups have no appreciation of the economic reality of the situation and that is why they fail, time after time.

If a ship is to be preserved than it has to happen almost immediately after it has been taken out of service and with a very sound buisiness case. Otherwise you are just on to a hiding for nothing. Sad but true.

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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2010, 12:00:32 pm »

She in a sorry state now these pics was took about a week ago











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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2010, 12:05:00 pm »

Very sad photos, but they do demonstrate the state she was in.

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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2010, 12:10:50 pm »

Yes she was but they could have saved the engine.
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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2010, 12:14:58 pm »

Yes Ted, that is indeed a shame.
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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2010, 12:41:04 pm »

I'm Shocked ,I was only up there earlier in the year , and saw the Lincoln , it looked to me as if they were doing repairs on her when I was there.  :o
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Re: Farewell PS Lincoln Castle
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2010, 06:38:12 pm »

Yes she was but they could have saved the engine.

Would have made a nice static display in a museum somewhere.
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