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Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
When people like Peter, who doesn't hide behond a pseudonym, say and do these things, it really does need to be taken notice of. The post I quoted may be a total figment but the fact that a date for the solicitors meeting was quoted tends to...
Apr 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
That is where the two of our perspectives differ materially, in terms of where the emphasis lies between the regulator and organisations wishing to operate. While we both agree on the fundamentals of risk assessment, etc., there is then a...
Apr 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It feels wrong to "like" that post, but if correct it is an awful outcome. There is a kind of implicit covenant that charities have with their donors: I'll give you my money, but in exchange you must spend it wisely, and you must demonstrate...
Apr 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Posted elsewhere: "I have just resigned my membership too. 35 years of support but no more. ............ If I am hit by a bus between now and a solicitor's appointment on the 16th April the NYMRHT benefits to the tune of around £650,000 pounds....
Apr 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM -
Paul42 liked steam_mad's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
No, but it would happen within a timescale agreed to by the ORR and applicant of a temporary derogation. I really hope we see mk1s running in Fort William this year, have no grudge against West Coast having travelled on many of their trains in...
Apr 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
I'll let you have that conversation with Mrs and Miss 35B!
Apr 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM -
Paul42 liked steam_mad's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Have they actually reached an agreement with the ORR on anything? It doesn't read like it. Conceding to fit CDL is not reaching an agreement - it is the bare bones requirement to run your stock on the national network. Had they actually reached...
Apr 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM -
Paul42 liked GWR7812's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
An offical statement from WCRC. https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/news/the-jacobite-2026-season-update
Apr 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM -
Paul42 liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Not so much in the way of inclines here but it's very much all about letting it stretch its legs a bit. Certainly the longest it's run in quite some time yesterday! Sent from my PGT-N19 using Tapatalk
Apr 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM -
Paul42 liked Big Al's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
We all know what went wrong but I think it's worth noting that everything was definitely going very much 'right' from the outset and clearly the crew of Chris Page and Jack Gresty were planning on putting on a great show. Leaving Crewe with 8 on...
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM -
Paul42 liked torgormaig's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Good to see it coming on steadily. I can't wait to see it out and about, not because I particularly admire the little loco but because work can then start in earnest on 488 (or 30583 as the forum's favourite Owl would prefer). Roll on the return...
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have no expectation of a project like this going perfectly to plan. On the contrary, my low expectations mean that I regard the setting of hard deadlines as amplifying the risk to the railway, and undermining the railway's credibility as dates...
Apr 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM -
Paul42 liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You Northern Monkeys ;) need to get realistic about London Costs, this is the venue https://www.thebrewery.co.uk/gallery/. The companies shortlisted in category alongside the NYMR are Clarksons,a Global Shipping Agency and UK Flight networks an...
Apr 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM -
Paul42 liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So if the NYMR were to attend it sounds like by the end of the evening it might not just be Bridge 42 in need of propping up Jon
Apr 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
