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William Fletchers letzte Aktivitäten

  1. William Fletcher antwortete auf das Thema Industrial Loco Updates.

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

    25 April 2025 um 11:47

  2. William Fletcher gefällt Sidmouths Beitrag in dem Thema 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...

    23 April 2025 um 17:04

  3. William Fletcher gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema 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...

    23 April 2025 um 17:02

  4. William Fletcher gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema 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...

    23 April 2025 um 16:59

  5. William Fletcher gefällt Bikermikes Beitrag in dem Thema 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,...

    23 April 2025 um 16:54

  6. William Fletcher gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema 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...

    23 April 2025 um 16:52
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