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Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You'd think that, with so many non-enthusiasts filling the marketing posts that the enthusiast events would be mediochre and the non-enthusiast events would be a success. Alas, it seems not to be the case. I believe that the week long Thomas...
Jul 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think there's a third leg to this, as the other two are really only facets of senior management (as distinct from task management). Over and above those two, the role of a Chief Exec is to set the tone of the organisation. There's a layer...
Jul 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, I suspect the answer is probably fairly obvious, even if a little uncomfortable: that over a period of many years, they haven't put sufficient money into loco overhauls to keep up with a rolling programme of maintaining a stable fleet size....
Jul 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM -
Paul42 liked StoneRoad's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
Lovely views of 37 --- I don't think it's a secret that 38 is to be restored, but that process isn't as quite advanced as I would like !
Jul 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM -
Paul42 liked torgormaig's post in the thread RTC 2026.
A couple of points to consider here. One is the this is hearsay based on an apparently unauthorised leak of an internal Network Rail Control Log. The other point is that the Control Log is based on assessment at the time and these assessments do...
Jul 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM -
Paul42 liked acorb's post in the thread VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
Can only echo the above. At Warrington I had several long chats with staff (including the guard), who were pulling their hair out with the lack of information, but somehow seemingly kept their good humour and most of all professionalism. I hope...
Jul 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM -
Paul42 liked Romsey's post in the thread VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
As a comment there was generally less electrical signalling equipment trackside 60 years ago. Cheers, Neil
Jul 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM -
Paul42 liked 45698Mars's post in the thread VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
A classic example in this photograph of the perils of not clearing lineside vegetation. The metal cabinet didn't catch fire, it was obviously surrounded by vegetation that did and the contents of the cabinet were effectively "cooked". I am old...
Jul 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
Having been in that situation a few times, both as passenger and steward, the lack of information coming through at times is incredibly frustrating, but there's nothing anyone can really do about it as there's so many links in the chain it takes...
Jul 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
