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Biermeister liked bryemycaz's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I notice at the questions section, it was mentioned that the relationship was still fraught, between the landowners and the railway. With them watching every move the railway makes, one mistake and they start shouting to the various agencies....
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Biermeister liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
You would think such an act of contempt and challenge against the due process of ownership handover would stir some keen action from the authorities to maintain faith in the ridiculous buereacracy of it all, what’s the point in following the...
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Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Culture is grown, not laid down. Changing legal documents should be, if necessary, part of locking in change - not determining the nature of the change, nor just responding to change. You then raise structural questions about the relationship...
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Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
And that is where the distinction between membership and participation bites - in the example I gave, the FD attends but is not a member. Their voice is heard, and there's a lot of good work done before we get to board meetings - which raises a...
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Biermeister liked Tobbes's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
As I understand the problem, it is that the Treasurer meekly goes along with whatever the Chairman or one of his (former Trustee) sidekicks wants, especially when it comes to OSHI. What we really need is for a robust Treasurer/Head of Finance to...
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Biermeister liked Miff's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
’Expertise on tap’ from outside the Board is an excellent principle to remember. It is not essential always to have, for example, the ‘Head of Finance’ or the ‘Head of Engineering’ on the Board, although no reason why they shouldn’t be. The...
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Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I’ve referred many times to my experience elsewhere. On the board where I’m an elected trustee, I can only serve two terms and then have to stand down. The elected posts connected to the board also come with term limits. It’s made to work with...
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Biermeister liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
In an ideal World I would agree with you, but I have watched too many instances over the last few years where the issues at a railway are primarily to do with the entrenched views of a clique. Board members are generally too old as well and more...
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Biermeister liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Directors and Trustees need a dose of humility too. They have to be wary of falling into the trap of thinking “we are good people doing our best, therefore this is the best that can be done”. I am afraid that this trap appears to be most...
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Biermeister liked alastair's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Thanks for the link. This is a long but extremely interesting video with loads of photos and plans with detailed explanations of how the level crossings, bridges etc will actually be constructed. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the...
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Biermeister liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Ah, that warm, analogue sound you can only get from old measurements!
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Biermeister liked James Hewett's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Or indeed (subject to correction) - 3 miles, 4 furlongs, 1 chain and about 2 rods (which I guess is the way they'd have measured it at the time of construction - using real chains too) - Mr H. I think I still have one somewhere.... James
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Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It's also that decisions have long run consequences. And, as the L&B would likely be the beneficiary, that raises the question of "which bit of the L&B" - and again, what might I wish to give long run support to
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Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
All of which takes us back round to the need to focus on what membership is there for, and good change management where a strong pre-existing culture exists that is to be changed. In the context of the L&BRT, for example, that means respecting...
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Biermeister liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The architectural style of the new station building at Robertsbridge is designed to follow the same style as the Colonel's station building at Tenterden - including the 'corrugated iron' roof covering. The roof covering we used on the toilet...
12. Lipanj 2025. u 05:30
