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60044 liked Paul Grant's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I was out of venue management before it came in. And the capacity was lower than the legal requirement for the law. Im sure there is some genuinely useful stuff buried in there but the pitch has made it sound like paranoia against a shadowy enemy.
Jun 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suggest that your observations of steam being "a luxury, rather than an expectation" go more or less to the heart of what is currently wrong a the NYMR's management level. I think it comes across that the operational departments are...
Jun 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM -
60044 liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In no way am I trying to criticise anyone at the nymr in my post, and I understand the immense challenge of maintaining a large and varied loco fleet running 5-7 days a week with such steep gradients and mileage. What I would say, though, is...
Jun 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If this figure is true, of course, it puts the figure of 10K+ rumoured as being spent on a staff jolly to receive an award we know to be nothing more than a self-awarded vanity project to boost the egos of the morons who "write" the new Moors...
Jun 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM -
60044 replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
..... and answer came there none!
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM -
60044 liked Steve's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
So, what’s that reason?
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM -
60044 liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
In general, paying staff is not the purpose of the charity but a means to the end. If that end can be met using volunteers, it will generally be possible to achieve more towards those purposes than if the same work has to be paid for. As with...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It is rumoured that a Black 5 is due to come from Carnforth - 44932, presumably, as it is main-line equipped and so will be able to work to Whitby - if, that is, it does come at all!
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM -
60044 liked 73108's post in the thread Brighton Belle update.
All style and no substance. Just right for the punters it's aimed at. And it's another former BB car with most of its real history stripped out for today's champagne and canapes set. Yes, I see the irony in that comment, but it would be nice if...
Jun 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM -
60044 replied to the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
Assuming, of course, that whoever owns it wants/is prepared to sell!
May 31, 2026 at 10:12 AM -
60044 replied to the thread Helston Railway.
From what I have thread, this sounds like an "L&BR arrangement" for a land-acquisition company buying up the trackbed, whilst another company operates the line they've already got - except that possibly the two companies have to reach an...
May 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maybe the NNR with their WD? For my own part, though, I think that Repton is a perfectly OK engine for the NYMR under most conditions and there's no need to do a swap! Just judge the days when it is used a bit more carefully, or at least don't...
May 29, 2026 at 12:04 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think this comment really goes to show that there must be something reasonably special about the NYMR for its supporters to spend large amounts to support it. At one time or another it seems to have an unerring ability to upset them, though,...
May 28, 2026 -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I was thinking of those, but didn't know what had become of them. As for Hartland, @Steve has told that there are fears the family that own it will look to sell once is is completed - but I can't see the NYMR being in a position to buy it, so...
May 28, 2026 -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
To be fair, it's only recently that having an oil-fired loco has been seriously considered at all, as fire risk periods have become more prevalent and longer-lasting and to a certain degree virtually every other Whitby service could be hauled by...
May 28, 2026
