Strategic Steam Reserve and other urban legends

[tigercat]

There's an urban myth which lingered for a long time about a secret cache of  steam engines to be used in time of nuclear war kept underground somewhere


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_steam_reserve

I suspect the Burma spitfires may be a variation on this theme. There may well be buried aircraft but I suspect they may not be the pristine examples that some may wish for.

Another staple of fiction writers is stashs of Nazi jets etc in underground factories.

[Martin H]

There's an urban myth which lingered for a long time about a secret cache of  steam engines to be used in time of nuclear war kept underground somewhere

No doubt managed by Pete Waterman

[Steel Penguin]

i liked the comment abought the preserved lines,  ive always had the tinfoil hat humor of pointing out that its some group of Victorian vampire elites pet project and they plan on linking them up eventualy.

[PR19_Kit]

i liked the comment abought the preserved lines,  ive always had the tinfoil hat humor of pointing out that its some group of Victorian vampire elites pet project and they plan on linking them up eventualy.

Take a look at a map of preserved railway lines in the UK and you're not THAT far wrong....... 

[TallEng]

Just had a look at the link; most Amusing um I mean informative
Which reminded me, (Pulls up a lantern and swings the sandbag) a long, long time ago
I was in the Space Cadets, and we had a summer camp at Rudloe Manor, the highlight of
Which was a tour of the underground tunnel system which is below Rudloe Manor.
I am pretty sure we got access to the tunnels by walking down a loong set of steps
From one the barrack blocks on the camp. We got to see where the railway line came in from Box tunnel
And where they unloaded/loaded the shells from the sidings once inside the system, most interesting for
A young lad. ( and had we had a strategic steam reserve you could have hidden them all in there the place
Seemed huge!)

Regards
Keith

[tigercat]

I believe it now officially the Virgin Secret Strategic Steam Reserve.  It was supposed to be scrapped in 1991 but is running behind schedule.

[royabulgaf]

"a long, long time ago
I was in the Space Cadets, "

Many of us on this forum seem to be current members.

[Martin H]

"a long, long time ago
I was in the Space Cadets, "

Many of us on this forum seem to be current members.

aka the Air Training Corps.   7 years as a Cadet and 14 years as civilian staff on 5F (Northampton) squadron here

[royabulgaf]

Ahh- I didn't know it was a euphemism for the ATC.  I had no intention of slurring that organization.