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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    I've not been on this thread for a few days, but I'd like to thank @Jamessquared for providing some analysis on the PLC profits and losses that I...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Thanks for the explanation. :)
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 6, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Staff costs seem to have risen substantially in the 'loss' years - Wages and Salaries rose by 21% between 2023 and 2024 (£2,761,074 to £3,312,614)...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 6, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    The figures came from https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02490244/filing-history which is the NYMR PLC filing...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 6, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Yes - and for many years after. I have gone through the NYMR PLC accounts since 2000, and summarised them below (apologies for any typos). There...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 6, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    I simply found it by typing 'NYMR passenger figures' into Google and it was the first result.
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 5, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    £350k is still quoted on the NYMR website at https://www.nymr.co.uk/pages/faqs/category/sponsorship which states: Mind, the same page also has...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Jun 5, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    What a fantastic video, it should be compulsory viewing for the current Board and Senior Management Team. The comments from the Office Secretary...
    Post by: The Black Watch, May 22, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    With a bit of digging round the website, I eventually found it mentioned at https://www.nymr.co.uk/pages/category/regular-giving It states that:...
    Post by: The Black Watch, May 19, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Is this the sort of stuff the NYMR Foundation money is meant to be used for? (Is it still going - I don't recall seeing much promotion of it or...
    Post by: The Black Watch, May 19, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Fire Risk and Preserved Lines

    Presumably OMAHA is not ready yet? Moors Line 225 stated that testing would be carried out in April, I'm guessing this has been delayed a bit (as...
    Post by: The Black Watch, May 12, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    You are absolutely right, and not all the examples I gave would be suitable for the NYMR. However, I do believe it need to look at other...
    Post by: The Black Watch, May 7, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Quite a few other railways supplement their income with commercial stuff - for example, the East Somerset Railway has its associated CTMS...
    Post by: The Black Watch, May 7, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    The high fare didn't seem to put people off going Whitby on Easter Saturday, though it was the school holidays then - the first train off...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Apr 30, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    The NYMR would probably decide this needs another member of staff to be employed to manage this...
    Post by: The Black Watch, Apr 23, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK