West Somerset Railway General Discussion

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An individuals reputation builds up over a period of time and is influenced by their actions , for good or for bad . in an environment like ours separating the fact from the conjecture can be a challenge , however that people are openly suggesting such a course perhaps says much about how said persons behaviour in both the WSR and broader transportation environment is influencing opinion.

I agree. But I also believe that extravagant claims about individuals can distract from more substantive concerns about them, to the extent of being able to be claimed as disproving all concerns.


The various new companies that said individual keeps forming do not dispel the suspicions that he has a personal agenda waiting in the wings.

 

I believe that Ryan air had a route to Stockholm that landed in not the main local airport but at a airport in Denmark. Now that is a taxi ride.

 

Where would the said loco be kept over the winter months ? A nice dry shed at Washford perhaps ?

 

Never on my own money. "Shabby all round" is the kindest way I could summarise my work-related experiences of that outfit. Let's just say, making Wetherspoons look like a classy operation can't be an easy act to pull off so consistently.

 

I've flown on Ryanair twice now, once in their early days when their planes were flying adverts for a certain newspaper, and the second time 2-3 years back. Like Easyjet, both airlines have a rather distasteful individuals associated with them but the actual flying experience was fine - an experience rather like the WSR, I suspect!

 

If it does come to the line I'd suggest no running fees, just a 10 year run and then overhaul agreement. WSR seems good at them.

 

Great news. Only £970k to go then.

 

Perhaps when they've calmed down from their obvious euphoria they will be able to write a more coherent and understandable message

 

Almost as bad as the (non-existent) journalism in the original ‘Rail Advent’ article. I presume they are unfamiliar with an ancient journalistic technique called a ‘question’.

Robin

 

That's one of the worst written pieces of "journalism" I've ever read. This is bad, even for railadvent...

 

It's not rail advent that wrote that, it's just some guy. I've come across a fair number of his postings on all manner of heritage railway topics on Facebook, all sounding very similar. Bit weird, but fairly harmless. No need to gawp I shouldn't think.

 

RailAdvent does have a particular CTRL+C, CTRL+V reputation.

Patrick

 

So whats worse free publicity.
Or attacking a site for giving you free publicity.

When the railway needs all the help it can gets.
Helps to accept free publicity, instead of attacking something just cause it doesn't meet your standards.

 

I should imagine Pete has quite a dossier on all this, as I have, and private confidential stuff that cannot be quoted, and can only be alluded to in the most circumspect way, and most carefully.

 

As the fundraising lead elsewhere, and one of the decision-makers of a substantial grant-making organisation, truthfulness and honesty with donors counts above short-term jingoism that vanishes the moment informed sunlight touches it.

 

My niece, who works in the grant allocation department in a large national organisation, says that she would be perfectly happy with an applicant who quoted anticipated savings as part of an appeal total.

 

Really? I prefer to stay the right side of the looking glass.