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simon odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I don't think it's trival. I'm not involved with the NYMR and have no feel for the economics of the line but I get the sense that nationally a number of lines have seen a long term drop in the number of visitors, which coupled with rising costs...

simon odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

simon odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I can't say I've read every post on here, but has anyone actually proposed a ticket price(s) that multiplied by the customers such pricing will attract would resolve the financial difficulties of the line, or is it actually not saveable?

simon odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Tickets were relatively expensive back then compared with income, but successful bands made their money through record sales, not touring. Spotify etc destroyed the record selling market and thus successful bands raised ticket prices...

simon liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

You do have to wonder if something's gone wrong if a volunteer of 30 years feels they have nothing in common with a society with the nominal purpose of supporting said railway...