New MHR Website:

Did you or Lee get any with me hanging out the cab on Sunday Dave? If so any chance of emailing me one please?

 

Stunning new picture here of 73096 in the shed

http://steamtube.ning.com/photo/2735651:Photo:21282?xg_source=msg_user_photo

 

LOL, poser.

Regards
Chris

 

Yes, more pictures are up on there, by former MHR webmaster Tony Wood. Nice shot also of the new boiler shop.

 

Hi everyone this seems to be the best place to put this. 30850 will be on the service train this weekend and the other service train will be 117 unit.

 

The two shots I took on Sunday are here http://lineside.photos.preserved.fotopic.net/c1799607.html I did only take the one working as other things to do .See if your in them .
Good to see Nelson out rather than the 9F probably lot cheaper to hire than one of Mr Hoskins locos ! David

 

Actually NRM locos are considered a luxury......

 

Great news about the planning Application for Ropley


http://www.watercressline.co.uk/mhralp/LatestNews/LatestNewsPlanningApp.html

 

Ive just realised that on the New Website headers there is a line ink drawring that comes up of Lord Nelson advertising the Countryman and Watercress Bell . Shame they didnt ask if they could play with one of my photos !
Its a version of a shot from the Spring Gala I took of Nelson .Rods in identical position,Happy boy Duncan driving .. Ho Hum .

 

PM Sent David.

 

Now the marketing manager's job is being advertised I wonder if there will be a rethink on the website. Surely nobody can pretend that the new one has been an unqualified success?

 

Even I wouldn't say that it was an unqualified success, there were major problems which (I think!) we have started to overcome. Bear in mind that the current design is only an intermediate stage, there is a much better one coming with more features.

Maybe if there is a new manager, the web team will all be sacked, or maybe not!

 

Unfortunately any web site takes a lot of time and effort to keep on top of ! . One of the failings was and still is you had to know the web site and it was hard to find things .
Links from a front page wernt there and certain sections are with in others.
If ALL updates were linked off The Latest News Section, then part of the moans on here would be redressed.
Chris does keep the wagons section up dated every week maybe more .you cant ask for more however this is never mentioned with a link in Latest News ,, I hope you see where Im going with this , If its NEW information or updates it needs to be in this section.
And theres me saying I wasnt going to say anything else lol ... oh well.

A new Marketing Manager mmmm maybe we might get some good news on Charters again . nuff said...

 

When you say charters, do you mean on the line of Daylight Railtours? I travelled & enjoyed many of these before they unfortunately finished.

 

I don't think that the MHR will be involved in promoting mainline tours again. I think it was deemed that for the return on them they took up an inordinate proportion of resources.

 

Forgive me for seeming obtuse but didnt the MHR appoint a Marketing Manager just recently?

 

I think Tim Beere joined the MHR about a year ago, if i remember rightly from info in the Mid Hants news he started officially on the 1st March last year.

 

http://www.getthejob.co.uk/job/2319040/marketing-manager

 

Oh, well it seems Tim Beere has not got on well with the job. I wont say anything for wish of offending anyone.

 

Did he resign? Or was he Terminated!