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jnc liked torgormaig's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
I have another photograph which provides an interesting comparison to that 1964 shot taken at Corfe Castle. Here is a very similar angle of 30053, this time taken at Harmans Cross, with 31806 approaching with a two coach driver experience...
Apr 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Was double track but now only single. I believe @Jonnie said there's no need for double track, and that they couldn't afford it anyway.
Apr 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM -
jnc liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
The VLR scheme is very much still in play, there are very few things peak rail can do with the reach and resources they have, what they can do is establish a visible presence on the ground in buxton, a lot of things are changing in the town and...
Apr 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think the bit I have put in bold is absolutely correct. Many of the people in the senior trustee / director positions started as volunteers and then became directors - rather than the other way round. So I think that instills a passion for the...
Apr 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wish there was more detail about how it was impossible (and also, if he'd done that kind of repair before - so we'd have some measure of his level of expertise in this kind of thing). I mean, as I mentioned, the "Essential Maintenance Work"...
Apr 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
https://www.facebook.com/share/19YxXfynFH/ Broom Lane Bridge News! The new bridge is in and has been handed over to us to put the track back next week. Trains this weekend are only operating between Tunbridge Wells West and the bridge calling...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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jnc liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I come back to this thread with an increasingly heavy heart having just enjoyed reading (something you can't say about the totally uninspiring Moorsline these days) the excellent monthly Bluebell Times, produced and edited by our very own Tom...
Apr 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM -
jnc liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Unfortunately the above post seems to sum this situation up perfectly. Just had a few days near the NYMR and though it was good to see trains running again the whole feel of the place has changed. I didn’t speak to many people but one of the...
Apr 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR has a CEO, at vast expense both in terms of salary and inepitude, who constantly pronouces her thoughts on the NYMR webpage and elsewhere. "Laura Stangeway CEO says blah blah blah" has become such a cliche to NYMR readers that it oozes a...
Apr 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that I think that is probably a fair summation of the likely situation, (we hear mention of the "gang of four", who seem to be the driving force; in terms of the fares fiasco, for instance, the CFO should have provided better guidance )...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Honestly, NYMR's management need to see how the railway is viewed. .... but you are asking the management to do an honest self-assessment of their own performance, and act upon it. At the very best, I feel that (however urgently desirable) is...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Writing as someone who has no personal experience of the situation inside the NYMR, I'm not sure (from the dribs and drabs of clues I do have) how much of the blame for the NYMR's poor situation can properly be laid at her feet. I'm not saying...
Apr 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It feels wrong to "like" that post, but if correct it is an awful outcome. There is a kind of implicit covenant that charities have with their donors: I'll give you my money, but in exchange you must spend it wisely, and you must demonstrate...
Apr 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM -
jnc liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Llangollen Railway.
A little moment of history today as 1369 took the first goods train (excluding engineering ones) to Corwen since before this section of line's closure in 1965. Doubled up as a test run for both loco and the recently refurbished wagons ahead of...
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Sad but true. I've lost count of the number of relaunches of this proposal. If a single mile of track had actually been built every time it's been resurrected they wouldn't just have reached Buxton by now - they would have reached Manchester...
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
