North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

35B · 25 июн 2025 в 11:41

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That's jumping down a rabbit hole isn't it?

IIRC the building at Stape is a former Primary school though I stand ready for any correction of that. Whilst its been converted into 'group' volunteer accommodation/hostel, trying to make it into a fully staffed and operating 'railway hotel' is a very different ball game. In an area with a lot of competition I'd struggle to see how the railway would then break even on such a venture without taking its eye off the core railway operation.

Its also worth remembering that the railway already has two camping coaches and a holiday let. To the best of my knowledge they are effectively shut down out of season due to lack of business.
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I think the reference was to the Station Hotel. However, I tend to agree with the "rabbit hole" comment - the needs of working volunteers and hotel guests are distinct, and trying to serve both may mean that neither is done well. Not to mention that hotel margins are not so fat as to allow significant numbers of "free" room nights without creating conflict between running the business for profit, and running it for volunteers' benefit.

gwralatea · 25 июн 2025 в 11:45

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That's jumping down a rabbit hole isn't it?

IIRC the building at Stape is a former Primary school though I stand ready for any correction of that. Whilst its been converted into 'group' volunteer accommodation/hostel, trying to make it into a fully staffed and operating 'railway hotel' is a very different ball game. In an area with a lot of competition I'd struggle to see how the railway would then break even on such a venture without taking its eye off the core railway operation.

It’s also worth remembering that the railway already has two camping coaches and a holiday let. To the best of my knowledge they are effectively shut down out of season due to lack of business.
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Er, this twist in the conversation is about the Station Hotel at Pickering!

cksteam · 25 июн 2025 в 11:58

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Er, this twist in the conversation is about the Station Hotel at Pickering!
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Apologies I'd missed Steve's post including the Pickering Station Hotel. Nonetheless the hotel game is a very demanding low margin operating space. Whilst I agree a business could make a good go at creating a railway themed hotel experience, I don't agree that its the right path for the NYMR to take. It would require a lot of investment of both time and money which I don't think should be the right priority to go for with the current state of other areas.

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