Saturday 30 June 2018

West Somerset Railway AGM 23 June 2018

And that was the PLC AGM!

The AGM was held last Saturday at the Hobby Horse. This is a formal meeting that has to be held annually and is the opportunity for the shareholders to listen to the directors reports and have the chance to question them on what they have been doing during the year.
Whilst only a two-hour meeting, it takes a lot of organisation to get it right. The formal buisness is straightforward, approval of the accounts, election of directors, appointment of auditors.

We then had an informal question and answer session and these will be posted as soon as we can. Some very perceptive questions were asked and some very good points raised.

The minutes of the AGM are now being finalised and also will be put on the website when ready.

It is up to the chairman to make an address, and I attach to this blog what I said. I won't elaborate on that here, but will be posting more on here as things become clearer.

 Chairmans Address 23 June 2018


Friday 29 June 2018

Day trip to Barnstaple

It was another very hot day last Tuesday. What is the best thing to do? Relax in the garden or...well take a day trip to Barnstaple. Really easy from Taunton. Travel on a 125 (we will soon miss those) to Exeter St David's. Then a very quick and easy cross platform to an old GWR pacer for an easy trundle along the old southern tho Barnstaple. We paused at Eggesford tyo change tokens.

And then continued to the terminus. Although only a shadow of what it once was,  Barnstaple Junction station is endowed with southern green paint and southern signs.

There is a handy cycle hire shop where we took charge of a tandem for the cycle ride to Instow with its preserved station and signalbox.


An ice cream then a swift cycle back saw us home in time for tea.

Highly recommended!

Well hasn't it been a long time

I am sorry that blogging here has been intermittent. In fact, my last posting was way back on 19 May. So here we are a month later. What's been happening on the railway? We have had a heat wave and the loco crews are now taking special measures to minimise the risk of lineside fires. There have been a couple of board meetings which have been reported. We are now gearing up for the demanding high season and all of our staff are now working hard and for long hours to make sure the trains keep running. Well done to them all. 

Last Saturday was the company AGM. Although only two hours,  it is a formal meeting and takes a great deal of planning and work up front.  

I will write much more about all of these things over the next few days. Please keep checking in.