paul1609s letzte Aktivitäten
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paul1609 antwortete auf das Thema 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...
24 September 2026 um 17:20 -
paul1609 antwortete auf das Thema 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...
22 September 2026 um 16:15 -
paul1609 antwortete auf das Thema 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...
22 September 2026 um 14:36 -
paul1609 gefällt mdewells Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I should keep moving then if I were you. . .;):D To be more serious, this sort of thing doesn't really encourage those with any sort of railway assets to donate them to a railway.
19 September 2026 -
paul1609 gefällt Lineisclears Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't belive anyone was under the mistaken impression that the NYMR vould operate as an ordinary business in the way you define it. That's quite common across the heritage railway sector although there are some railways that do succeed as...
19 September 2026
