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ghost liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
An actual strike is counterproductive, but the credible threat of a strike ought not to be. Management seem to be struggling to listen to the single most important resource they have. If the organisation of a strike is what is required to make...
Oct 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM -
ghost liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I may disagree with @Lineisclear in a lot of what he says but I’ll defend his right to say it. He is seemingly the only person pro the current performance of the Senior Management Team that wants to post on here or anywhere else. If only they...
Oct 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM -
ghost liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've today been reminded of two heritage railways where volunteers merely threatened to strike and it had the desired effect so there may well be mileage in it. I've also had a long conversation with a volunteer who says that there is an...
Oct 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM -
ghost liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
On another website, the question was asked about how much does a Windcutter wagon cost to overhaul. So I put together a rough costing by saying a new floor uses about £700 for new steel sheet. But there is also about 40 cutting discs and 80...
Oct 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM -
ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You are correct, but I think if there was even a threat of a strike, the management should be questioning how they have got to that point and not looking to see how sanctions can be taken against any potential strikers. The fact that it was the...
Oct 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM -
ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Once again, you resort to the 'what can we do to fight back against these volunteers' stance (let's remove their opportunity to volunteer), instead of looking at it for what it is - a statement to the management that things are not right and need...
Oct 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM -
ghost liked Breva's post in the thread Barnstaple and Yeo Valley Railway Trust - B&YVRT.
There's a new post on the Yeo Valley Lines blog, just published here: https://yeovalleylines.blogspot.com/2026/10/meeting-and-trackbed-walk.html
Oct 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM -
ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I didn’t mention leadership and direction- I referred to management. Perhaps leadership and direction are 100% volunteer, however it is very obvious that they are 100% not fulfilling those roles and responsibilities, since they continue to...
Oct 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whether it is intentional or not, there is often a very clear subtext in your posts that the members of a heritage railway cannot be trusted, since their own objectives are diametrically opposed to the public benefit. In fact I'd suggest nothing...
Oct 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM -
ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wish I could ‘like’ this more than once! I’m not sure what you think when someone mentions volunteer involvement/control, it is obviously anathema to you for some reason. As you will know, many heritage groups (not just railways) operate very...
Oct 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM -
ghost liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You often talk as though public benefit and what members and volunteers want are mutually exclusive, whereas in truth they are for the most part identical. Sawdust.
Oct 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I only differ from you on the question of timing - the success (so far) of changes at SVR and Bluebell reflects a level of joint commitment to effective change, without which I do not believe effective change can be achieved. Unfortunately, the...
Oct 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM -
ghost liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Agreed that on timescale alone propositions for the AGM are a dead duck. I too think personalities are part of the problem but although my criticisms of both CEO and recent trustees have been repeated and long standing they are pointed in that...
Oct 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As you say, this is old ground and not helped by the need to distinguish between strategic governance - which is where members/shareholders do have a legitimate voice - and day to day operations. Many do not register that distinction, and it can...
Oct 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM -
ghost liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
Another workday has seen the new fixed end straightened ready for lifting back into position for the final fettling and welding in place. We used a straight piece of section and "G" clamped it with multiple clamps, then the temporary brace has...
Oct 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
