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  1. oldmrheath liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Based on your numerous posts championing the journey over the destination, I’m taken back to the 70s, when new operations were springing up all over the place , and whilst I worked regularly on one particularly successful line, I would happily...

    9. Veljača 2026. u 20:46

  2. oldmrheath odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    We did that last year, single tickets are available for rail trail, and yes, we went to the buffet when we got back :) Jon

    9. Veljača 2026. u 12:25

  3. oldmrheath liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    They don't have to pay for the track maintenance but the engines all need TPWS (which isn't cheap) and there are track access charges for that section. Combined its still not likely as much full track maintenance but its definitely not free....

    9. Veljača 2026. u 12:20

  4. oldmrheath liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I suppose when all is said and done perhaps the situation is as simple as this… heritage railways cannot be run as cheaply as they once could (fewer volunteers, especially with key skills, rising costs especially energy) and people don’t have the...

    9. Veljača 2026. u 12:09

  5. oldmrheath liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There are many squeezes on people's pockets. Cost inflation for the railway but the effects of sustained high inflation at up to 10% together with food and fuel increases makes things harder. Add on the effects of Trussonomics driving up...

    8. Veljača 2026. u 19:54

  6. oldmrheath odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Good luck to any railway trying to pretend the tourism market is what it was in the 1990's, or even pre-covid, particularly the longer lines. There was recently a post here about Alton Towers in decline, there was feature on the news the other...

    8. Veljača 2026. u 19:53

  7. oldmrheath liked 30567's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I agree. It would be interesting to see a HRA analysis of sector wide trends. Personally I suspect (a) incomes and tastes and relative prices have changed. What does a weekend in N Yorks cost relative to a weekend in Prague or a week relative to...

    8. Veljača 2026. u 19:29

  8. oldmrheath liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Is not talking about a surplus pre Whitby somewhat like talking about M&S profits prior to the arrival of TK Max and similar or legacy supermarket profits before Aldi and Lidl arrived or the airline industry before 9/11 when most were dripping...

    8. Veljača 2026. u 18:59

  9. oldmrheath liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    AIUI the kitchen and waiting staff are paid, and the operational staff (loco crew, guard, signalmen etc) are volunteer. I believe the trains cover both their direct costs and a contribution to life cycle maintenance (and a contribution into...

    8. Veljača 2026. u 18:58

  10. oldmrheath liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I’d have to disagree with you there. It’s what you want. It’s what I, and I expect the majority on here would like to see too, but we don’t comprise the majority source of income to the railway. That’s Joe Public and family. They want a ride...

    3. Veljača 2026.

  11. oldmrheath liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    You cannot cut your way to success. You can only cut to free up space to invest. It’s a truth that is often missed.

    3. Veljača 2026.

  12. oldmrheath liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I find the NYMR such a frustrating railway in recent times. I'm currently a member of three railways including this one. Of the three the NYMR is historically my favourite, the one I would choose to live next to if I could. The combination of the...

    3. Veljača 2026.
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