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  1. jnc vond 60044's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    This post condenses a lot of what I have been trying to say into a digestible form, and I suspects it reflects views that are becoming increasingly prevalent among the NYMR volunteers that are left, particularly those who have longer memories and...

    15 jun 2026 om 11:32

  2. jnc vond Steve's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I try to avoid criticising people and if I fail, I apologise. The vast majority of those working on the NYMR are very pleasant people who you would be quite happy to know socially. What I am critical of is the way the Railway is being managed...

    15 jun 2026 om 11:31

  3. jnc vond 60044's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    My experience at the NYMR is that people travelling on the teak train do realise that it is different to, and older than, the Mk1s and on the whole they generally appreciate them for that reason.. There aren't enough of them to have more than a...

    15 jun 2026 om 11:31

  4. jnc vond Jdwitts's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think folks do notice vintage carriages, and that if marketed correctly they are an attraction in themselves. The Bluebell used to specifically note a 'vintage train' of non-corridor stock on the timetable. A lot of people forget that even...

    15 jun 2026 om 11:27

  5. jnc vond 35B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It can’t be run entirely by volunteers - no one seriously suggests that it could. The questions of a loss making business is why it needs so many staff and why it is struggling for volunteers. If what’s being said on here is remotely right,...

    15 jun 2026 om 10:52

  6. jnc vond 60044's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I think that will rather depend on the carriage and its present condition! By the time is is finished, I suspect the LNERCA, for example, will have spent approaching that much on the restoration of ECJS 189, although in part that is due to its...

    15 jun 2026 om 10:49

  7. jnc vond Robin Moira White's post leuk in het topic Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Its a great personal loss. I have a serious health condition and am still here because of our wonderful National Health Service - and an unpleasant drug regime. But I'm still here and will be for some time to come it seems, which is better than...

    14 jun 2026 om 21:27

  8. jnc vond Kirk Oswald's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I suspect that I too, as a regular critic of NYMR management, must bear the brunt of your thoughts. My excuse, if excuse I need, is that as a former volunteer across a 30 year timespan I saw first hand just how inept the senior management/CEO...

    14 jun 2026 om 20:39

  9. jnc vond Gladiator 5076's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I refer you to 10 Downing Street:D

    14 jun 2026 om 20:37

  10. jnc vond 60044's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For my part, as the author of the comments that so irk you, I hope that I was on the receiving end it would a. serve as a reminder that my job/livelihood depends on the success of an organisation that is clearly in a perilous state, and b. make...

    14 jun 2026 om 17:01

  11. jnc vond Tintagel's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Whomever left £500k for Carriage restoration was very generous, I imagine that will fund at least one restoration of a coach from grounded body or unrestored condition.

    14 jun 2026 om 15:46

  12. jnc vond 21B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Indeed. You wouldn’t expect visitors to the Black Country museum to go specifically for the blacksmiths but it might have a bearing on the enjoyment. What marks put the good museums from the also ran is the ability to bring something to life. I...

    14 jun 2026 om 10:29

  13. jnc vond 60044's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Some excellent points in the last few posts. We should not be afraid of change, but that change needs to be for the better. Obviously customer facilities (toilets, catering, shops etc.) have to be in line with modern expectations but the...

    14 jun 2026 om 10:00

  14. jnc vond Big Al's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That comment above is so true. True of heritage lines and also true of the main line. Every time a Saphos charter goes out it's with a beautifully prepared blood and custard set, and it turns heads, even if you are not on the train. By...

    14 jun 2026 om 09:59

  15. jnc vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Well, I'm sure that a few of those 17 marketing staff could be checking the conjecture by tracking social media and seeing how many people use the #ItsGotToBeTeak hashtag! Being serious, two points strike me about this debate. The first is that...

    14 jun 2026 om 09:58
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