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Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
@Jenno I’m only a very occasional visitor to the railway, but Grosmont holds a special place in my heart as we had a family holiday there in the early 60s, staying in the old railway cottages (no electricity or gas, earth closet across the yard,...
Jan 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Concern for local business is one thing, but in the absence of a contractual relationship, I can't see how you could ever make some form of compensation for consequential loss of the NYMR not running stick. If I set up a B&B in the village, I...
Jan 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM -
Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
They would also have to demonstrate that the railway owed them a duty - which is rather different to the responsibilities of a highway authority. At the moment, the details of what is wrong with the bridge are unclear - and that means the...
Jan 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
Sheff liked Musket The Dog's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sue for what exactly? Being dependant of footfall being generated by a third party? It's not like any of them have contracted the NYMR to provide a service to deliver customers to their door.
Jan 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM -
Sheff liked free2grice's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Excellent news from the GWSR. <BJ> [IMG] Locomotive Announcement! [IMG] ''We are delighted to share the news that Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class No. 34070 Manston will be visiting the Cotswolds from the end of April until early July....
Jan 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Fascinating though it is, whilst reading through all these proposals for how you could operate a Pickering - Goathland service, I don’t think I’ve come across anything that addresses the financial viability? Some many pages back ticket price was...
Jan 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So you are suggesting a platform with a gap in the middle and passenger safety ensured by precision stops such that the gap is spanned by a section of carriage with no doors? Good luck with getting that approved! FWIW on the Bluebell, the...
Jan 22, 2026 at 11:06 AM -
Sheff liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Have you ever been on a railtour that uses short platforms? Sub optimal is a polite view of the world, plus on a railtour you now have CDL and stewards (previously just stewards) to stop pax walking into fresh air. So unless you are going to...
Jan 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM -
Sheff liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Not much news coming out of peak rail since @kestreleyes stopped posting here, I have heard that Darley dale foundation works for the footbridge re-instatement is well in hand, sub base has been sourced and ‘authentic’ reclaimed railway masonry...
Jan 22, 2026 at 7:26 AM -
Sheff liked black5's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don’t think I’ve seen this point in the discussion of trains terminating at Goathland. For anything more than very short term (ie. half term week), do you really want to be terminating trains all day at Goathland and fully unloading trains with...
Jan 21, 2026 at 11:02 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I doubt anyone can answer this at the moment, but with my old project management hat on, would it feasible to prop it and then repair whist propped to avoid further disruption in future?
Jan 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM -
Sheff liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
All true - most railway GMs (or equivalent role) don't post regularly elsewhere in a personal capacity. The notable exceptions being Gus Dunster (SVR) and Jonnie Pay (Spa Valley). Robin Coombes used to give occasional insights to the running of...
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:59 AM -
Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
At work, our default confidentiality setting is where we regard information as confidential, have protocols for keeping it that way, but do not get heartbroken if it gets into the public domain - we have higher security settings for that...
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:56 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm not sure a staff newsletter should necessarily be public (though it depends I suppose what you put in it). Clearly there will always be some things of operational or other significance that you don't want to broadcast too widely. ("Can staff...
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:55 AM -
Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Understood. What I find interesting is the way that some railways - notably Spa Valley - use social media to build and develop support. They are open about their challenges, and they generate goodwill in doing so. When they do so, it's clear...
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:51 AM
