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MellishR's Recent Activity

  1. MellishR liked Bikermike's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Not if you stagger the welds. If you really go to town, you can probably get a complicated 5:4 time signature and reveal all the jazz enthusiasts as the only ones who can keep up...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM

  2. MellishR liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

    Thank you Jonnie for your detailed replies and financial information. I'm sure this will show many people the complex reality of running our Heritage Railways. An unenviable job being a GM....But it obviously can bring some great satisfactions -...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM

  3. MellishR replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    And whether the loco is stabling at Penzance or on the Bodmin and Wenford has what relevance to this particular thread?

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:40 AM

  4. MellishR liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

    This recent discussion highlights a very important issue - How do you communicate with such a disparate audience? Many of us are the older generation (Boomers) who were brought up in the print and public TV age (BBC television/radio). Then we had...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM

  5. MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Even if some of us find some of your arguments unconvincing, I for one am grateful that you are back here presenting them. A bit more transparency from those who remain on the management team would be extremely welcome but seems extremely unlikely.

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM

  6. MellishR liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I understand your desire to defend the current leadership, but may I respectfully (really; I am not being at all sarcastic/ironic) suggest that your effort to do so is a waste of your time (which I also expect you currently have a far more...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM

  7. MellishR liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There are examples in the past of items that were scrapped despite not being owned by the NYMR - a set of 4 axles owned by the LNERCA with good tyres that "disappeared" in one drive They weren't recognised as being for Mk 1s by the "expert" and...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:19 AM

  8. MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I trust you are being careful in differentiating "scrap" from "strategic spares". As an example, we have rather more carriage bogies than carriages for them to go under. But that means from time to time, when a bogie needs an overhaul, we can...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 11:18 AM

  9. MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If the story of the award ceremony recounted on here was false, can someone please tell us the true story?

    Sep 21, 2026 at 11:07 AM

  10. MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If those stories are not true, why doesn't the management react to them and tell everybody what is true?

    Sep 19, 2026 at 9:33 PM

  11. MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I did indeed highlight that as a trend on our railway, and wondered if it there were a similar trend elsewhere. But I don't see the need to advertise for such roles as a weakness or worry; rather, I am happy that the railway is taking a...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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