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  1. Sheff gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Something tells me there isn't much competition - and if any category looks a bit crowded with entrants, well you just invent a new one! My hunch is no-one goes away from such awards ceremonies empty-handed. Tom

    8 April 2026 um 08:53
  2. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Just how exactly is the ‘winner’ of this prestigious award selected ?

    7 April 2026 um 21:57
  3. Sheff gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I have no expectation of a project like this going perfectly to plan. On the contrary, my low expectations mean that I regard the setting of hard deadlines as amplifying the risk to the railway, and undermining the railway's credibility as dates...

    7 April 2026 um 18:33
  4. Sheff gefällt Kirk Oswalds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    The parallels are remarkable. Cancelled trains, changing timetables, failure to reach the end of the line, obsessed with marketing, extortionate fares etc. Throw in overpaid management who know sod all about trains and the trophy is in the bag.

    7 April 2026 um 18:32
  5. Sheff gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    You're trolling now. You said "The object of any business is to make a profit...." I replied that nobody buys steam locos for mainline use expecting to make a profit. Other people have pointed out the various other streams of WC work which...

    7 April 2026 um 18:31
  6. Sheff gefällt Miffs Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    A Trust may decide to sell any assets so long as doing so is in accordance with the public-benefits the Trust was set up to promote. If a Trust goes bust the administrator or liquidator's duty then is (same as a bust company) to reimburse as...

    7 April 2026 um 18:29
  7. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema Saphos Trains 2026.

    Just checked the website - almost full, no traction specified, price for 4 ….. (without the champers or flowers …. £1860. Think we’ll pass.

    7 April 2026 um 13:51
  8. Sheff gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Saphos Trains 2026.

    Taunton on the outward, NF on the return.

    7 April 2026 um 13:45
  9. Sheff gefällt GWR4707s Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    Thing is its just like football clubs insofar as people are happy and don't question who owns what, how its funded, corporate decisions etc until things are not going as they may wish, a case in point being say Chelsea's ownership under...

    7 April 2026 um 13:44
  10. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    So the NYMR have actually paying to attend a piss-up in a Brewery? Well if you can’t organise one, I guess contracting it out has a certain degree of logic?

    7 April 2026 um 13:40
  11. Sheff gefällt paul1609s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    You Northern Monkeys ;) need to get realistic about London Costs, this is the venue https://www.thebrewery.co.uk/gallery/. The companies shortlisted in category alongside the NYMR are Clarksons,a Global Shipping Agency and UK Flight networks an...

    7 April 2026 um 13:37
  12. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema Saphos Trains 2026.

    Is there a loco change at Norton F?

    7 April 2026 um 11:43
  13. Sheff gefällt Flying Phils Beitrag in dem Thema 34039 Boscastle WC class.

    There is good news that the six main forgings for the inner valve gear components (To replace those stolen in 2022) have now been completed, with the relevant certification. They are due for a final inspection before despatch to Daniela Works.

    7 April 2026 um 11:36
  14. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema Southwold Railway.

    Well done! (I trust your hospitalisation was planned, and not as a result of your labours ? Either way get well soon).

    7 April 2026 um 11:35
  15. Sheff gefällt James Hewetts Beitrag in dem Thema Southwold Railway.

    Prep is all done - weather looks good - station looks exceptionally spruce - so if you are in the area, why not drop by and take a (very short!) ride on this first day of public trains since 1929? Everything at the event is free - including...

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