I'm fast reaching the stage, which I did on another forum, of deciding there's no point in posting when minds are closed to the truth. Being...
Steve, It's quite a long time ago and your recollection may be better than mine but I believe it was towards the back end of the operating season...
It's fair criticism that the NYMR has struggled in the past to maintain a realistic locomotive strategy. One result of that was the distress...
As I expect 60044 is aware NLHF grants have auditable outcomes. Quite reasonably it and other grant funders want to see that the purpose for which...
The initial recommendation to the Trust Board was that 76079 should simply be sold. Any ten year locomotive strategy is not just about...
Having been at that meeting when the future of 76079 was decided I can conform categorically that raising money from its sale was absolutely NOT a...
Steve’s suggestion that the primary purpose of a heritage railway should not be acting as a charity really highlights the problem. Whether he...
Sorry, slip of the finger on my ipad……you also end up with a better informed board .
Rather than just a measure of satisfaction I found it valuable as a learning opportunity regarding the views , concerns and ideas of volunteers...
There’s always room for improvement. Personally I’m a great believer in the benefit of listening. Unfortunately living not quite as far away as...
All very true but as the old saying goes it takes two to tango! I don't know if you're an NYMR member? If so you would have seen the "State of...
It's not apparent where the 50% figure comes from. Tom's calculation was around 42% but in any event that's on the basis of published accounts for...
An important distinction between employment and other costs that Tom alludes to is that the former tend to be easier to predict and therefore...
Thanks Tom. A very perceptive post that reflects precisely the strategic issues that NYMR management have been and are considering including the...
A welcome dose of balanced common sense!
I realise its a fact that 60044 cannot accept but ex BR mark 1's are heritage stock and appear so to the vast majority of passengers. After all...
Absolutely right, particularly the last sentence! The challenge for the whole sector is that just preserving and operating heritage railways...
But therer But there have been recent reductions in the number of paid staff...at least fourteen have left. There have also been cases of two...
I suspect the greatest impediment to fuerher external funding would be leadership that fails to respond prudently to major financial challenges....
That's a strange comment. It implies that charitable status can be some sort of magic token that unlocks fundraising opportunities, tax benefits,...
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