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MellishR liked 21B's post in the thread 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...
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM -
MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread 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...
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM -
MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread 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...
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM -
MellishR liked 21B's post in the thread 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...
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM -
MellishR liked bluetrain's post in the thread 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...
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM -
MellishR liked 35B's post in the thread 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...
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread 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.
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread Northern Belle 2026.
That is probably a correct account of the situation.
Apr 29, 2026 at 8:34 AM -
MellishR liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'll open the bidding at 30 pieces of silver (plus VAT, non-school holiday premium and a £1.50 booking fee)
Apr 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread Northern Belle 2026.
If nobody on board is bothered about having a steam loco actually providing the traction, why would WC bother to put one on the front at all?
Apr 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM -
MellishR liked TheModster's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Eddystone seen taking on rare track as she heads over the Marston Vale line, and then even more rarely going over the Chiltern mainline passed Wembley stadium, which was literally up following the FA cup semi-final between Southampton and...
Apr 26, 2026 at 5:22 AM
