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ghost liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My interpretation (FWIW, which isn’t an awful lot) ….. based on what I’ve read here, and the individual’s LinkedIn account, is that he was looking for work, and NYMR needed someone to fill a Civil Engineering void (so to speak). Subsequently, it...
Jan 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM -
ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
@Lineisclear was seen on the forum this morning at 8:02am I’m guessing he’s either been gagged, or is embarrassed at the shambles of how the NYMR are dealing with the bridge issue - he should be! I would also add that he should be ashamed that...
Jan 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If nothing else does it shows the follow of their communications strategy - they need to be on the front foot, not the back one. If you have a problem and you don't know all the answers, its better to say that than keep quiet hoping that people...
Jan 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM -
ghost liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think that really works; wealthy private individuals can't just buy charitable assets, if a charity winds up they have to be offered to another similar charity by preference first. There's also the LRO or equivilant which, as our learned...
Jan 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM -
ghost replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
Unfortunately not so in this day and age. If someone was to be hurt or killed while poking out of a window, it’s a pretty sure bet that the family would be suing the railway.
Jan 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
To my mind, the fact that the new cylinders have been not only drawn, but actually manufactured, suggests that the valve gear must be very substantially designed. It's possible that there might be some minor outstanding issues, but the...
Jan 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM -
ghost liked Steve's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
You tripe in jest but be wary of giving people ideas. It might come back to haunt you. ;)
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Fortunately those more connected with the project than me have the answer to that. The core of that solution - "Project Unify" as it is being called around the railway - is that the current Trust is wound up. The land assets will then go into a...
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:35 AM -
ghost liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m aware that there is a common thread. I think the changes were well intentioned, being a way to achieve compliance with CC guidance and ORR governance concerns. Sadly though I think they do not bear up in the real world inhabited by heritage...
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM -
ghost liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Practically speaking the only way to influence in an organisation that has adopted the rather silly rules that the NYMR has adopted (and which are presented as best practice by the Heritage Railway Association quite wrongly in my opinion) is for...
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
ghost liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This all sounds really really worrying, on a number of fronts. It seems clear that for whatever reasons, senior leadership are not grappling with this issue. Clearly some ordinary volunteers/staff have some level of knowledge of this and are...
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If this is accurate, it is an appalling indictment of management failure and very possibly shows cause for regulatory intervention. If it is not accurate, it is a dreadful indictment of the railway as an organisation that stories like this could...
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM -
ghost liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's pretty much how I understand the situation to be. The only thing that I would take issue with is your last sentence. A large number of volunteers and staff are worried and concerned for the railway they love and that concern was there...
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:12 AM -
ghost liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Having done the job myself for a couple of years and having also run other businesses and now running a hard tech startup company: - Heritage railways are the most complex businesses. They are engineering, civil engineering, regulated transport,...
Jan 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM -
ghost liked Wonkyturntables's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have been following the thread since the bridge 42 crisis became public and have done a little digging. This is what I have found - There was a plan in place to sort the bridge next year in closed season. There is a report to say the bridge is...
Jan 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM
