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  1. Sheff liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks Mike Hart

    Jun 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
  2. Sheff replied to the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.

    Thanks, I can see the problem now @21B

    Jun 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
  3. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Unlike some, I can’t see the station hotel being reopened as a pub/ hotel. My thoughts are basically as volunteer accommodation with the possibility of it also becoming the Pickering equivalent of Grosmont’s Crossing club, a private member club...

    Jun 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
  4. Sheff liked Daniel Byrne's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you Sheff, really appreciate it! -Dan :)

    Jun 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
  5. Sheff replied to the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.

    I’ve not seen the application, but it mentioned it was a lower profile building in sympathetic materials - certainly not another Caernarfon? If we travel on the WHR it’s normally from a base at Beddgelert and the station always seems rather lacking.

    Jun 27, 2025
  6. Sheff liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I’m no expert on running pubs, but having run a railway I can say that they are about the most complex organisation there is already, and adding a hotel on to that would fill me with alarm!

    Jun 27, 2025
  7. Sheff liked Matt37401's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It’s really not as simple as that though is it? As someone who works in hospitality in a city with a very transient population it’s a bloody difficult job, add in things like trust, honesty, reliability and just general getting the job done is...

    Jun 27, 2025
  8. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    To all contributors to this thread, this student’s research is very pertinent to the current travails of the NYMR - please assist him here ….. https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/msc-student-needs-help-with-research.1425144/ @Daniel Byrne

    Jun 27, 2025