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The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Just to observe the "another church in the next village" is exactly what you describe about railways - and if people leave their local church, there are good odds they won't land at another, especially if its in another village. The answer in...
Jun 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I knew someone once who was quite happy to be up to his elbows in muck and grease fixing bits of locomotives etc - basically anything that ran on wheels and was steam-powered - for every hour that he had available to spare. Along the way he made...
Jun 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
You might like to know that our infrastructure blog has resumed publication. The latest one is here: https://bridgestobroadway.blogspot.com/2025/06/cheltenham-racecourse-bridge-43-works.html (ignore the web adress title, that's historical)...
Jun 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That may be true of the L&B, but I'm a PCC member (=trustee) and we manage to sustain a PCC of 15 on a much lower "membership", and where volunteering is significantly higher. It's a different kind of organisation so not directly comparable, but...
Jun 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM -
The Dainton Banker liked 60044's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That saddens me, at a time when it is obvious that the NYMR needs every penny it can get; my own solution has been to make my bequest to the LNERCA which ought to be to the ultimate benefit of the NYMR, but as they no longer seem to aspire to...
Jun 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
All of which takes us back round to the need to focus on what membership is there for, and good change management where a strong pre-existing culture exists that is to be changed. In the context of the L&BRT, for example, that means respecting...
Jun 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Interesting point, but I'd look to the WSR (I'm thinking specifically during the X6 days) and argue the opposite, and say it can be quite dangerous. Disillusioned members, rather that work to remove the rot and make the effort to vote, just quit....
Jun 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
