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Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten

  1. Paul42 gefällt jsm8bs Beitrag in dem Thema Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    A few more . Thursday 23rd. A quiet crossing of Auch Viaduct in the horseshoe. The water of the Allt Kinglass was pleasantly warm for a paddle !. Passing the Bardrill Road north of Blackford and approaching the signal box at Longforgan....

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  2. Paul42 gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I know the word 'Beeching' is a bad word around here; the basic concept (which was in part, as near as I can assess, that it was 'wrong', morally, to have highly-used lines subsidize little-used rural lines) may well have been problematic....

    25 April 2026 um 08:31
  3. Paul42 gefällt Dan Hamblins Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    A few years back at an AGM I was discussing with another life member whether a nominal £5 payment should be made for things like galas. Very much in favour but I get the sense it's all or nothing with this approach, which probably a lot easier to...

    24 April 2026 um 20:00
  4. Paul42 gefällt jonathonags Beitrag in dem Thema Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    Making a promise to myself not to photograph any further South than my postcode, my final images of The Great Britain from this year. Of main interest were the Aberdeen legs, conducted at times of day that I don't believe have been done in...

    24 April 2026 um 17:44
  5. Paul42 gefällt alexl102s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Whilst I largely agree with many of the points you've made recently, I disagree on this. Pickering is important because it's the closest part of the railway to York, and the motorway network. At the time of writing, York to Pickering is just over...

    24 April 2026 um 16:03
  6. Paul42 gefällt Kirk Oswalds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That possibility is much closer than most members realise. The most upto date accounts reveal a £250,000 loss and the year before it was £500,000. This year is likely to exceed both those figures simply because the line isn't fully operational....

    24 April 2026 um 16:02
  7. Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think that point is interesting. At a certain level, if you appoint a new manager, then you should respect their professional judgement in respect of the area for which they are managing. But you would also hope that the board, on receipt of...

    24 April 2026 um 13:45
  8. Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    As @Paul42 says, it has been covered in the most recent issue of Bluebell News and also in communications to members about the upcoming Society AGM. The proposal is a structural change that will in effect merge the current PLC and Society as a...

    24 April 2026 um 13:42
  9. Paul42 antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    The society and the plc are currently companies limited by guarantee and by shares respectively. The proposal is to combine them as a single charitable community benefit society, that would own and operate the railway. There is a Q&A on it in...

    24 April 2026 um 11:01
  10. Paul42 gefällt wazza588s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR Spring Steam Gala 16-19 April 2026.

    A few photos from the weekend: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard

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  11. Paul42 gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Sadly the NYMR used to be well able to plan and execute such a project as proved by the replacement of Bridge 30 in the early months of 2010. That was a massive undertaking by any yardstick and the planning was thought out well before it became...

    23 April 2026 um 20:52
  12. Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There’s a fundamental difference between the KWVR bridge and the NYMR’s problem. In that the latter is grade 2 listed and simply can’t be replaced. Not only that but any repairs have to not affect the external appearance. The two projects are...

    23 April 2026 um 16:33