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  1. Andy Williams liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    About 16 years ago a friend of mine started buying property. He got to the point where his business manager from the bank would call him about another new mortgage product that he was guaranteed to be accepted for and within 18 months had 19...

    Sep 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM

  2. Andy Williams liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I can confirm that the trust has underwritten PLC borrowing from day one. I think what has changed since my time on trust board is that the borrowing used to be only seasonal, with the railway going into credit in the early summer. For several...

    Sep 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM

  3. Andy Williams liked Johnb's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.

    Fitting it out with AWS/TPWS, GMS-R and OTM-R and a speedometer is a huge amount to do with an unbelievable amount of wiring and it all has to be tested. The loco will need a loaded test run. I’m sure they are on top of it, I’m just surprised it...

    Sep 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM

  4. Andy Williams liked MellishR's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If those stories are not true, why doesn't the management react to them and tell everybody what is true?

    Sep 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM

  5. Andy Williams liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I’ve been involved in the heritage railway volunteering game for over 60 years and I learnt many years ago that the average volunteer will not step up to fill a vacancy. After all, why should you? Unless you have a particular desire to do so you...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM

  6. Andy Williams liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I did indeed highlight that as a trend on our railway, and wondered if it there were a similar trend elsewhere. But I don't see the need to advertise for such roles as a weakness or worry; rather, I am happy that the railway is taking a...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 10:46 PM

  7. Andy Williams liked ghost's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If the railway advertises for particular volunteer roles and receives no responses then the rest of the railway can at least see that “management” are making an effort. If we take your attitude, a vacancy gets a couple of adverts in-house and...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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