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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

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

  1. rodders154

    rodders154 Member

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    All candidates were voted for individually and each of the 10 were around the same figure, some a few more some a few less. Rough average was around 50 votes for the candidate, 130 against & 4 abstentions. There were at least 2 of the 10 on the zoom meeting and I am sure they will be able to answer any questions.

    I didn't think the result would be as decisive as it was and didn't know which way it would go and I wouldn't have put money on the result before the meeting.

    The membership has spoken.
     
  2. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Was the votes for/against resolution 7 similar to those votes on the ten please?
     
  3. Monkey Magic

    Monkey Magic Part of the furniture

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    Just out of interest, when did you join?
     
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  4. nanstallon

    nanstallon Part of the furniture

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    Yes, when the result is overwhelming, I suspect a Lukashenko operation. A smaller majority for the status quo, even one or two new trustees, would have looked better. In Singapore, the dictator Lee Quan Yu had the sense to allow one opposition member in parliament to at least give a pretence of democracy!
     
  5. Keith Sims

    Keith Sims Member

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    So did I. I wonder where our votes went?
     
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  6. RailWest

    RailWest Part of the furniture

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    In the past, one might have been tempted to look in the firebox of a passing locomotive...but of course, there are none at the moment :)
     
  7. Keith Sims

    Keith Sims Member

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    If the chance of progress has ben so decidedly rejected I worry even more for the future of WSR under the present management.
     
  8. 62440

    62440 New Member

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    Deleted
     
    Last edited: 16. Veljača 2021.
  9. smithersmark600

    smithersmark600 New Member

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    The votes cast were for individual candidates, and at this meeting we were given the votes cast for, against and abstentions, so they will be available in the AGM minutes in due course. Nothing to see here. Please move along!
     
  10. Bayard

    Bayard Well-Known Member

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    Yes, can we get back to the Case of the Mysterious Lack of Action on Seaward Way Crossing and the Case of the Mysterious Lack of News on the Spending of the Culture Recovery Fund, over one month gone out of six before the money vanishes and £865,000 to spend? Perhaps February will bring us a Somerset version of "Brewster's Billions"?
     
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  11. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    That's the end of one plan for introducing change at the WSR. That seems to leave the Bailey plan, with a very uncertain timescale and a very high cost. Any others?
     
  12. RailWest

    RailWest Part of the furniture

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    [​IMG]
     
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  13. Bayard

    Bayard Well-Known Member

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    What's the point? No-one seems to want to change. I think we ought to give those currently in charge until the end of March to turn the company around and see how they get on.
     
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  14. Mike S

    Mike S New Member

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    Usual calls on Farcebook for the 'ten' to 'resign and never return' with a fair degree of support

    Nothing changes. Glad to have zero involvement these days.
     
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  15. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    Being a little provocative , a chapter has closed today on the WSR . A direction set . I'm almost tempted to close this thread and start a fresh one
     
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  16. torgormaig

    torgormaig Part of the furniture Friend

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    I notice that this thread is now on Page 1750 and post #35000 is going to appear any moment and the WSR civil war on Nat Pres carries on unabated. Unbelieveable!

    Peter
     
  17. bluetrain

    bluetrain Well-Known Member

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    I have never been a member of the WSSRT and am neutral on the questions of who should sit on its Board and on whether or not it should merge with the WSRA.

    But assuming that the summary of the AGM at Post #34940 is accurate, I am appalled at the vicious abuse reportedly aimed by the Acting Chair of the WSSRT at "The Ten". This is clearly not a person who believes in trying to heal wounds or to show magnanimity in victory. On the contrary, it seems to show a macho management culture at its worst.
     
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  18. Steve

    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    If you close this thread we’ll only get another one with a 1000 plus post’s regurgitating what’s already on here.
     
  19. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I don’t think things will change though will they? I look at other established railways like the Severn Valley, North York Moors, Bluebell (premier league establishments if you like) and how they’ve adapted to the current situation, I then look at somewhere like the Spa Valley and the recent article with Johnnie Pay in Steam Railway and how positive they’re trying to be with the new partnership with Southern Locomotives Limited, in such a crap year this is a decent bit of news.
    All I see when I look at the West Somerset is just a massive car crash that when you turn your back and look again gets bigger and even worse.
    Has the wind been sown? I really hope the whirlwind will not be there to be reaped.
     
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  20. 34015

    34015 New Member

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    Between 5B & 5C. Sometimes 32C
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    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I understand the commissioning date for the new level crossing arrangement is currently estimated for June 2021.
     
    malcolm imps, MattA, tom-bex i 3 ostalih se sviđa ovo.

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