Activitate recentă pentru Paul42
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Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Pete Thornhill în subiectul Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Near on impossible I’d imagine. Reinstating something that was already there is an entirely different prospect to building a something new, especially when it’s in the national park.
20 Iun 2026 la 14:39 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Old Kent Biker în subiectul Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
No, it is not necessary, and if the circumstances dictate, that is always an option. In fact, the land on which Killington Lane Station is situated is leased from the farmer.
20 Iun 2026 la 14:39 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui 5944 în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
KWVR membership is £45 for an adult for the year which includes 3 day rovers, half price on other running days, and discounts on galas and events. A day rover is £24. I've had membership there in the past and used the three tickets in a year, and...
19 Iun 2026 la 13:29 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Kje7812 în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite, it's this line of thinking that ends up with accusations of calling shareholders/members freeloaders. A dangerous line of thinking.
19 Iun 2026 la 13:28 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui MellishR în subiectul West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Satnav is often a contributory cause of bridge strikes, when drivers rely on it instead of planning their routes. There is a long discussion on railforums.co.uk following the recent strike near Bedworth on the WCML.
19 Iun 2026 la 10:53 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui jnc în subiectul West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
The GWSR got so tired of drivers striking the Broadway bridge that they gave up and implemented the Hitchhiker's Guide heavy metal beam solution. ("Mr. Prosser: Do you know how much damage this bulldozer would sustain if I just let it roll over...
19 Iun 2026 la 10:53 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm been thinking about this argument overnight - specifically, the impact of members on a railway's bottom line. This is based around a model in which members get a discount on tickets (typically 50% or thereabouts), which they can use an...
19 Iun 2026 la 10:50 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Not my photo, but Sharpthorn going home after the High Weald steam rally. Since the location of this photo is Fletching, it looks like a slightly circuitous route was chosen - it's certainly not on the shortest route back! I think it is the same...
19 Iun 2026 la 10:49 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Walkers would be the other option. Park at Norden in the morning, have a nice walk across the hills to the beach, and catch a cheap fare back to your car at the end of the day. It’s more enticing than paying essentially full price for something...
18 Iun 2026 la 19:18 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Kje7812 în subiectul SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
4150 made it out as far as Highley earlier. A quick snap at Hampton: [ATTACH]
17 Iun 2026 la 23:28
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Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Obstruction Danger în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A little light relief to give us a break from the heavy depressing stuff… The Head of People has sent out an update from the Volunteer Forum that has been passed to me where he has asked if the railway “needs an almoner to keep in touch with...
17 Iun 2026 la 23:27 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Steve în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The £24.95 fare is Pickering - Goathland. For reasons only known to those in marketing. the website does not even offer Pickering - Grosmont, not even on the 10.55 which only goes to Grosmont and no further. Nothing is offered from Grosmont...
17 Iun 2026 la 23:26 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui SECR 65 în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just a little annecdote: I'm a volunteer at 'my line', to which I went this afternoon for a round trip. I've spent many hours at home over the past week writing and reviewing timetables, and sending emails regarding railway matters. I payed...
17 Iun 2026 la 23:26 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that is very difficult to answer. BT isn’t a membership publication, so isn’t a valid comparison, but Bluebell News is produced explicitly for the membership. So let’s assume I spend 1 day per quarter on that to produce the loco report....
17 Iun 2026 la 23:25 -
Paul42 a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m sure you could go very granular in the modelling, but I suspect in the end you wouldn’t come too far away from those figures. For example, if people use their discount to buy gala tickets, the amount “foregone” is a bit more, but I doubt...
17 Iun 2026 la 15:15
