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MikeParkin65 liked twr12's post in the thread RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.
What has to be remembered, when moaning about the diesel doing most of the work, that the cross section of passengers on the train means that there is practically no option to cancel the train when Network Rail impose Red restrictions to steam...
Jul 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This conversation about steam vs diesel has reminded me of two things (not particularly linked or related to each other): On that NYMR TV programme a fair while back, one of the episodes (or it might even be in the intro) has a section of...
Jul 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Steam sells. It's a vital USP of the NYMR. I've seen people turn away when they find out it's not Steam haulage. The present timetable is littered with Ds and ds, how does that look? The diesels themselves are class 37s and a 47, two in BR...
Jul 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It's not just those walking away- it will be the disappointing experience for a number who do travel, including people with advance bookings, leading to people not returning, negative word-of-mouth or reviews etc Jon
Jul 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM -
MikeParkin65 liked John Petley's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
The owning group must be very pleased by the positive reaction to 4150's return to steam. It would be so easy to say, "Oh, it's just another Large Prairie - ridden behind plenty of them, photographed plenty of them", etc. True, 4150 is the...
Jul 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
