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jnc vond 60044's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
...... and in turn you miss the point completely. Ownership of the railway has never been an issue in the minds of most supporters (I use the word "most" because you at least seem to worry about it! ) but most of us use the term "our railway...
25 sep 2026 om 20:11 -
jnc vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If so, that doesn't tend to come through in your writing! There was a similar point earlier, when you answered a question about ownership, and in particular how in many heritage railway organisations, the members don't own the railway. I think...
25 sep 2026 om 20:10 -
jnc vond 21B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Which it may be argued is part of the problem. The legal minimum has never been enough to run a successful business.
25 sep 2026 om 18:29 -
jnc vond 35B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A little while ago, you criticised me for using the term "third parties" as a collective term for grant givers (current and potential), or other interested parties, on the basis that I was demeaning them. I then read this, and see a definition...
25 sep 2026 om 18:29 -
jnc vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There are a couple of points in there that I think need challenge, or at least perhaps a bit more rigour - one on fuel, one on staff costs. The first is that coal has risen by 300%. Over what time period? The LBSCR were paying 12/- a ton...
25 sep 2026 om 15:18 -
jnc vond 35B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But the image on the sign is of a steam locomotive, not a diesel.
25 sep 2026 om 15:09 -
jnc vond Obstruction Danger's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The biggest problem with the natural wastage plan isn’t redundancy, wrongful dismissal claims or how long it takes, the problem with NYMR natural wastage is that they keep recruiting. How do you justify a new head of commercial, events lead,...
25 sep 2026 om 15:06 -
jnc vond DavidH's post leuk in het topic Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
So fashionable that people were writing to Points of View on the BBC in the 1980s (at least about) the same thing.
25 sep 2026 om 11:04 -
jnc vond Flying Phil's post leuk in het topic Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Hi Miff and jnc Not to fear I will only be posting text and pictures when construction starts...my IT skills are very limited!
25 sep 2026 om 10:37 -
jnc vond mdewell's post leuk in het topic Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Some people seem to have already replaced their own brains with their mobile phones (and social media) anyway, so it's only a small step further.;)
25 sep 2026 om 10:36 -
jnc vond 21B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
100% agree with @Jamessquared. The problems with deferring maintenance are; that the debt accrued becomes invisible to management as well the accounts; It also has a nasty habit of crystallising at the least convenient time often in an...
25 sep 2026 om 10:03 -
jnc reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You seem to be saying that people who are interested in the fate of the NYMR have a choice between i) supporting the current management, and ii) seeing the line fail, financially. Unfortunately (and very sadly), it's not clear that such a choice...
25 sep 2026 om 10:03 -
jnc vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You don't even necessarily have to sell assets. As an example, you could sell a functional Mark 1 coach for £25k and use the proceeds to pay down some debt and everyone would notice. But if you forwent £1,000 of maintenance on each of a fleet of...
25 sep 2026 om 08:49 -
jnc vond Vulcan Works's post leuk in het topic Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Brilliant reports Jonnie. Very few charities share this level of information with their own members, never mind with fickle railway enthusiasts! Well done to you and your team for making the railway a success, by pursuing opportunities and...
25 sep 2026 om 07:43 -
jnc vond Flying Phil's post leuk in het topic Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Thank you Jonnie for your detailed replies and financial information. I'm sure this will show many people the complex reality of running our Heritage Railways. An unenviable job being a GM....But it obviously can bring some great satisfactions -...
25 sep 2026 om 07:43
