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  1. free2grice 支持 Paul GrantMartyn's Law 内发表的帖子.

    I bristle at some activities and expectations of volunteers but having to be prepped for a once in a life time (if ever) event and effectively becoming a line of defence in the war on terror is several steps beyond what should be asked of...

    2026-06-03 , 21:59
  2. free2grice 支持 Gladiator 5076Martyn's Law 内发表的帖子.

    Unless people have got more used to endless training since I retired in 2012 I found there was much negativity about it (whatever it was) even when people were being paid to do it. It was viewed by most as a box ticking exercise, if online...

    2026-06-03 , 21:58
  3. free2grice 支持 flying scotsman123Martyn's Law 内发表的帖子.

    Not really, it can just be another competence element in your competence management system, same as PTS or rules & signals. Hopefully most people's rostering systems already have their competencies integrated in one way or another, it certainly...

    2026-06-03 , 21:57
  4. free2grice 支持 jncAvon Valley Railway Updates and Videos 内发表的帖子.

    Your introductory point is well taken. However, whether this particular income source will have a positive cost/benefit ratio, across the heritage rail sector as a whole, is impossible to accurately predict; I reckon we will just have to try it...

    2026-06-03 , 16:22
  5. free2grice 支持 ghostWest Somerset Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    I think the point is that if they appealed for £X,000 for (eg) ballast and £Y,000 for overhaul costs for loco 1234, then people would see exactly where their money was going to and are therefore more likely to contribute. Saying we need £250,000...

    2026-06-03 , 14:31
  6. free2grice 支持 30567RTC 2026 内发表的帖子.

    So as it stands today --- things might change--- they have Tangmere for the Northern Belle, the northern based RTC trips and the Dalesman/SSE. Have I got that right?

    2026-05-30