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  1. paul1609 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That's certainly the case down here in East Sussex and Kent. We had some local signage to "Steam Railway" but wanted to extend this back to the A21 trunk road at Flimwell. The signs would have named the railway but you needed a continuously...

    Sep 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM

  2. paul1609 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I'm not sure that a return to the passenger numbers that have existed in the past is possible in the current economic situation, at least covering costs/ breaking even. Im not aware of any heritage railway that is achieving the passenger numbers...

    Sep 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM

  3. paul1609 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    From what I can see its only in the short term costs that Diesel Loco haulage is cheaper if you took in to account overhaul of a diesel loco and replacement parts over say 50 years which the preservation is past now the costs per mile to the...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM

  4. paul1609 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Here in Kent we we were unable to run steam on passenger trains for 7 weeks this year thats unprecedented. The main issue was the early harvest which included this year large fields of flax which is combustible (used to make Linseed OIl) and the...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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