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  1. mdewell liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread 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...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM

  2. mdewell liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I refer you to 10 Downing Street:D

    Jun 15, 2026 at 10:16 AM

  3. mdewell liked Robin Moira White's post in the thread 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...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM

  4. mdewell liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM

  5. mdewell liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    A quick update on the AGM / EGM. I didn't take written notes, so this is a flavour and if I have misinterpreted anything, it is my mistake! The substantive votes at the EGM were all very well explained by Keith Leppard (the new BRPS Society...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM

  6. mdewell liked Robin Moira White's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    It has been a priviledge to act as Project Manager for this significant governance change, brought about by the vision and hard work of many people. The gradient now eases slightly but there is a fair amount still to do to bring the process to...

    Jun 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM

  7. mdewell liked 5944's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192G5aXJSD/ Swanage Railway Secures Charitable Status in Landmark 50th Anniversary Year Swanage Railway is delighted to announce that it has officially been granted charitable status by the Charity Commission,...

    Jun 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM

  8. mdewell liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks. I guess comments are largely out of viewing the RVR web/blog site pictures of the area where we laid the 350m of track a week ago? If that's correct then the parallel roadway you were looking at is actually the part finished formation...

    Jun 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM

  9. mdewell attached a file to the thread Oswestry Update.

    And if you need a drink after that. . . [ATTACH] PS. Don't count on the steam. . . Barclay 2261 has passed it's hydraulic test, but boiler still to pass the steam test . . . and then there the little task of putting it back on the frames!

    beerfest.jpg Jun 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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