Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten
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Paul42 gefällt ghosts Beitrag in dem Thema 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.
14 August 2026 um 22:27 -
Paul42 gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema 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.
14 August 2026 um 19:15 -
Paul42 gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 19:15 -
Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 19:14 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema 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,...
14 August 2026 um 19:10 -
Paul42 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 14:38 -
Paul42 gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 14:34 -
Paul42 gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 13:44 -
Paul42 gefällt GWR4707s Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 13:36 -
Paul42 gefällt Sidmouths Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026 um 13:36 -
Paul42 gefällt alexl102s Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
13 August 2026 um 22:01 -
Paul42 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Are you saying the other 50% of contributions to appeals does come from members then?
13 August 2026 um 21:51
