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jnc liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm not sure it's as simple as that - there are a number of issues around proxies, where the advantage of incumbency gives disproportionate advantage to a board (and US corporate law is notoriously friendly to managers over shareholders)....
Oct 1, 2026 at 2:07 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
John, what you are saying effectively highlights what is wrong with current voting requirements. The very idea of the chairman holding multiple votes make voting totally undemocratic. Those civil servants who drafted the current Companies Act...
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:09 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think regardless of how you might view the situation, personal attacks like that are not warranted and generally only serve to weaken your case, not strengthen it. Tom
Sep 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM -
jnc liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It’s not the what but the how. At every single step at the moment the NYMR creates and reinforces a bunker mentality. None of what is being done is necessarily wrong, but the way it is being done is tone deaf. I mean how does anyone interpret...
Sep 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The state of the arches will not be fully known until the track is removed and the infill excavated to expose them.
Sep 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What I learned about the constructional details of Bridge 42 (not an in-depth understanding, but enough for a 'big picture' view) is that it has fundamental characteristics that mean it's hard to say exactly how far it is gone, without a lot more...
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The problem is it's coming across as more of an appointment committee than a nomination committee. To an outsider, it appears you've got the people in charge deciding who they want and who will follow their agenda, which from looking through the...
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:34 AM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This falls somewhere between legalistic gobbledegook and the nitrogenous matter that Steve mentions in his posting. Diversity is an important word when used in the correct context but is hardly useful if it means the inclusion of those who are...
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I highlight these two sentences as they make clear it's Trustees who decide how legacies are spent and, if the worst happens, they would be used to pay off Santander and Nat West debt. Hardly likely to encourage donations or bequests. Spot on....
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:32 AM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’ve no idea who the candidates were, or whether the nomination committee decision was good. I also don’t care. The impression left, on top of the timing and delay to the AGM, is appalling, and can only leave an impression that the wagons are...
Sep 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Picking up a couple of bits from there: Charity Accounts are recognized as being pretty impenetrable even by those who compile them! However there isn’t any alternative. Well, actually there is. Provided you provide the minimum information...
Sep 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My question is 'what exactly is getting put in the "admin" pot?' For all we know, the ticketing agents (for example) are salaried employees (I expect someone on here who's local knows the answer to this, but I don't - anyway, it's just a...
Sep 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM -
jnc liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don’t solely go by what is said here, but looking at how for example your good self @Lineisclear stopped posting until you resigned from the board and other indications, it remains concerning that although you say that the board and management...
Sep 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM -
jnc liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Aerodynamics. :)
Sep 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Yes, people often say uphill-facing locos are preferred because you keep the firebox crown covered on the gradient. Which is fine until you go over the top and the water runs away from you! So you compensate by keeping the water quite high to...
Sep 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
