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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Rasprava u 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' pokrenuta od gwr4090, 15. Studeni 2007..

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  1. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    before everyone gets excited at the thought of a Manor at the head of 8 packed mark 1's , what appears to be a ballast train at Norton Fitzwarren , which presumably would never have been effected by lockdown does not count as a sign of the railway reopening (at least in my book) any attempt to portray it as such is spin in the mould of #classicdom
     
    Sidmouth, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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    Greenway se sviđa ovo.
  2. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    I live in Frome & getting to BL is pretty straightforward.

    At least if you miss a train on the L&B you dont have to wait that long for the next!
     
    johnofwessex, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  3. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

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    Why could a new charity not have sub committees/departments dealing with locos, carriages, wagons, museums, stations etc etc ? As it has often been suggested, these "departments" could even have their own restricted funds accounts within the main charity.

    Keith
     
    ghost, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  4. The Dainton Banker

    The Dainton Banker Well-Known Member

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    Care to explain why ?
     
    The Dainton Banker, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  5. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

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    [​IMG]

    Keith
     
    ghost, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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    David R, Downline, The Dainton Banker i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  6. The Dainton Banker

    The Dainton Banker Well-Known Member

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    How does that work ? Many of the smaller shareholders have been lost to the record so their votes cannot be used. Of those that are traceable, many will not bother to vote or appoint proxies and three bodies hold relatively substantial numbers which, if used in unison, would present a sizeable barrier for other players to overcome. Where does the Board get its authority if not by the votes of the shareholders ?
     
    The Dainton Banker, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  7. The Dainton Banker

    The Dainton Banker Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, Keith,
    I think you are right but to what end ? The way they're going at the moment there may be little left for a winner. I'm reminded of a Gaham Wilson cartoon of the Vietnam era:
    [​IMG]
     
    The Dainton Banker, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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    jnc, johnofwessex i ghost se sviđa ovo.
  8. Paulthehitch

    Paulthehitch Well-Known Member

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    Plus added guts hating?
     
    Paulthehitch, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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    ghost se sviđa ovo.
  9. RichardBrum

    RichardBrum Member

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    WSSRT Objects
    Powers 5
    (9)
    Note the restriction in (4) as well

    Note that they are not geographically restricted, nor is there any mention of the WSR or the line...*

    Compare with the WSRA objects.

    * anyone spot the importance of there being no mention...
     

    Privici:

    RichardBrum, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  10. Greenway

    Greenway Part of the furniture

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    That is how it should be but you cannot help thinking that the WSR has the other way around!
     
    Greenway, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  11. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    meanwhile the other "Somerset Railway" was steam testing its Ivatt today (per facebook page)
     
    Sidmouth, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  12. Steve Edge

    Steve Edge Member

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    Yep, on the same day the WSR's metals were shined by a revenue earning train.

    Steve
     
    Steve Edge, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  13. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    playing a little bit naughty but did anything need to stop those trains during lockdown ?
     
    Sidmouth, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  14. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    That could potentially be fair enough, I can think of plenty of other railways which have a similar sort of thing. It's the fact that both charities have equal moderately sized shareholdings in the Plc which I think is the main problem, which leads to there being no proper shareholder accountability through any sort of membership. Along with a few other problems, for example both charities are currently running "survival appeals" for the WSR, which seems wholly unnecessary.
     
    flying scotsman123, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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    The Dainton Banker se sviđa ovo.
  15. AnthonyTrains2017

    AnthonyTrains2017 Well-Known Member

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    Any railtour visiting WSR this year please
     
    AnthonyTrains2017, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  16. Roger Thompson

    Roger Thompson Member

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    Currently no trains are planned before 2021. That will include railtours.

    Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk
     
    Roger Thompson, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  17. Steve Edge

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    They run as per NR's work programme. Lockdown is still in place to some extent, I believe. Not sure I understand what you are driving at, @Sidmouth

    I'm just pleased the WSR has been able to have a revenue earning train on its metals again.

    Steve
     
    Steve Edge, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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    malcolm imps se sviđa ovo.
  18. Paulthehitch

    Paulthehitch Well-Known Member

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    More signs of insides being hated perhaps?
     
    Paulthehitch, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  19. twr12

    twr12 Well-Known Member

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    This song has a certain resonance with the WSR.....
     
    twr12, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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  20. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Possibly, or perhaps slightly different, a sense of feeling important, or even relevant, and thus maintaining power and autonomy? It's probably not much better than "gut-hating" but at least with slightly less malice.
     
    flying scotsman123, 23. Lipanj 2020.
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