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jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
The responsibility for canal bridges depends on the ownership. The majority, often of heritage construction, are access bridges dating from the cutting of the canals, where they divided a property or highway. Subsequently many of the highway one...
Nov 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM -
jnc liked brennan's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
From the media viewpoint "never let the truth get in the way of a good story". And with regard to this forum , "there's a conspiracy!"
Nov 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM -
jnc liked GWR4707's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Never underestimate the ability for volunteer heritage organisations to start a fight amongst themselves in an almost empty room and then follow it up by making sure it gets into the public domain. I know nothing of this case noir the...
Nov 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM -
jnc liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
I suspect it is the usual issue of priorities, lack of unlimited cash and limited manpower. The priority must be to keep the running lines open and in good order. There has been a lot of work done on the GCR(N) infrastructure (Helped in part by...
Nov 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
https://archive.is/20261107105425/https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/great-central-railway-management-questioned-11216982 Great Central Railway shareholders say they are losing confidence in the company's management as a row...
Nov 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that is essentially the proposed solution mentioned earlier, but it is complicated by the need to build retaining wall to support the extra ballast needed to support the rack.
Nov 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
jnc liked Enterprise's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
About 60 years ago I was working as a very junior civil engineer for a contractor building roads for a housing estate. A pedestrian subway for an estate road, adjacent to a parallel high speed dual carriageway was one element. The subway...
Nov 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Can't do a bit of weeding in case it disturbs the local ecosystem, but full scale rebuilds of embankments with extra structures are OK?
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM -
jnc liked Bikermike's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What insurance do you think would pay the claim? Workmanship is not generally insured. Professional Indemnity IF there was some by the relevant party, and IF the work was negligent. (This, btw, is why doing too much in house is a risk - if you...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
These are a couple of extract from a message from a former GM/CEO, who wrote it to me as he was applying for the job at the NYMR (and I was providing advice on how to win it!): "If I am honest this looks like a massive job and knowing which part...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Yes and no I think. As a local, if I want to visit the Museum of Army Flying (about 20 minutes from me) than basically it just needs to stand or fall on its own merits, and it is irrelevant that, e.g. the similar Boscombe Down Aviation Museum is...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM -
jnc liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
i am slightly curious about this this point. Is it necessary for a railway to be surrounded by other attractions, or is it enough that the railway is an attraction in itself? I appreciate there is an element of each to their own.
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM -
jnc liked Chris M Jones's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Because running REGULAR tea trains/special trains such as Lights in the Valley, etc. are not something that interests ME personally. BUT, and it's a BIG "but" I FULLY accept that in this day and age the Gwili and most railways NEED to do these...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
It was a reasonable question, and a sort of reasonable answer - but if there s more interest from that poster in the historical side, why would he be less inclined to join now that they have acquired a pannier tank and an interesting collection...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM -
jnc liked Chris M Jones's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
My "probably wouldn't join the Gwili now" is that MY interest was in the HISTORICAL aspects of running an old time country branch line and there are now too many "extracurricular" activities to interest me - but this DOESN'T mean that I don't...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
