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60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

An interesting response, because it seems to me that you have been saying all along the the NYMR cannot trade itself out of the hole where it now finds itself, and that staff reductions would not be viable. Infrastructure costs are one area...

60044 odgovara u temi The Gwili Railway thread.

I've said it elsewhere and I'll say it again here; coach parties are not a panacea, but they are a welcome bonus. They need to bc welcomed as part of a programme that is balanced around the various potential types of visitors. They can...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I would imagine that the camping coach has been moved to Pickering for an internal"freshen-up" and a repaint; No idea about the NER van, I just hope it hasn't been sold!

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

It is interesting that the Bluebell's annual report, as summarised by @Alistair in the Bluebell thread, seem to confirm @Lineisclear's assertion that there is an industry-wide problem, but that same report shows that the Bluebell's management...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

It was suggested to me recently, by a former Trust Board member, that once control of staffing passed to the Plc Board and was no longer subject to Trust Board approval, a lot of the "most people will claim that they already have enough to do...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

The Trust is the majority shareholder in the Plc and so the Trust Board has every right to ask about the employment terms awarded to contractors, including pay. If they have not done so it rather makes them yes-men to the Plc Board, and in need...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

60044 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

So, what you are effectively saying is that the person appointed was not a suitably qualified and experienced civil engineer, then? For once, most people would agree with you.

60044 liked Wonkyturntables's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

You are nearly right. The former head of civil engineering aka the totally unqualified Spanish branch of the NYMR is no longer the head of civil engineering he is a contractor working on funding bids to repair the infrastructure despite having no...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

All very fair and reasonable comments, but after all that has gone on, I suspect that showing faith in the new trust chairman and board will be difficult to do for many, until they see some positive actions that they can get behind. In view of...

60044 liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I spoke to the new trust chair at length, I found him amenable to listening to what I had to say, he came across as sharp, I believe his background does equip him to sort this mess out. You have to remember that bridge 42 is only one front on the...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I'm sure that someone might have asked around the HRA for some suggestions - or even done the same with the NYMR's former honorary head of civil engineering for advice (though that advice may have been to "jump on a horse and go off on a sexual...

60044 odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Sometimes the explanations given by people are so risible that laughter is the only real reply.

60044 liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

"I can't afford a qualified technician to replace my Airbus cabin windows, so I hired a window cleaner instead". Sawdust.

60044 odgovara u temi 1994 Blue Peter incident.

One thing that isn't covered at all, of course, is the herculean effort that the NELPG team, led by he indefatigable Maurice Burns, put into getting the loco repaired and back out on the main line. Back then it was hard, but would it even be...