Sheffs letzte Aktivitäten
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Sheff gefällt SECR 65s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just a little annecdote: I'm a volunteer at 'my line', to which I went this afternoon for a round trip. I've spent many hours at home over the past week writing and reviewing timetables, and sending emails regarding railway matters. I payed...
17 Juni 2026 um 22:08 -
Sheff gefällt 30567s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Many thousands of hours and much research effort has gone into arguing about the reimbursement factor! I think there are three differences. On the NYMR you have to pay for your card ( £60 half fare £150 free). Plenty of pensioner travel in London...
17 Juni 2026 um 17:56 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
After a lot of soul searching I’ve just renewed my membership. £60 is a lot to pay for four poor magazines a year ( I get free travel in any case) but I do want the railway to survive and prosper and being a member is one way to support it.
17 Juni 2026 um 17:55 -
Sheff gefällt Sulzermans Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't want to reopen the debate on charitable objectives but, since the latest ones were devised and the railway imported people from the wider heritage sector, including a GM with no railway background, and consultants obsessed with how to be...
17 Juni 2026 um 17:53 -
Sheff gefällt Old Kent Bikers Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Removing the North-South Divide on the L&B - now it's in writing! :) https://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/news/view/lbrt-and-byvrt-sign-historic-memorandum-of-understanding
17 Juni 2026 um 17:51 -
Sheff gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thank you for the clarification, which is appreciated. However, I stand by my comment. The key phrase was “as volunteers”, where you have taken a robust position on the interpretation of charitable objectives and the inappropriateness of taking...
17 Juni 2026 um 09:02 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
John, You are indeed correct in saying that a majority of the Trustees today are working members but that was not the case a couple of years ago when the appointments board effectively denied volunteers the right to stand in favour of outsiders...
17 Juni 2026 um 09:02 -
Sheff gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.
Here you are, Steve: [ATTACH] You know you want one … Tom
16 Juni 2026 um 22:41
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Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.
I’ll rephrase the question: How many successful locos with outside Stephensons valve gear were there?:)
16 Juni 2026 um 22:41 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the things about volunteers is that they are usually very interested in such details, far more than the average employee. They want to know all the nitty gritty of the why and the wherefore of their railway. When things are deliberately...
16 Juni 2026 um 22:29 -
Sheff gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suspect that the underlying issue is culture. One of the problems of creating boards which have few long term working volunteers as members is that they become slightly detached. I have also watched more than once new board members who come...
16 Juni 2026 um 09:48 -
Sheff gefällt ghosts Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Is such a proposal actually possible? As I understand it, the management control who can join them and can also deny agenda items if they consider them to be vexatious. Even if it was allowed, could the management defeat such a motion by using...
15 Juni 2026 um 11:58 -
Sheff gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
More to the point, there needs to be something positive offered. A vote of no confidence has very limited practical meaning, as the case studies you mention make clear.
15 Juni 2026 um 11:58 -
Sheff gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I once went to Jorvik, taking kids - 30 odd years after it opened and had been promoted. I thought the base archaeology was probably good, but the experience was wholly inauthentic and left me utterly cold. Given NYMR's seeming corporate...
15 Juni 2026 um 09:46
