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The North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the 1970s
The Memoirs of a Heritage Railway Manager
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eBook - ePub
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the 1970s
The Memoirs of a Heritage Railway Manager
About this book
Ever wondered what it was like to run a fledgling heritage railway? Former General Manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Bernard Warr lifts the veil on the ups and downs of running a private railway line in the 1970s. From working as a volunteer to taking on the most senior management role, all the behind the scenes ctivity is here. That the line ran at all was down to the hard work of a few dozen dedicated volunteers, all of whom had views on how it should be done and who were not afraid to come forward and give advice, whether asked for or not! Set among stunning scenery with 18 miles of mostly time-expired track, too few steam engines, one diesel locomotive and a distinctly hit and miss cash-flow situation, the railway was always going to be balanced on a knife-edge. This is a fascinating tale providing a snapshot of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway over a few short years of its early development, now more than forty years ago.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 - The First Visit
- Chapter 2 - Getting to know who’s who
- Chapter 3 - Getting my hands dirty
- Chapter 4 - On becoming a Driver
- Chapter 5 - Rebuilding Bridge 10 at Farwath
- Chapter 6 - The search for a Chief Executive
- Chapter 7 - Into the ‘Whirlwind’ of managing the railway
- Chapter 8 - Making Changes
- Chapter 9 - Some Winter Challenges
- Chapter 10 - The 1979 Season gets underway
- Chapter 11 - Positive Progress
- Chapter 12 - A Personal Crisis
- Chapter 13 - Fighting Back
- Chapter 14 - Back to Volunteering
- Chapter 15 - Epilogue