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Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
True, but that wasn't the case this year - the railway simply didn't have any locos capable of hauling service trains. Even 29 wasn't put out with a banker on the diner as has happened in the past. Lucie made the odd appearance at Grosmont, and...
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Paul42 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Thank you. Something that has contributed to our lower income is the closure of the railway for 8-weeks between 22nd February and 18th April whilst we replaced Broom Lane Bridge, that has had a significant impact on income. Also, last year we...
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Paul42 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
As I know some on this forum appreciate the open book policy on how we’re doing at Spa Valley, this is the latest finance report I sent out to volunteers last night. Good evening everyone, I wanted to share some excellent news about the Model...
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Paul42 liked brennan's post in the thread Helston Railway.
From their website, which is worth a look (https://www.helstonrailway.com/) "As restoration continues, the long-term aim is to extend the railway further along the original route and continue preserving the history of the Helston branch for...
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Paul42 liked pmh_74's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
This will also mean that anyone half-asleep whilst listening to the clickety-clack will think the train is going half the speed it really is. Is that so that you can give the impression of some bucolic 10mph branch line, or so that you can go at...
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Paul42 liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There are examples in the past of items that were scrapped despite not being owned by the NYMR - a set of 4 axles owned by the LNERCA with good tyres that "disappeared" in one drive They weren't recognised as being for Mk 1s by the "expert" and...
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I trust you are being careful in differentiating "scrap" from "strategic spares". As an example, we have rather more carriage bogies than carriages for them to go under. But that means from time to time, when a bogie needs an overhaul, we can...
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Paul42 liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So how was the ceremony fee funded? And you think paying the entrance fee was a good use of funds for a railway which is struggling financially? Please enlighten me to the benefits and why this was a good use of funds. If it was an award on...
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Indeed. But, referring back to what @21B has written about engagement, the Spa Valley shows a very different model for achieving engagement and developing support.
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Paul42 liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
@Lineisclear frequently tells us on here that the NYMR's problems are fairly typical of the heritage railway industry, in the face of rising costs and changing consumer habits, diminishing volunteer numbers etc. I would advise him to look at the...
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Paul42 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Well Thankyou to you all for your kind comments. We’ve had a blast this weekend. The profits have been superb, but more importantly the good feeling, the good wishes, and the happy faces around the place has been great to see. This gala will go...
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Paul42 liked Phil K's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Yes, we managed a run behind 2999 on the 1800 from SP. Kudos to the bluebell team for solving the issue and getting her back out for a spirited run. Love the late evening running available at the beer festival - which was our first one and...
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Paul42 liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Bryan. No, the rails are not being welded up into long lengths of CWR, What we are doing is welding pairs of C60ft rails into pairs so as to produce C120 feet long rails. Therefore half the number of fishplates and so joint maintenance. That...
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Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’ve been involved in the heritage railway volunteering game for over 60 years and I learnt many years ago that the average volunteer will not step up to fill a vacancy. After all, why should you? Unless you have a particular desire to do so you...
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