Don’t get me going on “Thinktank” in Birmingham. I was a regular visitor to the old Science and Industry museum in the city centre, and always enjoyed it. Then they moved it out of the centre, gave it a silly name, only display half the objects and hide those that they have with floor-to-ceiling banners which make photography difficult, and introduced an excessive charge to get in. I have only visited once a couple of years ago now, and was totally disappointed.
Looking at the Hurricane and Spitfire, I was annoyed by the lack of a detailed history of these two aircraft, so sought out one of the curatorial staff to ask why not. I was told that I was rather an unusual visitor to want to know this sort of thing!
Andy
Hi All,
Andy,
What happened to the ‘City Of Birmingham Loco’ ? I remember taking my tow kids around that museum in the eighties and the Loco used to move forward a couple of feet then reverse. Is the Loco still at the old site or was it moved to the mentioned ‘Thinktank’ and if so does it still move ?
As for the debacle about the chord surely an easy fix build a bridge instead of severing the line not rocket science is it ? But different rules for different people always applies the bigger they are they always end up getting their way sod the basic rules that everyone else has to abide by. Just as an example there is a call centre and a college opposite where I live and I was always under the impression that if you build you have to take into account the surrounding area and buildings but both look like something from a modern industrial estate, one looks it belongs on an airfield the other looks like an office block considering the area was a housing and rural area we as the locals never got a look in at all.
It’s not surprising this debacle is happening when the main players are more than likely suggesting it’s evolution of whatever possibly suggesting lower visitor numbers are direct proof for their cause. The government and local council should be enforcing the regulations that where allegedly put into place to protect such structures and lands wherever they are situated, especially when it appears that the opposition has just been dismissed with a summary wave of a hand. It’s just the rich getting their own way yet again at the expense of others, it’s a shame there are no local MP’s in the immediate and surrounding areas that have a passion for aircraft and railways alike, you can bet if this so aclled chord was to sever a local dignitary’s or well to do persons own piece of land or treasured building this would not be getting the go ahead.
Geoff.
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