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  1. William Fletcher replied to the thread Industrial Loco Updates.

    I suspect that it was because it did batle with a BR loco (a Q6?) and won?

    Apr 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM

  2. William Fletcher liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.

    I can only share my experience . I now have two responsible positions , one as a loco owning group trustee and one as a director on a railway . With regard to the director I had indicated my willingness to become one principally as the time felt...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM

  3. William Fletcher liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.

    Coming back to @Steve's question - "Or perhaps rather than look on the gloomy side, which railways are doing relatively well?" - and also picking up on what one might, charitably, call the "business realist" school of pronouncements from some in...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM

  4. William Fletcher liked Steve's post in the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.

    In my experience, contempt for H & S seems to be more of an age thing, rather than whether its a volunteer or paid person. Younger people have grown up within a health & safety environment whereas us old timers can remember when there were few...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM

  5. William Fletcher liked Bikermike's post in the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.

    The trouble with that approach is that volunteers can do marvellous things, but can also do terrible things. If a mindset of "only volunteers can understand us", you run a huge risk of missing critical matters - H&S, safeguarding, insurance,...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM

  6. William Fletcher liked 60044's post in the thread 6201, her new lease of life..

    Am I the only person who feels that the subject of how its overhaul is progressing really ought to be the subject of far more interest than the one that seems to dominate - the colour it will emerge in?v Or is the enthusiast world more...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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