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

    I probably haven't explained myself very well, but I really don't think you have a clue about what I'm really thinking, and I suspect you are in turn basing your opinions on your own prejudices, which seem to be misguided. The NYMR has been...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
  2. Sawdust liked alexl102's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I'm not sure I wholly agree. Certainly I think some railways are too focussed on the commercial at the expense of the heritage - I won't deny that. And in the case of the NYMR I think they're both overly focussed on the commerical and apparently...

    Sep 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
  3. Sawdust replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think the COVID and post COVID government grants lulled the NYMR into a false sense of security, that they were too important to be allowed to fail. But there's no way handouts from the public purse to heritage railways are going to continue,...

    Sep 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
  4. Sawdust attached a file to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    [ATTACH] I wonder if the hire of Tornado was paid for at least partly in kind? Sawdust.

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  5. Sawdust liked Woolley's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If only they had a rake of teaks to put behind tornado

    Sep 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM