MellishR's Recent Activity
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MellishR liked Big Al's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm sorry if I am partly responsible for what some might see as a digression over passenger journeys on the NYMR but it was well intentioned and simply posed a question that I don't think anyone on here has yet answered, even if they knew. I...
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MellishR liked mdewell's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've always thought a big advantage of purchasing tickets in advance is the avoidance of delays caused by purchasing tickets on the day. I'm sure we've all seen trains delayed by passengers turning up just a minute or two before departure time....
30. Lipanj 2026. u 09:23 -
MellishR liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The point surely is that the NYMR, like all heritage railways, attracts a cross section of visitors with a range of interests. They are not all in North Yorkshire just to take a day trip to Whitby or use the dining train but imho the NYMR's...
30. Lipanj 2026. u 09:23 -
MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There's a lot to digest from posts over the last 24 hours. I remain of the opinion that Whitby traffic will remain the main source of revenue both to and from Whitby but there remains a substantial number of people who don't want to traverse the...
30. Lipanj 2026. u 09:21 -
MellishR liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I received a communication today, which is self explanatory. "I read the National Preservation forum on the NYMR.... I am getting concerned people might think the poster called Richards who has recently been quite uptight about another member is...
30. Lipanj 2026. u 09:18 -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This reminds me a bit of some of the conversations about the WSR, where everyone could agree that the line was too long, but no-one could agree on which end should be mothballed! The difficulty on the NYMR as I see it is that Whitby adds...
30. Lipanj 2026. u 09:16 -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
BOJ? Tom
30. Lipanj 2026. u 09:05 -
MellishR liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wonder if more could be done to encourage journey breaks and station exploration at heritage railways. It's sad how many people I see walk straight out the door the second the first train has got back in from a return trip (this experience is...
30. Lipanj 2026. u 08:46 -
MellishR liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
"Ba-da-bing", as they say. Perhaps more importantly, at that point, will anyone/anything be able to save the line? You're very probably correct - but what can someone who i) cares deeply about the line, and ii) thinks it is headed for the...
30. Lipanj 2026. u 08:44 -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Is it too early to ask what colour the bicycles should be? Tom
29. Lipanj 2026. u 11:23 -
MellishR liked Big Al's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
It depends on the width of the road. PS. It's nice to see that so little of contentious railway note is happening on the WSR that thread drift is rife!
29. Lipanj 2026. u 11:23 -
MellishR liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I doubt this person dislikes the NYMR; I doubt fairly strongly that that's the motive for their frequent posting. In fact, quite the opposite; I would guess that the NYMR is fairly special to them, and that's why they post so much. I reckon the...
29. Lipanj 2026. u 07:34 -
MellishR liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
I know you have the Book on Webb's Three-cylinder compounds. Have a look at all the additional pipework in the smokebox which gets in the way of routine maintenance, such as tube replacement and even cleaning. Take the Midland Compounds with...
28. Lipanj 2026. u 11:02 -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Why would the ORR insist on that? The ORR isn’t in the business of setting prescriptive policies about how heritage railways operate. What it wants to see is that you have robust processes in place to identify and manage risks - that’s quite a...
27. Lipanj 2026. u 12:20
