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jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I don’t expect them to, although I’m not really sure why they fail to realise that this a a group of railway enthusiasts, who are likely to donate to appeals but do expect some transparency on where their donation is going in return. I wouldn’t...
May 18, 2026 at 1:37 AM -
jnc liked Jon Lever's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Yes indeed. But it is perhaps the impression that the original poster gives of expecting the railway to provide a solution to a problem that they might not even have been contacted about that might diminish the tolerance otherwise afforded.
May 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM -
jnc liked ghost's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
It’s not about being tolerant, David is complaining about the railway not having convenient parking for him, but doesn’t have any suggestions of a solution- that’s not fair on the kesr. I’m sure a phone call before travelling would have given...
May 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Ah, right, those could be used to apply upward force on the bridge structure. Right, but how much load can they handle? I am concerned that the truss on the bottom now doesn't have the load-carrying capacity of the girder if the original...
May 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Unless I’m being told porkies by a volunteer there, the Spa Valley has no paid employees.
May 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If I did, it's unlikely she would pay any attention. Best I can do is to try to bring matters to a more widespread readership, in the hopes that it may cause some effect at the NYMR. We know that @Lineisclear visits here, for example, and he...
May 18, 2026 at 1:05 AM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Which states that the "propping has been completed and [the] crane has been removed". I notice in looking at that image that the cross-river support girders shown on the original drawing (once posted here, but now gone - the caption is still...
May 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Total GWSR employees - 22. Number of admin and marketing employees at NYMR - 17. I think I'm right in saying Spa Valley has around 7 employees, and yet they managed to put out a daily blog about the bridge replacement as well.
May 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Believe you me the ladies in Grosmont Co-Op are far more knowledgable about the railway than the Park Street Polit Bureau.
May 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If it were GlobalMegaCorp PLC doing the work, probably not. But for an organisation that is making an appeal for every penny it can get to fund the works, I’d expect every opportunity possible to push the message (1) look how much we’ve done...
May 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
jnc liked Ploughman's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Another example of there is always some bits left over on completing puzzle.;);)
May 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM -
jnc liked Matt37401's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
There’s also a a good reason why some of us think ‘Stuff You’ and flick 2 fingers up in the general direction when the begging bowl comes out again. If you can’t be bothered to be open and honest with people, why the hell should they should be...
May 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
The point you m The point about not responding on social media is reasonable, except when significant staff numbers are specifically employed in PR roles. Employing 17 salaried non-comunicators isn't a sensible use of funds. The WSR has lost...
May 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
jnc liked ghost's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
So whenever the quantity of paid staff on the NYMR is raised, your first line of defence is to talk about the cost of volunteers and how difficult they are to manage. Never the positives of volunteers. Who said anything about Nat-pres? As Pete...
May 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
In general, paying staff is not the purpose of the charity but a means to the end. If that end can be met using volunteers, it will generally be possible to achieve more towards those purposes than if the same work has to be paid for. As with...
May 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
