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  1. Steve liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    That sounds just like one of my wife's 'requirements' for a 'domestic improvement' - I have to guess what is needed, then she tells me afterwards that I've got it wrong :-)

    Jun 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM

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

    This was hinted at at the recent open forum. A realisation that the basic fare was too expensive.

    Jun 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM

  3. Steve liked Sidmouth4me's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Now on the NYMR website, and available from 16th June until September 24th: kids now travel free on Standard Services this summer, and in addition the NYMR has extended the 10% online discount off tickets booked more than 4 days in advance, to...

    Jun 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM

  4. Steve replied to the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.

    Aren’t large tubes and superheater flue tubes the same thing? Do you mean elements for one of the 32’s?

    Jun 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM

  5. Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Of course running an extensive service is expensive - but swapping steam for diesel isn't the panacea that some make out, because most of the costs of running the service aren't due to the traction. How much does your C&W bill decrease if you...

    Jun 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM

  6. Steve replied to the thread Jacobite 2025.

    825 is fitted with GSM-R. The only thing it doesn't have is OTMR as the NYMR have an exemption from needing this to run on the EVL.

    Jun 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM

  7. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    But it did employ the TR’s General Manager and Finance Manager* in similar roles and the TR was an early advocate of the Gift Aid model. *Apologies if the job titles aren’t exactly correct.

    Jun 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM

  8. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Er…. that’s the case with the 12 month version but not the one currently being employed by the NYMR. I believe @35B s suggestion was to keep the Gift aided fare at the previous £49.50 and make the non-Gift aided fare appropriately less (10%)...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM

  9. Steve liked DavidW's post in the thread East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham).

    Thanks for the update Roger I wouldn’t go as far as saying the aren’t missed but probably more to do with if the effort of keeping it operational compared to funds it can recoup compared to a locomotive which is easier to quantify and then there...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM

  10. Steve replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I agree wholeheartedly with that statement and feel volunteers should be members of the supporting organisation. Both the railways I am associated with decided that volunteers need not be members as that could be considered as a barrier to...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM

  11. Steve liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If Gift Aid brings in £400k, that equates to around one carriage of passengers per day over the season. If 60 or so people are put off by the high fares each day, that equals all of the GA takings. Less passengers does mean less income. Even...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM

  12. Steve replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I’m no expert but I think you’ll find that is not the case. Your insurance will cover volunteers and not members. They are two different categories of person. The railway may require you to be a member to volunteer but to say for insurance...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM

  13. Steve liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Perhaps the last would be ok provided that you don’t have to be a member in order to volunteer? (I don’t know if that’s the case here or not)

    Jun 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM

  14. Steve replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    On the railway I was referring to ( guess which?) you don’t have to be a member to volunteer.

    Jun 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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