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The Dainton Banker liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thereby hangs the problem. Successful railways communicate well and encourage emotional investment. A multitude of benefits flow from this approach, from volunteering to financial support. People will put themselves out for a good cause. NYMR...
Sep 26, 2026 at 3:08 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked MellishR's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
All of those parties have some interest in the railway's continued existence, which depends on keeping various other parties happy, notably the customers and the volunteers.
Sep 26, 2026 at 3:05 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
...... and in turn you miss the point completely. Ownership of the railway has never been an issue in the minds of most supporters (I use the word "most" because you at least seem to worry about it! ) but most of us use the term "our railway...
Sep 26, 2026 at 3:05 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If so, that doesn't tend to come through in your writing! There was a similar point earlier, when you answered a question about ownership, and in particular how in many heritage railway organisations, the members don't own the railway. I think...
Sep 26, 2026 at 3:04 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree with @21B; the legal minimum is rarely enough. But I find your position inherently inconsistent. Over time, you have accepted accountability to a number of bodies despite such accountability being peripheral or optional, and set their...
Sep 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Which it may be argued is part of the problem. The legal minimum has never been enough to run a successful business.
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A little while ago, you criticised me for using the term "third parties" as a collective term for grant givers (current and potential), or other interested parties, on the basis that I was demeaning them. I then read this, and see a definition...
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:58 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My hunch is that the failure to intervene is more likely to bring about complaints about abuse of minority shareholders than intervention. I find it hard to conceive, in the context of the current discussion, of any circumstances in which the...
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:55 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In your post only this morning you said you would support any change to bring about a return to confidence. You don't however accept how we must move towards that objective. In numerous posts dozens of different individuals have repeatedly and...
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:52 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There are a couple of points in there that I think need challenge, or at least perhaps a bit more rigour - one on fuel, one on staff costs. The first is that coal has risen by 300%. Over what time period? The LBSCR were paying 12/- a ton...
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But the image on the sign is of a steam locomotive, not a diesel.
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just dont ask the shop assistant if she has a Snickers and a Twix
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
To be blunt I don’t think you mean that. You have excluded all manner of change already, so clearly you don’t mean whatever change. However, if there had to be one change I would suggest it is to restructure the SMT to include someone that has...
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
A recent pic of L150
Sep 26, 2026 at 2:26 AM
