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Paul42 liked ghost's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That never works in my experience. There’s usually a number of, let’s call them messy individuals (other descriptions are available), who don’t clean up after themselves and expect others to do everything for them.
Aug 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM -
Paul42 liked John Petley's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
I must take my hat off to the signalmen who are responsible for the Brighton Man Line and East Sussex Coast lines. Today, a Statesman charter train was due to run from Derby to Eastbourne for the air show. By the time I checked Real Time Trains...
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
[My emphasis] The whole point of this, and previous, discussions is that the messaging about the role of ordinary members is not nurturing engagement.
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM -
Paul42 liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Membership is a feedback loop system. The more the members are rewarded by genuine good news and progress the more likely they are to contribute and to increase their contributions, but it is a system that is equally detrimental in reverse, and...
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
without going back and finding the posts, I'm pretty certain that you have on more than one occasion denigrated the general membership as more of a nuisance than an asset. Even now you are saying that their financial benefit to the railway is...
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Indeed, and I appreciate that. But a lot of this argument is being played out in very black and white terms, whereas in fact there is a spectrum of commitment from "I've never heard of you" to "I'm your number one fan, I volunteer 5 days a week,...
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But dismissing the membership out of hand isn't going to help either. Ignoring 50% of your annual donations is incredibly foolish. It sounds like you expect other bodies to give to money and grants whenever you ask for it, and you need that free...
Aug 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM -
Paul42 liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As you point out, many lines face this problem. However, most of them seem to have found a way to answer it. Why not the NYMR? You seem to be looking for an answer inside the usual 'business' box. Perhaps you need to think/look elsewhere - as...
Aug 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM -
Paul42 liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The recent NYMR Trust Strategic Plan was mostly marketing waffle, but did contain this pithy, brutally on-target, observation: "The Trust is dependent on its income from visitors and donors to fund its operations. It has no underpinning public...
Aug 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM -
Paul42 liked GWR4707's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Indeed, albeit the theory can also be expanded to those who try to compare the operations of LSL and WCR on a level footing, they are both businesses that use rolling stock and train operation as part of a much wider group to achieve their owners...
Aug 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM -
Paul42 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Whatever people think of David, he is a savvy businessman , which has allowed him to build an enviable collection of engines, coaches along with WCRC as a company and its main line operations . Running, maintaining and overhauling steam...
Aug 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM -
Paul42 liked alexl102's post in the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
According to a screenshot I've seen on facebook, the IOWSR has offered the East Somerset Railway the option to purchase Ivatt 2-6-0 tender loco 46447. An appeal has been launched to ESR volunteers and members with the intention of raising I think...
Aug 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Are you saying the other 50% of contributions to appeals does come from members then?
Aug 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
