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jnc liked M59137's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
The Carriage & Wagon blog has been updated with several vehicles being outshopped including the first preserved Mark 1 and the oldest surviving Thompson coach: C&W News - October
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM -
jnc liked alexl102's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
I know the income from Coach parties is a welcome one, but please can I urge you not to fall into the trap of another railway I'm aware of who appear to have largely sold their soul to Coach parties at the expense of walk-up and enthusiast...
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM -
jnc liked William Fletcher's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Thank you, glad it's been thought through and isn't just a "we want to go further" project
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM -
jnc liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
This is the focus of current work- Bridge 10, just off the end of the present line. The water level shot illustrates how the beams were originally further apart (broad gauge days) and the decking on top is not original. the beams have been...
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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jnc liked William Fletcher's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Can I cheekily ask what the busibness case for thje northward extension is please?
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM -
jnc liked gwilialan's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Working on a bit of a distant memory now from when a full survey of those bridges was done, possibly around 2007/8. If I'm correct (and I'm sure Matt will correct me if not) bridges 11 and 12 are stone arch bridges. Bridge 11 has a sagging arch...
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM -
jnc liked ghost's post in the thread East Lancs Railway.
Doesn’t look like there are any wheels with the frames. Are they stored elsewhere? I understood that certain parts from the firebox were kept to allow a new boiler to inherit grandfather rights.
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM -
jnc liked free2grice's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Latest news from Ian Riley regarding 34007 Wadebridge. <BJ> '34007 has it's overhauled boiler reunited with the overhauled frames in our works today'' [IMG] [IMG]
Nov 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
And even big companies get things seriously wrong. Just think as an example of the Coca Cola disaster that led to the rebirth of "Coke Classic". How on earth with all the market research they must have undertaken do you end up destroying your own...
Nov 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I think that rather misses @21B point. It's easy to say in hindsight "we tried X and it didn't work". But that is difficult to know in advance, and if what you were already doing wasn't working (in the sense - is not generating enough to make the...
Nov 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM -
jnc liked Alan Kebby's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Not if failing leaves a big hole if your finances that wouldn’t be there if you hadn’t tried.
Nov 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I was told many years ago that, when given extra work, most people will claim that they already have enough to do and more staff should be employed/seconded to the job. However, that is rarely the case, just human nature and that those people...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm broadly sympathetic to the above, but I'd caution about getting too fixated on "administration" costs, because it really does depend what is included. I took a quick squiz at the most recent Bluebell accounts, and in the management...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The Trust is the majority shareholder in the Plc and so the Trust Board has every right to ask about the employment terms awarded to contractors, including pay. If they have not done so it rather makes them yes-men to the Plc Board, and in need...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm broadly in agreement with the above although I think most supporters would like to to hope that the new Chairman can deliver badly needed changes, but you are certainly right that these need to be made in the immediate future. The simple...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
