heritage
Since you're a teenager who likes trains . . . a lot, heritage railways will probably be quite important to you.
What do you know about heritage?
Heritage is about knowing who we are, understanding where we come from.
Heritage and history go hand in hand
History is not about “Kings and Queens”. It is about investigating the past -with aims similar to science. (i.e. to find evidence and to change what we think we know if we find better evidence).
We can never know everything about the past accurately. So, is history opinions or facts?
And what, exactly, is heritage? Fact, opinion, or entertainment?
This is Dr Beeching.
Lots of people have opinions about Dr Beeching!
Here’s a statement about Dr Beeching: -
Fact or opinion?
When you have time (about 25'), watch the video and see what you think. But keep your mind open. If you're a teenager, you don't know it all and you've got a lot more to learn yet!
Reshaping British Railways (1963) - Atomic Bomber Dr Richard Beeching a Metallurgist not Accountant
Now, here is your homework!
What do each of these pictures say about heritage?
If they were in a balloon debate about railway history, which one would you throw out first and which would you keep until last?
Click here for some ideas to get started!
