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35B liked Dan Hamblin's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A few years back at an AGM I was discussing with another life member whether a nominal £5 payment should be made for things like galas. Very much in favour but I get the sense it's all or nothing with this approach, which probably a lot easier to...
Apr 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM -
35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That’s what I question, as if the timetable allowed, a much more attractive offering could be provided.
Apr 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM -
35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That pattern is also a function of the infrastructure, and the Northern timetable that uses it.
Apr 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM -
35B replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
And the wider, non monetary, debt owed to them is one of the factors lost by some in previous discussions on this theme
Apr 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM -
35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think there is another point about life membership, which is that the CCBS structure is about providing a community benefit, and that makes it difficult to have tiers of membership that have different benefits. So for example you can have...
Apr 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM -
35B liked alexl102's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst I largely agree with many of the points you've made recently, I disagree on this. Pickering is important because it's the closest part of the railway to York, and the motorway network. At the time of writing, York to Pickering is just over...
Apr 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM -
35B replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think the burden question is difficult, and requires a proper assessment of value. For example, many of the costs are of postage and printing - costs that could be ameliorated by making then so no printed materials are sent to life members. I...
Apr 24, 2026 at 2:50 PM
