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MellishR odgovara u temi West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Very often exactly right, but in the case of the WSR a few years ago it was the railway's own management that were telling us how bad things were.
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MellishR liked Bikermike's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
It's not how it's taught in schools, but how it is twisted by those with an agenda. At this distance we have generally lost those who were maimed physically or mentally, so the survivor bias is worse. When Dad's Army was written, it was seen by...
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MellishR liked Nathanjw032's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
Hi all, As chairman of the newly formed European Steam Preservation Society, I thought I’d address the points made above to clarify our position :) Firstly, the group is made up of volunteers who have been involved with heritage steam and...
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MellishR liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
Something a lot of people seem oblivious to - and I'd also suggest that once you've steamed it, that's when it becomes a different sort of expensive.
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MellishR liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back when I worked on the W&L in the late 80s there were several locals who used the train every market day to go shopping in Welshpool. The last return was often late while we waited for them to struggle back with their shopping. And one old...
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MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think “serious financial trouble” is too much, but it is not a secret that for many years the Plc has run at a loss, cushioned by transfers from the Society membership subscriptions and donations. There is no imminent crisis brewing, but...
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MellishR liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The truth is that all heritage railways are in financial distress. The degree of the distress depends on a few factors: - Size of operation - Length - quality of structures and roadbed - Ability to introduce new products that attract different...
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MellishR odgovara u temi West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
The point is not to rake over past issues in themselves but to enquire by what miracle the railway has (apparently) recovered from the supposedly dire financial situation of a few years ago. Was it never as bad as was claimed (management being...
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MellishR liked RWJP's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
What an awful and ridiculous comment... First, there's no confirmation that the person in that photo is the person in question. It could be any Swanage staff member/volunteer who happened to have a camera with them or anyone else with a lineside...
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MellishR odgovara u temi West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I seem to recall repeated claims that the WSR needed the odd half million or so every year for a backlog of maintenance, without which it would have to close; no reports of any such moneys being received; and yet the railway apparently still...
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MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the things that I class as a part of the heritage experience when visiting a heritage railway is the issue of an Edmondson card ticket stamped in a dating press. It’s such a simple thing to do and provides an experience of something once...
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MellishR liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Of course the big flaw to advance tickets on the NYMR is you still have to visit the ticket office to collect them. So unless you are after the discount there's little point as there isn't much of a time saving at all. What they should do is give...
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MellishR liked Big Al's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm sorry if I am partly responsible for what some might see as a digression over passenger journeys on the NYMR but it was well intentioned and simply posed a question that I don't think anyone on here has yet answered, even if they knew. I...
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MellishR liked mdewell's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've always thought a big advantage of purchasing tickets in advance is the avoidance of delays caused by purchasing tickets on the day. I'm sure we've all seen trains delayed by passengers turning up just a minute or two before departure time....
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MellishR liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The point surely is that the NYMR, like all heritage railways, attracts a cross section of visitors with a range of interests. They are not all in North Yorkshire just to take a day trip to Whitby or use the dining train but imho the NYMR's...
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