Текущая активность MellishR
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MellishR нравится сообщение 21B в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree. I have had similar experience. I argued that the principal customer of the railway was the volunteer. No, other board members cried, it’s th paying customer. But, the paying customer has no service if the volunteer isn’t there, was my...
30 апр 2026 в 13:04 -
MellishR нравится сообщение Steve в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The East Lancs are holding a Thomas event this weekend. For one adult and two kids it is £49.68. On the NYMR it will be £70.95, both before any promo discount. On the ELR you get a 12 mile round trip to Ramsbottom with Thomas. On the NYMR you...
30 апр 2026 в 13:03 -
MellishR нравится сообщение Steve в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A few years ago now, @Lineisclear poste on another forum something along the lines of; 'What is the NYMR there for?' I responded 'To enable the volunteer to enjoy their hobby.' @Lineisclear effectively poured scorn on that and quoted the...
30 апр 2026 в 13:02 -
MellishR нравится сообщение 21B в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
All heritage railways exist because enough people wanted them to. They continue (or not) for the same reason. Talking about profit and loss sort of misses that point. It is of course essential to know what your means are and live within them, but...
30 апр 2026 в 13:01 -
MellishR нравится сообщение bluetrain в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You are certainly right to warn of the perils of that course. If I remember rightly, the Llangollen had the advantage that the LRO and most of the line's assets belonged to the Trust, and not to the operating company which was put into...
30 апр 2026 в 12:53 -
MellishR нравится сообщение 35B в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The answer is "with difficulty", because the Articles are written to make it difficult to campaign for Trustees, while the legal route through calling EGMs etc. is challenging (see previous discussions about NYMR, WSR and L&B for examples), takes...
30 апр 2026 в 12:51 -
MellishR ответил(а) в теме Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
As far as I can see no-one has yet answered these questions. I'm not a member of the Trust, so it doesn't affect me, but the procedure for picking four trustees from six candidates surely does need to be clarified.
30 апр 2026 в 12:42 -
MellishR ответил(а) в теме Northern Belle 2026.
That is probably a correct account of the situation.
29 апр 2026 в 08:34
