West Somerset rejects radical proposals for new structure
Jun 08, 2021
3 minutes
By Robin Jones
PROPOSALSto createanewcharity-led organisation to runtheWestSomerset Railway(WSR) will notbegiventhe greenlightat thepresent time.
TheWSR plc boardof directors has decided not to create a new incorporated charity toown the physical assets of the railway, with a controlled subsidiary tooperate the line.
The draft proposal was developed in detail following the completion last May of a hard-hitting independent report, compiled by John Bailey on behalf of the Heritage Railway Association, into conflicts and acrimonious disputes between different groups within theWSR umbrella.
At a full board meeting on March
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