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YorkyLad liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
NYMR used to have a range of events....... The diesel gala was discarded as the management thought it was a loss maker, until they tried it again and discovered the opposite, that it did make money. A spring steam gala abandoned (probably...
Jun 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM -
YorkyLad liked Michael Whitehouse's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
£62.50 Castle to Liverpool on 13th June in Standard Class. Unbeatable price I suggest. We can achieve this by adding more TSOs than we usually do (up to five instead of two) and listening to the non enthusiast market for days out to an...
Jun 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM -
YorkyLad liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This is exactly the sort of logical and positive thinking that current management simply don't have. When the CEO post is next advertised (and please, please may that be very soon) I would urge you to apply for the job Steve.
Jun 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM -
YorkyLad liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I go out for a bit and all hell breaks loose! Thanks Tom. :) After a minutes thought, whilst it is a reasonable idea, I don't think that it is practical. If the venture is to satisfy the demand it is going to require two train sets c/w locos....
Jun 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM -
YorkyLad liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
I definitely escaped the worst of the day's rain with my morning trip. It looked horrendous, my thanks and admiration to John, Shep and Nige for braving the elements and posting some excellent images, despite the conditions. In the past I have...
Jun 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM -
YorkyLad liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
[ATTACH] The S&C really did itself proud weather wise today, wind, rain and plenty of it greeted the inaugural 'Fellsman' rail tour headed by No. 60532 'Blue Peter' as it worked 1Z46 away from Helwith Bridge over the River Ribble heading for...
Jun 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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YorkyLad liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
After last week's heatwave we came back to normality with a bump. The weather forecast for today was not good, in fact it was bad, with rain forecast for much of the day. Would the weather gods be kind? Probably not! Would Oswald be able to...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM -
YorkyLad liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suggest that your observations of steam being "a luxury, rather than an expectation" go more or less to the heart of what is currently wrong a the NYMR's management level. I think it comes across that the operational departments are...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM -
YorkyLad liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm not sure it's even that at the moment - it all seems to be about the diner. When we visited last year it was in the middle of a dry spell and high fire risk (Langdale fire was at it its peak) so everything was diesel hauled, except the diner...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM -
YorkyLad liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
About £90,000 pa, plus pension and National Insurance.
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM -
YorkyLad liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Spot on with this SECR65. I used to volunteer on the line and about 60% of complaints were due to non-provision of steam "it's what we've come for" was such a frequent comment that it became routine. On days when the Moorlander was the only steam...
Jun 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM -
YorkyLad liked 73108's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I might not be right either, but my impression of visiting the NYMR at least annually over the past few years is that the only priority is delivering the bucket and spade brigade to Whitby, by whatever means possible, and overlooking/overcharging...
Jun 3, 2026 at 8:57 PM -
YorkyLad liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In no way am I trying to criticise anyone at the nymr in my post, and I understand the immense challenge of maintaining a large and varied loco fleet running 5-7 days a week with such steep gradients and mileage. What I would say, though, is...
Jun 3, 2026 at 8:57 PM
