... Comments like this simply make the railway a bigger joke than it already is! The Weardale Railway has no credit in the heritage sector and never will with...
....is Iowa Pacific Holdings (aka Iowa Interstate Railroad in the USA). I kid you not! IPH & IIRR is a sizeable company. They have just taken delivery of the...
That fits with what was being said at the Dartmoor Railway that the buyer was American with an interest in freight. I can see why the DR would be a good fit,...
Guys A report was circulated a couple of days ago to the effect that WR/DR/RMS had been purchased by Iowa Pacific Holdings. I tested this report over the DR...
We'll see Bob. A friend of mine works for Iowa Interstate Railroad which is part owned by IHP. I'm meeting up with him in December so I'm going to ask him...
rugby 37176 ... Sure we will, but I am not convinced. The only realistic buyer for WR is the Trust. I wonder why they don't just make a £1 (one pound) offer...
They do feature in the Friends Of Dartmoor Railway's most recent newsletter. As I understand it there were / are? two people in the frame. IPH and a British...
This was confirmed today by BBC. story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7600061.stm ... newsletter. ... and a British person who was involved in...
I owe someone a pint! My informants 100% record remains intact. ... From: "Doug Kimber" <dgkimber@...> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:31 PM To:...
Dear All, Lets hope they kick out all the old management and start with a clean slate. The previous record says it all and clearly the first item on the new...
I sincerely hope you are right, however the quote "“We ... Sounds like a bit of genera 'cut and paste' speil to me. Wishing them well all the same. Cheers...
Does anyone have any details on the railway inspectorates investigation into the unauthorised use of the section of track east of wolsingham for fee paying...
The wider view is that ECT have sold IHP a dud and that they are going to find themselves with allsorts of internal mangement problems. Its a bit naive to say...
rugby37176 ... Maybe a dud - in the sense that the Weardale Railway, in common with 95% of other heritage railways, is incapable of yielding a commercial...
All, Lets hope there is some investment in Steam and there may be a chance of achieving target numbers. Gordon H. BScar23625@... wrote: Guys refer to the...
I suppose the key questions about IPH are:- 1. Did it actually want the Weardale Railway or was forced to take it as part of the deal? 2. If it didn't want it,...
Investment in Steam at the Weardale Railway is one thing. Employing someone to work it without breaking it is another. The problem was and always will be...
On further reflection, there are a few more questions, I'm afraid. Both Weardale Railway CIC and Dartmoor Railway CIC were "community interest companies" (so...
and the 'locals' attitude towards 'outsiders' Can wait to see how long it is before IPH give up on The Lord & co ... and the 'locals' attitude towards...
Jon ... freight, ... Of course, there is always the possibility that IPH have not given too much thought to these matters themselves. Their involvement is...
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