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  1. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    On your last point, I don’t buy that at all. When the SVR went premium I did wonder the impact. I needn’t of worried it regularly sells out. If a 50% increase in price reduces patronage by 25% you are still getting a higher return. I noticed...

    18 sep 2025 om 09:44

  2. Pete Thornhill vond acorb's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    SVR is generating quite a lot of income from its mainline connection these days!! I think the SVR has survived the storm because it quite quickly realised it couldn't continue 'just' as a heritage railway.

    17 sep 2025 om 20:18

  3. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Ignoring the menu choices for a moment, there are some interesting differences in the dining operations. NYMR still has a dedicated train with the food cooked by employees. The SVR attach a dining portion to an existing service train and the...

    17 sep 2025 om 16:57

  4. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I didn’t say everyone would eat there but in my opinion it’s more likely than at any of the three you mention. In the case of Minehead they seem to discourage anyone eating by despite having a place on site by actively advertising a rival...

    17 sep 2025 om 16:08

  5. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Indeed, but they’ve done their analysis and decided that works for them, it’s only the Dining that was contracted out at the SVR.

    17 sep 2025 om 15:55

  6. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    To expand on my other comment - some key differences appear to be - 1. One has reduced staff numbers and one has increased them. 2. One has increased costs from NR running the other doesn’t. 3. One has things such as the Engine House to...

    17 sep 2025 om 15:47

  7. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    One has commercial sense the other appears to lack….

    17 sep 2025 om 14:47

  8. Pete Thornhill reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I see you mention the SVR and it’s interesting that you think what you do about their operations. The SVR is run with a more commercial mind than ever - Dining trains - Now a premium product, using an external contractor meaning the operating...

    17 sep 2025 om 10:26
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