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jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR has a CEO, at vast expense both in terms of salary and inepitude, who constantly pronouces her thoughts on the NYMR webpage and elsewhere. "Laura Stangeway CEO says blah blah blah" has become such a cliche to NYMR readers that it oozes a...
Apr 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that I think that is probably a fair summation of the likely situation, (we hear mention of the "gang of four", who seem to be the driving force; in terms of the fares fiasco, for instance, the CFO should have provided better guidance )...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Honestly, NYMR's management need to see how the railway is viewed. .... but you are asking the management to do an honest self-assessment of their own performance, and act upon it. At the very best, I feel that (however urgently desirable) is...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Writing as someone who has no personal experience of the situation inside the NYMR, I'm not sure (from the dribs and drabs of clues I do have) how much of the blame for the NYMR's poor situation can properly be laid at her feet. I'm not saying...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It feels wrong to "like" that post, but if correct it is an awful outcome. There is a kind of implicit covenant that charities have with their donors: I'll give you my money, but in exchange you must spend it wisely, and you must demonstrate...
Apr 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM -
jnc liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Llangollen Railway.
A little moment of history today as 1369 took the first goods train (excluding engineering ones) to Corwen since before this section of line's closure in 1965. Doubled up as a test run for both loco and the recently refurbished wagons ahead of...
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Sad but true. I've lost count of the number of relaunches of this proposal. If a single mile of track had actually been built every time it's been resurrected they wouldn't just have reached Buxton by now - they would have reached Manchester...
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM -
jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
This has been rumbling on for years. To me it’s very much in the WIBN category. It’s not made it into any of the strategic rail reviews, even at stage 1 feasibility study level iirc. Disappointing for those of us who were in at the launch of...
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree; I said "almost" because one can't be sure if the concrete in the upper layers of bricks is as good as it was originally, without inspecting it - which I don't know of any way to do remotely. (No "touch survey" there; although since they...
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM -
jnc liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that if its repaired fully with a modern waterproof membrane under the track and proper drainage theres a fair chance it will be better than new.
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Not so much in the way of inclines here but it's very much all about letting it stretch its legs a bit. Certainly the longest it's run in quite some time yesterday! Sent from my PGT-N19 using Tapatalk
Apr 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I don't think they had internal-combustion-powered lawn-mowers back then! Noel
Apr 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM -
jnc liked torgormaig's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Good to see it coming on steadily. I can't wait to see it out and about, not because I particularly admire the little loco but because work can then start in earnest on 488 (or 30583 as the forum's favourite Owl would prefer). Roll on the return...
Apr 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wouldn't go that far; I reckon (as a total amateur at brick arch bridges, admittedly) that after the proposed work, it should be good to go for another century or so - then repeat the process (perhaps ad infinitum). Why do I say that? As I...
Apr 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maintenance costs money. But not as much as waiting until it is no longer maintenance that is required.
Apr 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
