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Spitfires letzte Aktivitäten

  1. Spitfire gefällt bluetrains Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Some wise words from you in the above post. A while back, I spent some time looking through WSR annual reports and accounts. It was apparent that WSR passenger numbers peaked in 2009, followed by a steady decline in subsequent years until they...

    15 Oktober 2026 um 19:00

  2. Spitfire gefällt Sidmouths Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    A lot of people really do need to understand that the heritage movement is deep deep deep in the mire on almost every level. There is a very real risk of a line folding and I have a short list The hot summer will have killed cash flow with lower...

    15 Oktober 2026 um 18:55

  3. Spitfire gefällt DavidHs Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    "to qualify for gift aid, a gift of at least 10% of the value of the ticket must be paid" (Money Saving Expert forum quote, but it's noted in lots of places) And then the gift aid can be applied to 100% of the price

    14 Oktober 2026 um 20:28

  4. Spitfire gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Two separate issues. One is the personal tax position, where I see what you're saying. The other is that this is £1.88bn that government passes on in a range of ways without ever having to manage the complexities of grant applications,...

    14 Oktober 2026 um 20:26

  5. Spitfire gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Although I support the principle of moving to some kind of charitable model, I think there are some somewhat heroic assumptions in that £400k figure. The biggest one is to reckon on 75% of the income being inherently charitable. That takes some...

    13 Oktober 2026 um 22:12

  6. Spitfire gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Moderator Message A small group of people have decided to call into question statements made by individuals about NYMR managerial matters and also challenge factual accuracy. It is getting messy and also personal. Please be aware that Forum...

    13 Oktober 2026 um 22:05

  7. Spitfire gefällt wazza588s Beitrag in dem Thema RTC 2026.

    46115 drifting into the sunshine at Welbury, returning south. [ATTACH] Richard

    DSC_8358.JPG 12 Oktober 2026

  8. Spitfire gefällt Spamcan81s Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.

    6024 passes Sutton Cross with the last train of the day from Wansford to Peterborough. 11-10-2026. Leading carriage changed from blue and grey to blood and custard. [ATTACH]

    IMG_1848.jpg 12 Oktober 2026
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