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Kirk Oswald liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As a folksy example: suppose you are a jam maker, and I wish to start a business selling your jam at a market. I go to the bank, borrow £100 as starting capital (or I guess $100 as it is you!) and you sell me 100 jars of jam at £1 each. At that...
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Seriously?!! Really can't please everyone can you! I saw just as many taking pictures of them (me included!).
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As a folksy example: suppose you are a jam maker, and I wish to start a business selling your jam at a market. I go to the bank, borrow £100 as starting capital (or I guess $100 as it is you!) and you sell me 100 jars of jam at £1 each. At that...
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM -
5944 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
As a subscriber or a producer? :) Tom
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM -
Jamessquared liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Profit is a balance sheet thing. Cash flow or to be exact surplus cashflow is what pays down loans
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM -
Steve liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And just in case anyone is still wondering if there was a steam ban this year or not… I asked at customer services and was told there had not been a steam ban this year, if there had been there would have been notices up and these never went up....
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM -
Kirk Oswald liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And just in case anyone is still wondering if there was a steam ban this year or not… I asked at customer services and was told there had not been a steam ban this year, if there had been there would have been notices up and these never went up....
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM -
Steve liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Firstly I don't think any poster here wants the NYMR to fail and I'm not sure why you should think otherwise. Second I had until very recently believed that one of the reasons the NYMR Historical Trust and the PLC had been established as...
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM -
Kirk Oswald replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Fair enough and yes, I know that debts have been an ongoing feature on the accounts. My point is that when we had the revenue to pay interest on those debts that was affordable and to some extent the borrowing could be managed. Over the last...
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM -
21B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Profit is a balance sheet thing. Cash flow or to be exact surplus cashflow is what pays down loans
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM -
21B liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wholly agree; the NYMR has the structure it has, and no amount of "if only" will change that. This is not a logical consequence of what comes before. It reminds me of Charles Clarke when at the Home Office when he pleaded for his job on the...
Sep 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
