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jnc liked Steve's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
It isn’t as simple as that, as the NYMR has found. With Gift Aid you have two choices; give a 12 month ‘ticket’ or charge 10% more than the standard fare in order to Gift Aid the fare. The first couple of years the NYMR opted for the former and...
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM -
Romsey liked Snifter's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
It's not a single answer at all in that you have to get the pennies rolling in through the tills. Without that, all bets are off. Not picking up the 25% free bonus is just good housekeeping however ..........
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM -
alastair liked Spike's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
King Edward 1 returning to Crewe after its weekend away at the Nene Valley Railway, seen having just passed Rugeley North junction heading towatrds Colwich junc and Stafford.[ATTACH]
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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alastair liked green five's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
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Oct 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM -
black5 liked Paul Grant's post in the thread 2026 Entries/Returnees and Withdrawals.
One that I don't think was on our radar. RSH 7597 Zebedee has returned to steam at the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway and is now also carrying the name Maggie.
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM -
torgormaig liked 5944's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1An4ddTKdy/ Nice clip of the T3 with several young admirers!
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Although I support the principle of moving to some kind of charitable model, I think there are some somewhat heroic assumptions in that £400k figure. The biggest one is to reckon on 75% of the income being inherently charitable. That takes some...
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM -
Spitfire liked Big Al's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Moderator Message A small group of people have decided to call into question statements made by individuals about NYMR managerial matters and also challenge factual accuracy. It is getting messy and also personal. Please be aware that Forum...
Oct 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM -
35B replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
My instinctive reaction is that the picture is more complicated than appears, and that the take-up also relates to issues over the absolute level of fares, and the value of the tokens given with the uplift*. * - this is not about the financial...
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM -
Will Foster liked Fish Plate's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I quite agree Tom, gift-aid on fares is not necessarily a silver bullet on its own, but there is also the issue of probably the biggest source of friction on the railway of the past few years, and that is that the supporting charities are...
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM -
Will Foster liked Steve's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
It isn’t as simple as that, as the NYMR has found. With Gift Aid you have two choices; give a 12 month ‘ticket’ or charge 10% more than the standard fare in order to Gift Aid the fare. The first couple of years the NYMR opted for the former and...
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM -
Kentish Railways replied to the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
I enjoyed it a few two back (combined with Llangollen and GCR on the way home) and was thinking of going for more days next year (wasn't free this year). Does anyone know if there is a 'replacement' event in October, or just normal trains or not...
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM -
5944 liked Saint's post in the thread Società Veneta Ferrovie..
Before starting with the news about our activities, here is a picture from the days when Primolano started to be a cemetery of trains-to-be-cut. [ATTACH] The derelict train is a former TEE DMU, the FS ALn 442-448, that become the 460 when they...
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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3ABescot liked Spike's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
King Edward 1 returning to Crewe after its weekend away at the Nene Valley Railway, seen having just passed Rugeley North junction heading towatrds Colwich junc and Stafford.[ATTACH]
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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PaulB liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
The latest issue of The Bluebell Times is now available (with Nick as the new editor, but I'll publicise here :)) Ambassadors from 14 countries visit to see the Railway at work 9F No 92134 arrives early for “Giants of Steam” - and an opportunity...
Oct 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
