MellishR's Recent Activity
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MellishR liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You yourself liked the post by @MikeParkin65 whose family '..got fed up with the prospect of ‘a dirty blue diesel’ being more likely to be at the head of their train than a steam engine.' If now isn't high fire risk when would be? My post...
Jul 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I did not understand and therefore wondered what football excursions might have to do with the NYMR. Post #11390 was the explanation that I needed.
Jul 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM -
MellishR liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Since when did Footplate Experience operations become known as Footex? Historically Footex was a term for football excursions in the wider railway world. Peter
Jul 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Those lines are very different though. Lines like the MHR and Bluebell are not really in tourist hotspots, so there traffic tends to be steady all the time. Whereas lines like Swanage, WSR and, it seems, the NYMR are much more "peaky" with...
Jul 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM -
MellishR liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A couple (or three) of key differences I feel the need to point out.... 1. The NYMR has demand for more operating days but cut them back as they weren't/aren't keeping up with infrastructure maintenance. The more trains they run the quicker they...
Jul 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM -
MellishR liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think anyone is doubting that steam should not be run where there is a significant fire risk. The problem, as outlines above is in the way that the railway is (or rather isn't) communicating this to people. As I say, like it or not, the...
Jul 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM -
MellishR liked Paul Grant's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If only there was an Award Winning Communications And Marketing Team
Jul 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM -
MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It may be operationally convenient and the NYMR and the Bluebell are two different railways but, if the NYMR experience is anything to go by, Joe Public does not like changing trains. For most they are comfortably settled in their seats and are...
Jul 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread RTC: Dorset Coast Express 22/7/26.
I would rather they put a bit more effort into their descriptions of their trips.
Jul 20, 2026 at 7:36 AM -
MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
A cunning plan to divert things away from the current hot topic?:):):):)
Jul 19, 2026 at 6:37 AM
