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D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What about percentages for a railway that has several marketing people on the payroll AND uses an external agency ? Or employees maintenance and overhaul staff then subcontracts some boiler repairs and new tender fabrications etc out to third...
Apr 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Visited and travelled on seven lines since Friday morning upto this afternoon ..six of the seven indicated (accurately) which locos would be running ,without which they wouldn’t have been visited . The seventh I was sort of passing and had never...
Apr 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As it was the hypothetical situation of common sense of a diesel pilot over the middle section then it was never fact .However ,I’ll believe the ex loco crew roster clerk over the TTI for the facts rather than what the mushrooms are fed from above .
Apr 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Driver and secondman ..
Apr 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread Mid Suffolk Light Railway - Easter Steam Up.
A good afternoon ,all ran per roster .
Apr 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In the past when locos like 4277 and D200 were NYMR based trains were steam hauled but diesel piloted from Goathland to the signal before Levisham crossing ,would come off there and drop into the front of the train to Goathland etc . Trains were...
Apr 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I thought all customers wanted to go to /from Whitby by train ..something not provided yesterday afternoon or this morning … Or are you referring to dining passengers demand steam ?
Apr 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM -
D7076 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
https://www.nymr.co.uk/news/fire-risk-restrictions "Update: 19/04/2025 20:40 We will be running all services with diesel locomotives until further notice." To make it super confusing, the banner at the top of the page states "We are OPEN...
Apr 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM -
D7076 liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A meeting with no coffee or biscuits for somebody.
Apr 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM -
D7076 replied to the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.
Llangollen has a feel good buzz about again ,good ,open management and happy volunteers working to a common goal and living within their means … It was enlightening this week to receive a breakdown of branchline weekend income and expenditure...
Apr 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM -
D7076 liked Platform 3's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Having perused this thread for many months today was my first visit to the railway for seven years. I brought my wife and two small children, so what did we find? Firstly, my wife who bought the tickets was not offered the gift aid option. So...
Apr 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If only 5032 had been finished before the main man doing the work had been offered redundancy /early retirement . It would make more sense to prioritise the repair to the 25 than pay for another loco to have gubbins fitted ,higher fuel usage and...
Apr 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM -
D7076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
1235 ex G forming 1410 ex P …All four trains should be 44806. 1440/1615 37264 I’ve been informed ..unless changed this evening .
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D7076 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
I think what they mean is "it isn't of much use if we have to pay for the overhaul" :) Tom
Apr 16, 2025 -
D7076 liked Steve's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Faced with a potentially large bill for overhauling 76079, the railway has put up a strong but very flawed case for getting rid of it. What is laughable is that, having said it isn't much use to them, they are hopeful of a benefactor coming...
Apr 16, 2025
