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jnc liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think, at the very least, annual passenger numbers for 2022-2026 should be published. With the new online booking system there will be almost instant data on ticket sales.
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM -
Jamessquared liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I completely agree and indeed I have watched with dismay as the advice has been adopted elsewhere. There is no question that additional expertise was needed on many (most?) boards, but the loss of corporate memory caused the exclusion of anyone...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM -
5944 liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So I suppose the follow up thought is what to do about the culture. I would be very surprised if the boards aren’t aware that there is an issue. Very. And by issue what I mean is that they will know that there is a a degree of disquiet between...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM -
Jamessquared liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So I suppose the follow up thought is what to do about the culture. I would be very surprised if the boards aren’t aware that there is an issue. Very. And by issue what I mean is that they will know that there is a a degree of disquiet between...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM -
Steve liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the problems with the Trust Board was brought about by the introduction of the selection committee, for which the remit seems to have been to identify candidates with financial and accountancy or tourism backgrounds. Conversely, the...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So I suppose the follow up thought is what to do about the culture. I would be very surprised if the boards aren’t aware that there is an issue. Very. And by issue what I mean is that they will know that there is a a degree of disquiet between...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM -
35B liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I completely agree and indeed I have watched with dismay as the advice has been adopted elsewhere. There is no question that additional expertise was needed on many (most?) boards, but the loss of corporate memory caused the exclusion of anyone...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM -
35B liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So I suppose the follow up thought is what to do about the culture. I would be very surprised if the boards aren’t aware that there is an issue. Very. And by issue what I mean is that they will know that there is a a degree of disquiet between...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM -
35B liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suspect that the underlying issue is culture. One of the problems of creating boards which have few long term working volunteers as members is that they become slightly detached. I have also watched more than once new board members who come...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM -
35B liked ghost's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
No grant awarding body would award money to the L&B (either group) so that they had money in the bank “just in case” a piece of land comes up for sale. Perhaps long term it doesn’t matter who buys what piece of land, but for the present the...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM -
ghost replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
No grant awarding body would award money to the L&B (either group) so that they had money in the bank “just in case” a piece of land comes up for sale. Perhaps long term it doesn’t matter who buys what piece of land, but for the present the...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM -
Sulzerman liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the problems with the Trust Board was brought about by the introduction of the selection committee, for which the remit seems to have been to identify candidates with financial and accountancy or tourism backgrounds. Conversely, the...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM -
Hirn liked johnofwessex's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Well there us a boiler at the Avon Valley Railway...........
Jun 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
