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acorb liked 60044's post in 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 5:00 PM -
acorb liked guycarr360's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Just booked on the Darlington - Edinburgh Tornado trip, looking forward to it immensely. Times and GUV should get us a great trip. Can see a Planet Hollywood meal and a couple of pop's, during the stop over, being taken. First trip, since just...
Oct 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM -
acorb liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC 2026.
A welcome return for a much loved locomotive. I don't think that West Coast should be given any grief over doing this without any fanfare. After all, I imagine that a few people in the company may be feeling a bit sheepish about the whole fuss...
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM -
acorb liked Alex Productions's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Delighted to see Scots Guardman back on the railtour scene! I look forward to seeing when the other vacuum braked locos get their chance to pull mainline tours again.
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM -
acorb liked Enterprise's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Not much of a publicity stunt to eat a large humble pie. But if it means RTC can get back to what they were, it's very good news.
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM -
acorb liked wcmlbls1846's post in the thread RTC 2026.
With 47802 and CDL Mark 1s. Hurray! Andrew N
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think anyone is suggesting the Ffestiniog / WHR model is directly transferable to the NYMR, however, there are lessons to be learnt from what they have done (as also my Strathspey case study). It is all about maximising use of resource,...
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM -
acorb liked Jark91's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I doubt if the Ffestiniog model is adaptable to the NYMR or most standard gauge heritage lines. Take the WHR out of the equation completely and just think about the FR: off the top of my head there are five passing loops on a thirteen-mile line....
Oct 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The morning services will pretty much always run, with a decision to add afternoon services made in the days running up, or these can be sold 'on the day'. The Ffestiniog has done significant research into its market and has quite a deep...
Oct 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
acorb 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 9:20 AM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm taking an absolutely hard headedly commercial view. Your assertion assumes that the decision to hire is automatically attributable to a single event. It may not be - and the use of additional events within even a limited hire period may...
Oct 9, 2026 at 9:20 AM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There is a basic premise here, a train shouldn't leave a station unless its going to make money. There are a number of different ways of achieving that, but selling tickets for the same train at multiple price points (but for different...
Oct 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM
