A little late I know, but this report has me baffled - seemingly 20,000 fewer passengers but profitability reversed from -8000,000-ish in 2018 to...
Did anyone ask questions when 92212 was purchased for the GCR? I think there is a strong possibility it,s the same person.
I don't know for sure, but I would imagine that they separate entities under the overall PLC umbrella.
I suspect there may be two problems at Llangollen - firstly I don't get the impression that its passenger figures really match its ambitions, so...
The "Preserved British Steam" reference states that it was steamed once on the NYMR, but I'm pretty sure that it never did - afaik it arrived with...
Even the Fairbourne Railway had some racy calendar shots taken inside the (then) Butterfly Farm in the Ellerton era.
Probably still cheaper than building a 4W underframe for a body, though......
Just as you advocate! It's really not possible to have it all ways. It's perfectly natural to keep the stuff restorable in the near term and get...
As usual, Paul you are twisting reality in knots to suit your case. Both Tanfield and Foxfield have created trains, it is true, but neither...
Isn't the point of heritage railways create at least some of those experiences? At the moment most can only recreate from the 50s on. Pre-BR...
...... but in order to use the "things we like" they have to be there in the first place! Generally speaking, these items are restored by separate...
Re-read my post. I don't have a problem with Mk1s but as you say, there is a balance to be struck, and imho the balance is tilted too far the...
Most heritage railways are heavily biased in favour of the steam locomotives and buildings, the other rolling stock is very much an afterthought....
Generally speaking, it's the amount of time they can give to a project and the fact that volunteers are usually constrained as well by available...
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I see no real point in restoring locos to hire them out. It would be far better to divert the effort...
Going back to the original question, I'm inclined to answer that there isn't one. There's nothing that springs to mind that has been particularly...
..... and there's the rub: "if I had the spare time" - so you're not intending to volunteer and your comments on here are s**t-stirring from...
......... and County!
In a lot of places attending the induction day before starting work is compulsory.
Separă nume cu o virgulă.
