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  1. 35B replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    You may want to consider the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25 14-30), and what it has to say about those who are totally risk averse.

    Oct 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM

  2. 35B liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Tom, Have you not realised that it is an IQ test. The NYMR only want intelligent people travelling on their trains, certainly none of the Hoi Polloi that might want to do so. It helps keep the numbers down on what would otherwise be busy...

    Oct 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM

  3. 35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    You could debate pricing models until the cows come home, and clearly different railways have chosen different models based on their own insight about their passengers. (One very clear divide for families, for example, are lines - such as the...

    Oct 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM

  4. 35B liked Drewry Car's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    As soon as I see "from" in a price for anything the seller has put a serious dent in my interest in pursuing the transaction further. Adding "effectively you pay.." into the equation means the seller has pretty much lost my custom.

    Oct 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM

  5. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A serious answer - this idea is precisely why dynamic pricing is so disreputable. People make decisions and then find the ground moving underneath them. That works both ways. Even if more financially advantageous, it stinks

    Oct 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM

  6. 35B liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Dynamic pricing only works if there is no alternative if you want to do a particular thing, such as watch a one day performance in your area. If there are alternatives, people will seek out the cheaper ones. Or not bother.

    Oct 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM

  7. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I get this but will spare myself the 22 minutes of YouTube. However, that then puts the focus sharply onto the quality of stakeholder engagement - the impact of the very welcome YouTube video is undermined by the lack of substance in what was...

    Oct 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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