Sheffs letzte Aktivitäten
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Sheff antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That strikes a nerve. I was that guy at one point “oh give it to Sheff, he loves a challenge” and of course you accept it … again and again. Until one day your mind and body decides otherwise. Lesson learned the hard way.
4 November 2026 um 08:48 -
Sheff gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It was suggested to me recently, by a former Trust Board member, that once control of staffing passed to the Plc Board and was no longer subject to Trust Board approval, a lot of the "most people will claim that they already have enough to do...
4 November 2026 um 08:45 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I was told many years ago that, when given extra work, most people will claim that they already have enough to do and more staff should be employed/seconded to the job. However, that is rarely the case, just human nature and that those people...
2 November 2026 um 19:25 -
Sheff gefällt Sawdusts Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I spoke to the new trust chair at length, I found him amenable to listening to what I had to say, he came across as sharp, I believe his background does equip him to sort this mess out. You have to remember that bridge 42 is only one front on the...
2 November 2026 um 19:20 -
Sheff gefällt Sawdusts Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Did anyone think to contact one of the huge international railway civil engineering companies at all for help? They might well have got someone qualified on secondment for a year or two, while they sort out a permanent solution. The company...
2 November 2026 um 19:17 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Wow! I have a day out and about and I come back to over 30 posts. you keep trotting out the 'what's matters is generating surplus' line and ignoring everything else associated with it. Did the CEO learn it from you or did you learn it from her?...
30 Oktober 2026 -
Sheff gefällt Kirk Oswalds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The contributions of both the outgoing Trust Chairman and the PLC Director were woeful and symtomatic of the incompetence and complacency which has brought the line to it's knees. The incoming Chair of Trustees was slightly more hopeful though I...
30 Oktober 2026 -
Sheff gefällt Jark91s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The idea of the NYMR doing dynamic pricing is suicidal and could only come from a mind wildly out of touch with reality. Heritage railways need a set price point per journey. Offer specific discounts for low traffic weeks or for the last return...
30 Oktober 2026 -
Sheff gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
By all accounts the place is heaving and a parking wardens paradise.
30 Oktober 2026 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have it in good authority that the main reason for five day running for the last two years is to give the railway a better chance of getting through the season by reducing the wear and tear on track and infrastructure and give the MPD a chance...
30 Oktober 2026 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Dynamic pricing only works if there is no alternative if you want to do a particular thing, such as watch a one day performance in your area. If there are alternatives, people will seek out the cheaper ones. Or not bother.
30 Oktober 2026
