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5944 liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The latest Ffestiniog magazine paints a very rosey economic picture, but also one that has taken a lot of hard work to achieve. They got a lot of stick for going for an 'Experience' model, but the reality is they now sell a similar product at...
Oct 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM -
wcmlbls1846 replied to the thread RTC 2026.
With 47802 and CDL Mark 1s. Hurray! Andrew N
Oct 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM -
3ABescot liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The latest Ffestiniog magazine paints a very rosey economic picture, but also one that has taken a lot of hard work to achieve. They got a lot of stick for going for an 'Experience' model, but the reality is they now sell a similar product at...
Oct 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM -
Pendle Witch replied to the thread RTC 2026.
It is 46115 Scots Guardsman and away on time
Oct 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM -
silversteellady liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The latest Ffestiniog magazine paints a very rosey economic picture, but also one that has taken a lot of hard work to achieve. They got a lot of stick for going for an 'Experience' model, but the reality is they now sell a similar product at...
Oct 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM -
silversteellady liked Respite's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 2nd-4th October 2026.
This gala was very very good. I was there all three days. On the Friday 9am departure from Ropley 46447 had very poor rail conditions and the loco did well. There was slipping every so often on the 1 in 80 from Ropley and then on the 1 in 60...
Oct 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM -
silversteellady liked KristianGWR's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 2nd-4th October 2026.
[MEDIA] My efforts from the Saturday and Sunday. Hope you enjoy it if you watch it :)
Oct 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM -
silversteellady liked Dan Hill's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 2nd-4th October 2026.
I originally planned to visit Saturday, but with a driving test coming up soon, I took up an offer for a lesson from my instructor Saturday morning, so visited yesterday instead. Managed to catch 4247 and 46447 for the first time, but only...
Oct 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Mark Thompson replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Good lord:eek:
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You're confusing fixed and variable cost. The fixed cost is just that, and extracting more value from it is straightforward good value (provided you're not displacing other, wasting, assets). The variable cost of operation is what then...
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Hard disagree. Whatever the event that something is brought in for, there is a fixed cost for simply having it present. If you can spread that cost, then that helps overall profitability - not least by boosting the return the gala provides to...
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I do agree the maths is important. I'm certainly not suggesting just getting engines in for Driver Ex's, and the numbers have to work or at least cover off without detracting something else. I say the latter because these things have been known...
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think it was Britannia, but I might be wrong. It's worth doing some maths though. Let's say your loco owner wants to charge £2500 per day for the loco, which doesn't seem outrageous for a star engine. You've had to transport it, which is two...
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
