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John Petley liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.

[IMG] Reflections by Harry Bradley, on Flickr

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I'm glad we agree on the merits of a CCBS Tom. As you say a CCBS has charitable status but is not currently capable of being a registered charity. I agree that logic is that grant awarding bodies should apply commons sense i.e. what really...

acorb replied to the thread 2027 Events.

As per @2857Harry on SVR gala thread: Next years Severn Valley events list - - Branchline Gala 6/7 March - Spring Steam Gala 15-18 April - Mixed Traction/Open House Event 12/13 June - Autumn Steam Gala 16-19 Sept

MellishR liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

This remains a fascinating debate. I do like the idea for structure proposed by @Lineisclear. I think that the only issue would be that such a change could only cement change, not catalyse change. @35B made an interesting point about authority...

MellishR liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

As you'd expect given my views of governance at other railways, I think this is an excellent idea, and should be regarded as a high priority. But. But. All the modifications in the world will only equate to moving the deckchairs on the Titanic...

MellishR liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I don't think either Grosmont or Pickering are looking for handouts or railway funding, just action to restore confidence and a resurgence in passenger numbers. If that could be achieved consequential benefit to local business would automatically...

MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I might be wrong, but I think that is the sort of future that @jnc has been mooting. It does presuppose that there is a meaningful amount of money available from supporters who have the best interests of the railway at heart, but who are...

MellishR liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Pleased to hear you advocate a radical change, but you don't explain what that is. If you amplified maybe you would find it supported and possibly adopted, but keeping it under wraps isn't helpful. It is also far from academic. At this stage I...

Aberdare liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

There are a couple of points in there that surprise me, because they are directly contradictory to what we are being told at the Bluebell (where we are moving towards a CCBS structure) and I am confident that our directors and trustees have done...

Spitfire liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Just on the point of status, some grant giving bodies are getting quite attentive to legal structure. This is especially true for CIOs, where their use by service providers for their own practice is massively blurring the boundary between...

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