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  1. Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.

    Here you are, Steve: [ATTACH] You know you want one … Tom

    IMG_5055.jpeg 16. Lipanj 2026. u 22:41

  2. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.

    I’ll rephrase the question: How many successful locos with outside Stephensons valve gear were there?:)

    16. Lipanj 2026. u 22:41

  3. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread 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. Lipanj 2026. u 22:29

  4. Sheff liked 21B's post in the thread 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. Lipanj 2026. u 09:48

  5. Sheff liked ghost's post in the thread 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. Lipanj 2026. u 11:58

  6. Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread 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. Lipanj 2026. u 11:58

  7. Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread 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. Lipanj 2026. u 09:46

  8. Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It can’t be run entirely by volunteers - no one seriously suggests that it could. The questions of a loss making business is why it needs so many staff and why it is struggling for volunteers. If what’s being said on here is remotely right,...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 08:41

  9. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I try to avoid criticising people and if I fail, I apologise. The vast majority of those working on the NYMR are very pleasant people who you would be quite happy to know socially. What I am critical of is the way the Railway is being managed...

    15. Lipanj 2026. u 08:41

  10. Sheff liked thb17's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It’s tough because unfortunately infrastructure is extremely expensive, especially when you’re running big and heavy locos. Railways are changing with the times, unfortunately there are fewer and fewer trained and qualified people with first...

    14. Lipanj 2026. u 21:54

  11. Sheff liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.

    Whilst I’m pleased that the Jacobite is now up to 2 trains a day so that more people can enjoy the ride, I won’t be rushing up there to photograph the dog’s dinner of a rake that’s forming the afternoon train.

    14. Lipanj 2026. u 19:02

  12. Sheff odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Ok, carriages. For me they need to be clean, and ‘look clean’ - ie no rips and tears etc; windows reasonably clean; opening toplights for sound; heating working in all carriages in winter; toilets working (on longer lines eg NYMR); tungsten...

    14. Lipanj 2026. u 19:00

  13. Sheff liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I suspect that I too, as a regular critic of NYMR management, must bear the brunt of your thoughts. My excuse, if excuse I need, is that as a former volunteer across a 30 year timespan I saw first hand just how inept the senior management/CEO...

    14. Lipanj 2026. u 18:51

  14. Sheff liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think, the most important things to typical visitors of heritage lines (not enthusiasts) are: That information provided is accurate, up to date, and easily accessible. That facilities are suitable on site - catering, toilets, etc That the...

    14. Lipanj 2026. u 18:30
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