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60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There is a lot that is correct in what you have written, but some of it I would disagree with. The reality, though, is that the railway has to both improve its trading performance and cut its administration costs, neither of which you seem to...
Oct 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM -
60044 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I would find this counsel much more convincing if I observed signs that attempting to at least close the gap on trading returns were proving successful. While I'm sceptical about many of the ideas making more than a slight dent in the position,...
Oct 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think you should perhaps try to remember that this is a discussion forum, we're not a management lobby group (however much we would like to be!) so the chances are that the present management will not take a blind bit of notice of what we might...
Oct 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Wait till ECJS RTO is finished- it will be fully compatible with the other teak carriages and could be run in conjunction with Gresley RB which has a decent-sized kitchen, to provide a dining service on teak specials! Not so much capacity (I...
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree with all you say, and I suggested the sale of both the properties you mention in the past, as well as Mulberries as none of them seem to make a positive contribution to the balance sheet (and if the admin staff staff were slimmed down...
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You may be right, but it was a hypothetical case, where some huge assumptions were made! I, for one, would want a lot more detail about the potential returns at each stage before recommending it - and this comes from someone who played a major...
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There are all sorts of possibilities when one starts to look at them - for instance I have been reading a book on folklore and mythology in England (well, skimming through it, actually) and have already found one that relates to the Whitby area -...
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Actually, yes I do, actually it (on your figures) has made a loss of £500. Where does your 19K of surplus come from, your analysis doesn't make sense (to me, at least!) The point is that the NYMR has consistently run up loses in recent...
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm not an economist, but I think I can grasp the basics! IMHO it is necessary to cover the fixed costs, bringing a loco for whatever event at that event. Then, go on to generate (hopefully, additional) profit from subsequent use; that should...
Oct 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
.... but then that additional use means it is being run at reduced profitability throughout its stay, and that makes it harder to justify bringing it it all sounds to me like running harder to stand still, which is not where the NYMR needs to be...
Oct 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Look at it another way. If a loco is brought in for a gala and doesn't cover the cost of bringing, should it have been brought in the first place? Any additional use needs to be pure "surplus" (because we don't use the "....." word as a...
Oct 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If the loco has been brought in for a gala, then its transport costs should have been covered, so I don't think that recovering should really form part of the equation; the moment it does is when I think the plot has been lost! That at least...
Oct 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM -
60044 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 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It is a long time since I last looked at one of the NYMR's CKs, but I think they may be later ones with formica interiors and later "sectorised" upholstery - I'm not sure I would pay a premium to travel in one..... AFAIK, "Garnet" is entirely...
Oct 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
