Steves letzte Aktivitäten
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Steve gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema Jacobite 2026.
Precisely so. Which was the point I was trying to get across, owning/operating steam locos would not, in and of itself be a profit making venture. The other avenues offset and subsidise the bit which is akin to 'hobby'. Which is why I also made...
14 August 2026 um 18:50 -
Steve 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 18:49 -
Steve 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 18:29 -
Steve gefällt ghosts Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't believe that any member (of any railway society) has ever felt that, never mind communicated it in writing. Volunteers are a different matter.
14 August 2026 um 18:27 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing.
Although I mentioned fallow in my post, the figures quoted were for ‘croppable area’ according to the government.
14 August 2026 um 18:15 -
Steve gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema Oil Firing.
I would imagine that "total cropable area" is unlikely to include the areas you mention, by and large, any ore than it would include house gardens, the New Forest, North Yorkshire Moors, Bodmin Moor etc.
14 August 2026 um 18:13 -
Steve gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Oil Firing.
Are you sure? I haven’t studied the figures, but local authorities have local plans that define what the purpose of all the land in their area is. So I’d strongly suspect that land being used as eg a park, or golf course, or nature reserve, is...
14 August 2026 um 18:13 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing.
How much arable land is lying fallow in the UK? According to Government figures, the total croppable land area is 6.1 million hectares and, of that, a total of 4.1 million hectares was used to cultivate crops, that's about 2/3rds.
14 August 2026 um 15:24 -
Steve 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 15:19 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
How about Moors Line editors, people to look after rostering and those who write grant applications, for a start? At least the membership secretary is still a volunteer even if he no longer posts on here.:)
14 August 2026 um 14:44 -
Steve gefällt Sawdusts Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
By the way, I'd like congratulate Lineisclear on his joining the ranks of the Yorkshire Light Keyboard Warriors. Sawdust.
14 August 2026 um 14:41 -
Steve antwortete auf das 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 14:40 -
Steve gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I beg to differ - and to the extent that it was, it was you that moved the conversation down the path of relative financial shares, rather than the purpose of engagement that was at the core of points made by @Steve, @Sawdust and others.
14 August 2026 um 14:26 -
Steve gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And if you then considered the efforts of people as donations in kind? What would those be worth? The point is not the precise ratio, but the emphasis on specific kinds of funding and contribution over time, and the way that by omission it...
14 August 2026 um 14:25 -
Steve 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 08:49
