tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645322682821494013.post8601974593943754864..comments2023-03-18T02:34:07.499-07:00Comments on Robert Forsythe blogs the National Railway Museum York & Shildon: NRM+ and loansrobertatforsythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04316299884670781392noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645322682821494013.post-24392980472641777092010-06-26T00:42:44.757-07:002010-06-26T00:42:44.757-07:00Current loans are to continue, new loans will not ...Current loans are to continue, new loans will not be entered into - UNLESS they are linked into helping us deliver NRM+. And panic not, any of you who have asked and are awaiting responses, it's not as bad as it may sound - and we may come knocking on your door... It is mainly smaller items that are affected, they require just as much paperwork as the big stuff. <br /><br />I'm quite happy to answer matters when questions arise - but the RM quote was taken out of context and hopefully my notes above may help. As for being a blooming civil servant and having a personal train set...Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066694886053672383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645322682821494013.post-44130511414406593882010-06-21T12:40:29.777-07:002010-06-21T12:40:29.777-07:00I spoke to the Editor of Railway Magazine at the w...I spoke to the Editor of Railway Magazine at the weekend, and he said that no one from the NRM had made contact to offer a more wider explanation over the change in loan policy, which I also understand was not widely known in the preservation movement.<br /><br />So when the flak starts flying, the NRM keeps its head down and says nothing. You'd be very hard pushed to even believe that the museum and its contents are owned by every one of us. It seems its more like their personal train set and they can do what they like with it.<br /><br />Blooming civil servants.Ben Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229602112307790043noreply@blogger.com