This was by far the toughest newsletter to put together purely because of the huge volume of positive information coming in from our members around the world.
It has been a truly remarkable month and many successes have been logged. We put this down to the fact that with nearly 800 members worldwide Steam in Action is beginning to make its presence felt. We have members who have taken the time and trouble to engage with officials in various Tourism and Heritage organizations, we formed an Advisory Board which has embraced the challenges thrown at them with great enthusiasm. We have made numerous field trips which have born fruit in each and every instance, and finally we have engaged with the Heritage authorities on an informal, social and behind the scenes basis to find out what is really going on. Unless we are being misled, it looks as though they are having a change of heart. The draconian Steam Exit plan that was designed to coordinate the end of steam in South Africa is now an outdated and it would appear unfashionable policy…
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