Redundancies at Midland Railway Centre

[Mike Bellamy]

Very sorry to read of redundancies at the Midland Railway Centre - full story from the Derby Evening Telegraph

 

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Jobs-tourist-attraction/article-2150904-detail/article.html

 

Paid workforce will reduce from 23 to 15. However some of this is due to the closure of the on site farm that was an added attraction especially for school visits. Loss of 'New Deal' funding means that they cannot afford for this to continue. Core business of running the railway is said to be 'healthy'

 

Mike

[Unknown Warrior]

Very sad to see the Farm go. It was a major additional attraction for families and schools visiting the railway. It is difficult to underestimate the value of additional attractions like the farm in keeping visitors on site. However obviously the MRC have got to protect the core buisinesss of the railway.

[Sam Moss]

 It's sad but it is must sadly. With the very small amount of money coming in being spent on Syston station, Caprotti tyres, coach maintenance, water and electric, coal, diesel, oil, having to endlessly put back what the [edit - people] are knicking from us and the paid office and workshop staff, there is nothing left to cover half of the above outgoings, never mind the farm.

 

On the plus side, the phone hasn't stopped ringing with people happy to take animals off us. The Llama's seem to be quite popular. If anybody wants a chicken, duck, goat or anything else fluffy, [Edit - contact the poster by PM]