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  1. YorkyLad liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Before risking going down what might be a nihilistic path, can I suggest that someone suggests that all the senior management and Trust Board members read the last hundred or so posts on here and all sit down in a single room, try to work out...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM

  2. YorkyLad liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A couple of points. First, on grants, I was using that language for payments from Trust to PLC, nothing more. Second, and reinforced by the first, I am now an outsider. I am not proposing to participate in a campaign to change NYMR, but I am...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM

  3. YorkyLad liked OldSchoolTrains2's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Typing this just with my anecdotal thoughts from attending plenty of diesel galas until 1995 and then since 2012, rather than the kind of firm tangible sales data that railways will be working from, but I think that fickle element might be...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM

  4. YorkyLad liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I try to avoid criticising people and if I fail, I apologise. The vast majority of those working on the NYMR are very pleasant people who you would be quite happy to know socially. What I am critical of is the way the Railway is being managed...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM

  5. YorkyLad liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think they reinforce the heritage and preservation characteristics of the line. They were certainly well liked and the LNERCA had a deserved prominence in the railway. The buffet was very useful. These carriages would've been seen on the King's...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM

  6. YorkyLad liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think marketing at heritage railways is an interesting problem. Because of the structure of the organisation there are lots of awkward situations of interaction between paid staff and volunteers, some of which are not very sleek. I agree that...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM

  7. YorkyLad liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Entirely agree regarding the Teak set hopefully receiving repairs. It was one of the line's real selling points when I was volunteering and it's withdrawal from regular use was a thoroughly retrograde step. I'm sure the intent to reduce the...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM

  8. YorkyLad liked guycarr360's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A seasoned accountant said to me a while ago "any business that relies on grant funding, is destined for failure, it should rely on its own funding, and any grant funding should be seen as icing on the cake"...

    Jun 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM

  9. YorkyLad liked jsm8b's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    Crossing the Trent and Mersey canal, by Colwich lock No 21, Mallards by request (sort of). Canals are no better than railways for the encroachment of the canalside trees. The movement of the A4 was 86 minutes late, a check on the disruptions...

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  10. YorkyLad liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    The heavy overnight rain (hopefully meant no fire risk?! - but who knows) petered out by mid-morning and the afternoon became sunny. I was unable to watch the morning train head north on the WCML so watching the return was essential. The easy...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM

  11. YorkyLad liked Johnb's post in the thread 76079.

    To follow on from This is the pair shortly after leaving Ardlui heading home. The water in the background is the top end of Loch Lomond for those who don’t know the area [ATTACH]

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  12. YorkyLad liked henrywinskill's post in the thread 76079.

    Any excuse to post a pic of 76001 on the moor.[ATTACH]

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  13. YorkyLad liked torgormaig's post in the thread 76079.

    Nice picture there John. I was working there over that weekend and was the afternoon guard when the loco worked back to Mallaig that day, having turned during the lunch layover at F ort William. Here is the train standing in Lochailort station...

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  14. YorkyLad liked Johnb's post in the thread 76079.

    76079 did go up to the WHL in 2008, renumbered as Fort William’s 76001 it took part in the photo charters. It wasn’t a lot of use on the Jacobite as it was restricted to hauling six coaches on the Mallaig Road [ATTACH]

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  15. YorkyLad liked D1004's post in the thread 76079.

    Thanks v much for the info. My notes say that I had 63395 from Pickering to Grosmont and 76079 from Grosmont to Whitby on 22 April 23 so that sounds like it may well have been it’s v last trip. And I attach a pic at Whitby taken on that day....

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