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21B replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
CFL is adjacent Haddon Hall and KL is not. KL is a different location and was constructed on land adjacent (mostly) to the line of the original railway. CFL is on the original track alignment but requires significant civil engineering that will...
Apr 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Having seen it tried both ways the thermic cycling argument is I think not significant on standard gauge engines. In fact I would go so far as to say that with a day out of use no warming fire is required and the loco without significant stress...
Apr 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM -
21B liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thursday is generally one of the busier days of the week in terms of passenger numbers so why choose to shut on Thursday is an odd one. I suspect, but don't know, that those in charge, having decided to only open on five days, have been...
Apr 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So what steps are the NYMR taking to comply with its responsibilities as you describe them? How are you monitoring and recording this and what steps might you take in the future to address working hours balanced with the needs of volunteers? From...
Apr 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It seems an odd pattern of opening. You would think it might be better to be open all week for school holidays. Consistency makes planning easier, but I am left wondering (again) if the needs of the organisation are trumping the needs of the...
Apr 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Showing you care means using the right language.
Apr 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You’re not wrong, but I do hope you don’t try implementing that policy using that sort of language. Demanding from me details like where I intend to be after I finish a duty would in my case result in me telling you where to put the information....
Apr 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM -
21B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In the case you cite (paid staff doing a role for a certain number of days, and then carrying on doing a substantively similar role for additional days) I’d expect that simply to be covered by your fatigue policy about maximum permissible number...
Apr 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have always regarded my first job as a manager to ensure so far as is humanly possible that everyone goes home at the end of the day in the same state they arrived. I have had cause a few times to remind people that this is their #1 job too.
Apr 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It needs management. Sometimes active management like “ take some time off xxxx”, but in general if paid staff stuck their hours most railways would lose some of their biggest volunteers. Staff are staff, paid or otherwise, you just don’t want...
Apr 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM -
21B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't see an inherent problem with paid staff volunteering for the same organisation, whether that is in the same department or another. (And I know it happens on our railway). In many ways you could see it as a positive in terms of...
Apr 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you were so certain why did you not simply reply to that effect to me or Tom? I am not even the messenger here! As @Steve observes (and not uniquely to the NYMR) it is not necessarily a volunteer.
Apr 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
