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ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
More to the point, there needs to be something positive offered. A vote of no confidence has very limited practical meaning, as the case studies you mention make clear.
Jun 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM -
ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Is such a proposal actually possible? As I understand it, the management control who can join them and can also deny agenda items if they consider them to be vexatious. Even if it was allowed, could the management defeat such a motion by using...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It can’t be run entirely by volunteers - no one seriously suggests that it could. The questions of a loss making business is why it needs so many staff and why it is struggling for volunteers. If what’s being said on here is remotely right,...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM -
ghost liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I try to avoid criticising people and if I fail, I apologise. The vast majority of those working on the NYMR are very pleasant people who you would be quite happy to know socially. What I am critical of is the way the Railway is being managed...
Jun 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, I'm sure that a few of those 17 marketing staff could be checking the conjecture by tracking social media and seeing how many people use the #ItsGotToBeTeak hashtag! Being serious, two points strike me about this debate. The first is that...
Jun 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM -
ghost replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Not sure about spares, but apparently she's good to go! Get yer chequebook out!! :) She was previously advertised on the L&B website in August 2021: https://www.lynton-rail.org.uk/content/sale-2-gauge-steam-locomotive-faith
Jun 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM -
ghost replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Restoration was completed and the loco is shown in this “Trackbed trail” Unfortunately the article does not seem to have been published yet. https://www.exmoor-associates.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Trackbed-Trails-31.pdf
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM -
ghost replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
A 2’ gauge steam loco!
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM -
ghost liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't know about market research but I was a volunteer platform bod over a 30 year timescale (not continuous due to family commitments) . They were always more popular than Mk1 stock and, when there was a choice, passengers of all varieties...
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM -
ghost liked guycarr360's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A seasoned accountant said to me a while ago "any business that relies on grant funding, is destined for failure, it should rely on its own funding, and any grant funding should be seen as icing on the cake"...
Jun 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM -
ghost liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
This week saw three of the six floor sheets welded in place on B 570676. The top coat patching was completed on B 589204 and we have had another wagon, B279702, arrive from Quorn which will need a new floor and other repairs.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Jun 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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ghost liked Old Kent Biker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
As it often says on financial pitches "past performance is no guarantee of future results". In this case, we need to look positively to build the future from where we are now, not rest on our laurels, bathing in the glory of past achievements,...
Jun 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM -
ghost liked Robin's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
An excellent day and my thanks also to the Trustees and others for organising it. The star of the show: [ATTACH] Some of the components on display. As Neil said, the expansion links "look too good to go on a locomotive"! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Jun 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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ghost liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Give him a chance, he's got about 500 pages of catchup to do first! :) (And that's to say nothing of the WSR and L&B threads... :eek:)
Jun 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM
