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Matt78 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
While I guess discussion of employment law has its devotees, we should probably remember that it is individual people's livelihoods that are being discussed. Tom
May 29, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
Matt78 replied to the thread Recommissioning after Coronavirus.
The issue with TSO carriages is that the through access is centrally down the middle. For social distancing either a compartment Mk1 (with a side access) or a TCL type vehicle (with blocked off central through access but side doors straight into...
May 28, 2020 at 10:35 PM -
Matt78 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
The £800k loss had a double winter in it of course (a 15month year) whereas the notional £300k profit had only one - so there is a degree of being economical with the actualité, to be generous, in giving the two figures as if they were directly...
May 27, 2020 at 9:37 PM -
Matt78 replied to the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
many thanks on behalf of Gwili @JBTEvans hope to see you for a ride behind the pannier when we can! regards Matt
May 25, 2020 at 11:50 AM -
Matt78 replied to the thread Emergency Appeals during Lockdown.
Yes this is very interesting, appreciate the difficult task of collating info! Gwili appeal stands at 14k now. regards Matt
May 24, 2020 at 6:21 PM -
Matt78 liked Big Al's post in the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
As an outsider but also an observer and therefore reading this thread for two different reasons I am prepared to accept that not everything on here will be as explicit and clear as everyone might like. To my mind there are two reasons for this:...
May 24, 2020 at 11:02 AM -
Matt78 liked Great Western's post in the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
I’ve been following the various threads about the WSR for a year or so now, I’ve withheld comment as I’ve no connection with the railway other than a visitor three years ago. I’m lucky in that I’m a 38 year old with a family who are interested...
May 23, 2020 -
Matt78 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
Vast numbers of organisations in the sector are postponing AGMs, there being little alternative in many cases but to do so given the restrictions on movement and gathering. While there are many criticisms one could make of the WSR, it doesn’t...
May 23, 2020 -
Matt78 liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread West Somerset Railway Operations.
That seems a tad unfair Martin. The charities commission has allowed charities to postpone their AGMs because of the current crisis, and the WSRA along with no doubt many other charities are making use of that. Seems fair to me.
May 23, 2020
