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60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If "operation of heritage trains" was the primary, overwhelming, objective of the Trust that might indeed be a reasonable case, but in reality that isn't the case, I suggest.
Jun 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
.... and another question might be whether the Trust is actually doing a good job of fulfilling its charitable objectives by acting primarily as a Whitby Park & Ride provider? Colour me sceptical, but my opinion is that it isn't.
Jun 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I assume that's a rhetorical question! I think that post #6486 hints at the likely answer!
Jun 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM -
60044 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That saddens me, at a time when it is obvious that the NYMR needs every penny it can get; my own solution has been to make my bequest to the LNERCA which ought to be to the ultimate benefit of the NYMR, but as they no longer seem to aspire to...
Jun 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM -
60044 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I agree with all that you say, but whilst the person you are answering may be a lawyer I'm afraid that he seems to think mostly like an accountant, so don't get your hopes up for a more enlightened approach on his part...... It's the reason...
Jun 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM -
60044 liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
All of which takes us back round to the need to focus on what membership is there for, and good change management where a strong pre-existing culture exists that is to be changed. In the context of the L&BRT, for example, that means respecting...
Jun 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM -
60044 replied to the thread Jacobite 2025.
Has been for years - which is why I mentioned it! That surely means it must be up to spec in terms of its boiler and mechanical fitness and also partial fitting of electronics, so if there was a perceived need for it I don't see any problems...
Jun 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM -
60044 replied to the thread Jacobite 2025.
The K1 was supposed to have been up and running at Fort William by now, I think, but there has been no news of how it has progressed since March (at least that I've seen) Mention has been made of S15s as a possibility - 825 is qualified for...
Jun 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM -
60044 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But as you carry fewer and fewer people, you end up spreading your fixed costs onto a smaller and smaller number of shoulders. The reductio ad absurdum of your approach might be to find a single person willing to pay £8m for a single return...
Jun 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM -
60044 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Or maybe put a couple of Mk1s on the rear of the diner, and have it in the timetable as a "restricted capacity" service, so that there's an option for non-diners who might not want to risk a long gap between trains.
Jun 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM -
60044 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm making no assumption about specific fare levels. My observation is from a completely different place, which is that I think the numbers of people visiting are a key metric, and that there is a fundamental question about the absolute numbers...
Jun 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM -
60044 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Did the NYMR ever explore whether a Gift Aid, “Grosmont - Pickering only” fare was available in addition to the Whitby -Pickering? You’ve made much play on the HMRC deeming that the price had to include viewing the “whole” work of the charity,...
Jun 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The question then must be whether it was ever necessary to include the stated clause in the charitable objectives? Or, if the intention was to include operations further afield - e.g. to Battersby or Middlesboro - it could it not have been...
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
