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jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
That seems a bit shortsighted. I remember the SVR ran an appeal through the company rather than the supporting charity. They had their reasons as it was discussed at the time, the lack of gift aid didn’t stop me making a donation. What would stop...
May 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
An old argument about which there’s little new to be said. As I’m seeing in another context, probably the most important thing that leaders can do is minimise the perception of difficulty as people do need to take on those duties. As for the...
May 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM -
jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I must admit when I read your post I thought you had the GWSR in mind, it wasn’t all that many years ago they had no employees but do have a few these days.
May 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I completely agree. But (and this is only slightly related to the WSR), the success of such appeals will depend heavily upon the credibility of the organisation’s leadership. Trust in the ability of that leadership to a) use the funds well and b)...
May 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
A largely volunteer organisation is much more likely to cover its costs than one employing a large number of staff.
May 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM -
jnc liked mikechant's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Just got a small windfall and bunged them £500 (£625 with gift aid), I hope they make the target soon so they can get stuck in. Always make sure you use gift aid when donating if you possibly can!
May 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM -
jnc liked RailWest's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Whits the S&DRT might not have been a specific WSR support organisation, over the years it certainly provided a great deal of 'support' to the railway in terms of maintaining one of its stations, attracting visitors to the line, providing...
May 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM -
jnc liked ghost's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you have to tell someone where to find a particular piece of information, then “everything is easy to find “ cannot be true.
May 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
From a very quick glance, lke most website updates a step back from what it replaced. Timetable seems to have gone the same way as many lines what I call "The Bluebell Annoyance"
May 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Here. Noel
May 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Yes, but I'd suggest that any railway that had got itself to such an existential cash crisis that the only urgent thing was as you suggest would be unlikely to get very far with an appeal - at least unless it could convince those donating that...
May 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
All well and fine, I won't even contest the point that a charity could help with the wage bill if those staff are doing something like working in engineering functions on heritage equipment as Tom outlined. BUT, I go back to what the appeal...
May 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I can't help thinking you are seeing problems where none need exist. For example - the railway knows it needs to overhaul a loco, and has the capability to do so in its own workshop, but no budget. Support charity raises money from an appeal and...
May 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM -
jnc liked Robin's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Latest Branch Lines https://www.svrlive.com/blmay26 Of particular note, "The Railway is introducing a steam-hauled train on summer Saturdays on the first service out of Bridgnorth. In June, July and August, one of the smaller steam locomotives...
May 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM -
jnc liked Foxontour's post in the thread Strathspey Railway.
92219 hasn't been touched for about 16 months. Stage one, strip the loco has been completed, the boiler has been separated from its ash pan and mountings, it is sitting on small packers ready to lift. When the next stage is started, which is...
May 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
