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YorkyLad liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
She also seems to be missing the point that, at a fundamental level, income is largely related to the number of passengers travelling, whether they are bucket & spade carriers or people in their finery travelling on the diner - and a CEO with...
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM -
YorkyLad liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
They are hiding the fact that passenger numbers are no where near those of a few years ago. At an open forum last yer, Laura point blank refused to answer a question about traffic figures asked by one person, dismissing it with the comment that...
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM -
YorkyLad liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
????? I think the pent-up demand that was referred to by a previous poster will be from holidaymakers staying in and around Whitby. I suspect the pent-up demand from those using the NYMR service as a commuter service could be estimated using...
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM -
YorkyLad liked D7076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
8 mile round trip ..4 miles Thomas to Rammy ( with some rear end assistance ) and 4 miles back to Bury with D5054 ..plus the troublesome trucks demo etc .
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM -
YorkyLad liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The problem with @Lineisclear 's view was that he would frequently seem to create logical fallacies around governance. For example, he'd start from the view point that a charity "exists to deliver a public good" (which is true), then go on to...
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM -
YorkyLad liked steam_mad's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Meanwhile, a couple of hundred miles north, the SRPS's MK1 set was today out to test and train staff on the brand new CDL system - no need for salvaged components, the system works with both air and vacuum braked stock and fitted to 8 vehicles in...
Apr 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM -
YorkyLad liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thinking about things, I suggest that it would be possible to run a limited service from Pickering to Whitby and not interfere with the Thomas event. The first train out of Pickering is normanlly at 09.20. That could run from Pl.1, as normal...
Apr 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM -
YorkyLad liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suppose I mean formally. As someone has pointed out there does not seem to be any form of organised group that is doing anything it’s just a lot of concerned people airing their concerns / worries / observations individually on this forum (and...
Apr 29, 2026 at 10:27 PM -
YorkyLad liked 47406's post in the thread Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway General Discussion.
The reason for the harshness stems from the way the railway has been operated since 2020. We used to visit 3/4 per year 2007-2019, were members of the society with many friends there. Up and down many times on each visit, swapping trains to get...
Apr 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM -
YorkyLad liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That is possibly true. And understandable to run it that way Bridge 42 were still closed. But if the bridge is open by then this event needs to be ultra successful to justify not running the Whitby through trains which must be 70%+ of general...
Apr 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM -
YorkyLad liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
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Apr 28, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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YorkyLad liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's completely baffled me. Surely if you are desperate for money (which they are) and the bridge is open, then you run through trains from Pickering! Even if you ran one normal rake between Pickering and Whitby and filled the rest with...
Apr 28, 2026 at 12:22 PM -
YorkyLad liked jnc's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.
I'd rate headlining a dog ticket in advertising as something a little stronger then "misleading". Noel
Apr 28, 2026 at 7:56 AM -
YorkyLad liked jnc's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.
Heritage railways, as I keep trying to convince people - unsuccessfully, apparently - are not, fundamentally, businesses. Yes, they have business-like aspects - in that income has to exceed expenses, they have employees and assets, etc - but...
Apr 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
YorkyLad liked Chris86's post in the thread Kirklees Light Railway 20th Anniversary.
[ATTACH] Day one of the KLR gala, we were running up and down the portable set up in shed yard alongside the 15in. Quite fun parallel running with the departing trains as they left the station at Clayton west. Last trip was the entire active...
Apr 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
