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MikeParkin65 liked Michael Whitehouse's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
£62.50 Castle to Liverpool on 13th June in Standard Class. Unbeatable price I suggest. We can achieve this by adding more TSOs than we usually do (up to five instead of two) and listening to the non enthusiast market for days out to an...
Jun 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Spot on with this SECR65. I used to volunteer on the line and about 60% of complaints were due to non-provision of steam "it's what we've come for" was such a frequent comment that it became routine. On days when the Moorlander was the only steam...
Jun 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In no way am I trying to criticise anyone at the nymr in my post, and I understand the immense challenge of maintaining a large and varied loco fleet running 5-7 days a week with such steep gradients and mileage. What I would say, though, is...
Jun 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suggest that your observations of steam being "a luxury, rather than an expectation" go more or less to the heart of what is currently wrong a the NYMR's management level. I think it comes across that the operational departments are...
Jun 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Very true - has anyone looked at the Mid Hants line-up, for example, of late? The West Somerset cupboard looks fairly bare, too., as does the East Lancs. I feel bound to agree that the NYMR seems to be guilty of grievously underusing No. 29,...
Jun 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The reason Black 5's are more popular than 8F's is probably quite simply because the Railway has always had them 'on the books' with 44767, 44806, 45212 & 45428 being long term residents over the years. 8F' have only ever visited for galas or...
Jun 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
