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Paul42 liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
All heritage railways exist because enough people wanted them to. They continue (or not) for the same reason. Talking about profit and loss sort of misses that point. It is of course essential to know what your means are and live within them, but...
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Some would argue that, legally, this is what the NYMR Trust already is, and that the Trust/PLC set up is designed to achieve precisely that outcome. We can see how well that is working... The issue, which we've seen mentioned with NYMR and...
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Paul42 liked 3ABescot's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
And passing Stokesay and accelerating away from the Craven Arms water stop. [ATTACH]
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Paul42 liked bluetrain's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You are certainly right to warn of the perils of that course. If I remember rightly, the Llangollen had the advantage that the LRO and most of the line's assets belonged to the Trust, and not to the operating company which was put into...
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Paul42 liked ghost's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Serious question back to you: Let's say you find a way to oust the current management, who are you going to replace them with? Are there competent 'railway professionals' who are ready and willing to step in to the positions? You would need to...
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The answer is "with difficulty", because the Articles are written to make it difficult to campaign for Trustees, while the legal route through calling EGMs etc. is challenging (see previous discussions about NYMR, WSR and L&B for examples), takes...
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Paul42 liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As I understand it the licenses to hold Thomas Events are quite proscriptive especially with regards to child protection requirements. The NYMR may have only had the option of a one product site.
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Paul42 liked black5's post in the thread 2026 Gala Dates.
After a break of a few years I've returned to keeping special event listings at www.railwayevents.co.uk 2026 Event Listings: https://www.preservedrailway.co.uk/whatson (279 events currently listed) There are a number of lists on the page with...
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Looking slightly further ahead - timetable for Road Meets Rail on 16/17 May: https://www.bluebell-railway.com/special/road-meets-rail/ Set A - 80151 + Green Mark 1s Set B - 32424 "Beachy Head" + Maunsells / SR vintage carriages (+ Obo) No. 65 -...
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Looks like it: Saturday A - 73082 - 6 Mark 1s (10:30 / 13:00 / 15:40 ex-SP) B - 80151 - N-->S 100 seater + Brighton bogie 1st + 3 Maunsells (all SR green) (09:20 / 11:45 / 14:15 ex-SP) WR - 65 - Wealden Set Evening GA - 73082 - Pullmans Sunday...
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Paul42 liked jsm8b's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
East meets West !. 60007 at Sutton Bridge Jct this morning, just 4 minutes behind the preceding Manchester - Cardiff service. Many years ago 'Gresley' was my first steam haulage down the Marches. [ATTACH]
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Paul42 liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
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