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oldmrheath liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Dave fisher liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Sulzerman replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I hope she was amused.
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Sulzerman liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Many years ago, when the Bluebell was laying the first part of its northern extension from Horsted Keynes to West Hoathly, they were offered a large batch of second-hand rail from (then) BR, available from Woking Yard. The P/way manager of the...
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35B liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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21B liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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21B liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A couple of pages back now I did a simple calculation based on 300,000 visitors/year and turnover of £10m. The figures were deliberately chosen; the former because I understand it has been achieved in the past on more than one occasion,...
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Jamessquared liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Commercial focus. Invest in new events and ideas to reach different audiences. Build both premium offers and value prices offers. Ensure that these offers require a sensible amount of equipment. Reconsider running to Whitby/how you run to...
Oct 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM -
Jamessquared liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
On the contrary, I think visitor numbers are an essential measure of performance because they help qualify the pricing strategy. NYMR has been demonstrating both aspects of the Laffer Curve in recent years and, I suspect, had to lower fares more...
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Jamessquared liked Jon Lever's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Or perhaps to paraphrase in this context, we will need the volunteers to pay more so that we can continue to afford to employ the paid staff.
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Sawdust attached a file to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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JR4489 liked Johnb's post in the thread 35028 + British Pullman 2026.
I was supposed to be striiping wallpaper in our living room but after Worcester I couldn't resist 28 with load 14 around Kent. First location is approaching Swanley, the second in Folkestone Warren west of Abbots cliff Tunnel [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Oct 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
