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  1. jnc liked John Petley's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Hope you enjoy it. I'm on the following slot so will say hello when I relieve you at Swanage. Like you, I'm immensely looking forward to it especially as Manston was one of only three light pacifics ever to be shedded at Ashford, where my...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM

  2. jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.

    After I worked out that you must have meant the Drainage blog, I checked, and it seems to be accepting comments from Blogger users - I posted something a few days ago. Noel

    Mar 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM

  3. jnc liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.

    As the Infrastructure Blog for some reason, really doesn't want me to log in to comment, I thought I'd post a message of congratulations here. The departments "Protect and Survive" model is very obviously one to look to for the rest of the...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM

  4. jnc liked Kje7812's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Seems to be the same as what was posted yesterday. See post #9816

    Mar 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM

  5. jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Issuing a timetable, on which the railway's income depends so heavily, seems to me to be a detail worthy of the CEO's (or GM's) attention. I'm sorry to have to keep saying it, but I don't think this CEO is sufficiently competent. If she had a...

    Mar 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM

  6. jnc liked 21B's post in the thread HRA Annual Awards.

    I was surprised that a 9F with a relatively light overhaul beat an S15 that had had half the frames replaced by volunteers. It is opaque to me how the decisions get made.

    Mar 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM

  7. jnc liked Johnb's post in the thread HRA Annual Awards.

    I would like to see a category for the most reliable mainline locomotive. Given the mileage they do covering the West Coast programme and being knocked to bits on the Mallaig road currently the winner would have to be one of Riley's Black 5s.

    Mar 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM

  8. jnc liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    This PCC member (= charity trustee) is acutely aware that charities have no explicit right to claim back VAT on their projects. Churches benefitted until recently from the Listed Places of Worship Scheme, which was to close in April but has...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM

  9. jnc liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think the issue is one of credibility as you say, it isn’t a good look. The details should be right because people will naturally question if the details aren’t right what else isn’t. I do worry that if you stack up the paranoia about comments...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM

  10. jnc liked pmh_74's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    The 20% discount... could perhaps be on one element of the works, not the total bill? But in any case, given that they haven't appointed a contractor yet, how do they know the total price, let alone whether it's discounted? Surely they haven't...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM

  11. jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I don't think it matters what you call them, but this is another mistake attributable to John Bailey's opinion that the NYMR is a medium size business which, really, it isn't. It's actually quite a small, but very top heavy with employees,...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM

  12. jnc liked dan.lank's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    It went to a national exhibition in the early 80s to be part of a Bluebell stand and there’s a picture of it with Bernard Holden and the Queen, so it must have looked ok back then… Alan Bloom’s book about Bressingham does say they steamed it...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM

  13. jnc liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    CEO is a misnomer. General Manager is more apt. In such a small organisation as NYMR, I would expect the GM to check timetables. I'm sure Philip Benham checked them. Someone skilled in railway operations management should be GM. It is a...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM

  14. jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think that even Chris Price had started losing the plot by the time he left - take his summary removal of the Levisham volunteers, for example - but, really, the rot started when John Bailey became Trust Chairman, with his obsession with...

    Mar 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM

  15. jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I hope she doesn’t read Nat Pres.:)

    Mar 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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