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jnc gefällt Bikermikes Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
It would be interesting to do it properly, send half the men away, put any kids from cities in the care of others, ration the food and cut back the trains. (Probably actually arranging for bombing and deaths would be a touch too far).
2 Juli 2026 um 23:41 -
jnc gefällt Bikermikes Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
It's not how it's taught in schools, but how it is twisted by those with an agenda. At this distance we have generally lost those who were maimed physically or mentally, so the survivor bias is worse. When Dad's Army was written, it was seen by...
2 Juli 2026 um 23:41 -
jnc gefällt John Petleys Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
I have never had any enthusiasm for these railway wartime events for a different reason - namely because they don't (and indeed can't) give any idea of just how awful it was for railwaymen in WW2. My grandfather was a driver at Ashford and some...
2 Juli 2026 um 23:40 -
jnc gefällt Jdwittss Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
I agree. I've always found these re-enactment events quite questionable to be honest, especially those that used to have mock 'arrests' etc. People/stations/trains dressed up to recreate a particular era is fine, but I simply don't see the point...
2 Juli 2026 um 23:39 -
jnc gefällt Gladiator 5076s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
It is a tough call. Really none of these things can represent the war, from a railway perspective often the stock or locos are wrong (although the SVR has more chance than most at accuracy) but what is trying to be depicted? If it is billed as...
2 Juli 2026 um 23:38 -
jnc gefällt Nathanjw032s Beitrag in dem Thema Nene Valley Railway.
Hi all, As chairman of the newly formed European Steam Preservation Society, I thought I’d address the points made above to clarify our position :) Firstly, the group is made up of volunteers who have been involved with heritage steam and...
2 Juli 2026 um 21:38 -
jnc gefällt The Green Howardss Beitrag in dem Thema Nene Valley Railway.
Something a lot of people seem oblivious to - and I'd also suggest that once you've steamed it, that's when it becomes a different sort of expensive.
2 Juli 2026 um 21:37 -
jnc gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Nene Valley Railway.
**ANNOUNCEMENT** 'European Steam Preservation Society' A new society to be based at the Nene Valley Railway has arrived! Built on the history of the NVR and its continental roots, the aim of this new society is to focus on the restoration and...
2 Juli 2026 um 11:30 -
jnc gefällt Bayards Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
My experience is that things are seldom as good or bad as they are made out to be, that both doomsters and cheerleaders have an axe to grind and that Mandy Rice-Davies hit the nail on the head when she said "they would say that, wouldn't they?"
1 Juli 2026 um 22:30 -
jnc antwortete auf das Thema SVR General Discussion.
I wonder if their financial problems are local to this particular situation, or more general? If the latter, that could have implications for several heritage lines, where Sustrans is in charge of sections of their track-bed. PS: The OP was...
1 Juli 2026 um 16:32 -
jnc gefällt cksteams Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Great memories both, thanks for sharing.
1 Juli 2026 um 10:44 -
jnc gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back when I worked on the W&L in the late 80s there were several locals who used the train every market day to go shopping in Welshpool. The last return was often late while we waited for them to struggle back with their shopping. And one old...
1 Juli 2026 um 10:43 -
jnc gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My suggestion was based around the "Whitby problem". The only short term fix to that is hiring certified locos but I fully understand that might not be viable. In which case the "Whitby problem" resolves itself, to the commercial detriment of the...
1 Juli 2026 um 10:43 -
jnc gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We used to stop at Farwath several times a week to take the lady who lived at the farm there to and from Pickering. She didn’t drive and used to make besom brooms which she sold in the market. All part of a service long gone.
1 Juli 2026 um 10:42 -
jnc gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sadly though the reality is that too few would make use of such a halt to make it viable or aid the railway to be more viable. People tend not to make intermediate journeys in big numbers.
1 Juli 2026 um 10:42
