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Steve replied to the thread Tornado.

As @Lineisclear will undoubtedly tell you, the managers of the Trust must manage the Trust for its best interests and not the interests of the covenentors or members.

Scrat replied to the thread Tornado.

Sir Ralph Wedgwood replied to the thread Tornado.

There were indeed some problems in the early days of the building of Tornado but they were put right in a very transparent and open way. The then board commissioned an independent report into what had gone wrong and if I remember correctly made...

hyboy liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

Even were that to come to pass (which I doubt, and which I don't think is a good idea) it doesn't solve the volunteer numbers problem - you can't be in two places at once. So every day you give to Railway A is one less available for Railway B. I...

Sir Ralph Wedgwood replied to the thread Tornado.

It worked well for many years until the current regime took over, now running the trust in its own interest not in the interests of its covenantors. When - and I do think it’s just a matter of time considering the disastrous trajectory of the...

Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

They appear to me, having just compared an image from Monday as the same as those on BIL. I believe it was said these are an early BR size on a different thread.

silversteellady liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

I was at Horsted Keynes today for what, at times, seemed like a Gala day! 32636 (Fenchurch) with 31065, until the A1X took a break, leaving 31065 heading the 14.15 Sheffield Park alone; 73082 on a normal serivce train; then on what looked like...

Sir Ralph Wedgwood liked Sheff's post in the thread Tornado.

Indeed. But unlike most businesses, the ‘stakeholders’ have no say in how this one is run, who appoints the board members etc. I’m no expert in company law, but in this case, (and in several other cases in our ‘industry’) it seems all too easy...

ghost liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Tornado.

When that original team was formed you had people who were able to retire at an earlier age on good final salary pensions . you also had something very new and inspiring which people had the passion to make happen roll forward and 60163 has run...

Sir Ralph Wedgwood replied to the thread Tornado.

You are right but it’s many of the volunteers in their 40s to 60s who have been driven out by the current regime. They’ve not given up volunteering, they just gone to organisations where they are appreciated and not treated with contempt by the...

silversteellady liked Steve's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

When I was doing footplate rostering on the NYMR Mondays and especially Fridays were always difficult to cover. For some reason I never really understood, in the last few years Sundays also became a problem. For most of the time we were having...

Sir Ralph Wedgwood liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Tornado.

When that original team was formed you had people who were able to retire at an earlier age on good final salary pensions . you also had something very new and inspiring which people had the passion to make happen roll forward and 60163 has run...

silversteellady liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread British Pullman 2024.

My photos of Clan Line on a very dull day in Kent. The first one was taken specifically to get the Kent Oast House in shot -ie while the diners ate their luxury meal washed down with the finest of champagnes and wines I tried to add a flavour...

chrishallam liked Paul42's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

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