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  1. 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...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 23:07

  2. 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...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 23:07

  3. 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...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 23:06

  4. 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...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 23:06

  5. 35B liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Before risking going down what might be a nihilistic path, can I suggest that someone suggests that all the senior management and Trust Board members read the last hundred or so posts on here and all sit down in a single room, try to work out...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 16:47

  6. 35B odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A couple of points. First, on grants, I was using that language for payments from Trust to PLC, nothing more. Second, and reinforced by the first, I am now an outsider. I am not proposing to participate in a campaign to change NYMR, but I am...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 16:33

  7. 35B odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That is an assumption, and can't be answered properly without considering the cost of change. That also requires proper definition of "essential". I happen to share your view that the payroll is too large relative to the organisation, but there...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 15:07

  8. 35B odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I'd suggest a better start would be clear confidence, of the sort displayed by Beamish, in what NYMR is.

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 14:49

  9. 35B odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There are ways, but they will be less direct. I'm also well aware that continued large scale losses threaten payroll - but my point is that if grants are managed in a way that directs money away from payroll, that would make the whole mess more...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 14:39

  10. 35B odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That is a structural question, and needs to be approached with care. The Trust owns the PLC, but the trustees and directors each have legal duties to the body that they are on. In the case of the Directors of the plc, that will include...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 13:58
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