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banburysaint liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think you have it back to front. The railway was preserved to preserve the line through the park - agreed. But it was a section of a longer line, where the 6 miles south of Pickering have never been restored, and the 6 north of Grosmont remain...
Feb 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM -
banburysaint replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Charlie normally with his straw hat on in the summer was one of the founding members of the NYMR, "guide to the line £1.80 please". He used to volunteer day in day out. He also ran the Yellow Pages fund raising program. Lovely chap. Although...
Feb 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM -
banburysaint liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The Bluebell Pullman set is 4 vehicles: a Brake 3rd (with wheelchair access); a Kitchen 1st; a Parlour 3rd and an LMS Stove R as a support vehicle. Together they seat 100 people (of whom up to 3 can be in wheelchairs - there is loose seating that...
Feb 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM -
banburysaint liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There may be a market, but can they resource it? There's a lack of casual staff available for catering these days, and do you want to be finishing up at Grosmont at 10-10.30pm if you don't live locally? As @Steve said, there's also signallers and...
Feb 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM -
banburysaint liked The Black Watch's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have a vague recollection that in the late 80s or early 90s the NYMR timetable, or some other form of publicity, used to include some walking routes and maps from the stations, which I'm sure encouraged will have encouraged the walking/hiking...
Feb 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM -
banburysaint liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The problem with that is that Heritage Railway Inflation isnt actively reflected in the governments inflation indexs RPI, CPI etc. Stuff like the minimum wage increases from when it was introduced in 1999 to 2025 outstrip the inflation indeces by...
Feb 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm sure that there's a demand for evening diners. I think the thing that killed it was staffing. it required an extra three signalmen each day it was run, due to hours, and the railway struggled to resource that. One of the supposedly main...
Feb 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM -
banburysaint replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Re prices, I recall when I started volunteering circa 1994/95 an all line rover was £10.90 (Pickering -Grosmont). This is the equivalent of £28.40 in 2026 (inflation calculator), often there was a £1 voucher from the back of the car park ticket....
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Earlier this week someone posted on the Facebook NYMR Photo/Video group a photo of 80135 arriving at Levisham with a 9 coach train, taken in the summer of 1990. There was some discussion about this and the need for 9 coach trains on some days....
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM -
banburysaint liked pmh_74's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If I recall correctly (I have no time or particular desire to scroll back through several pages) it was so that those buying the gift-aided tickets could 'view the complete work of the charity', or something like that. What I don't understand is...
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The first two trains from Pickering to Whitby load well, as does the first train from Whitby, and what is effectively their returns. Because the flows are tidal, you always end up with running lightly loaded trains or having the stock sit around...
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A loop between Goathland and Levisham is of no use whatsoever in terms of increasing paths. This was considered in the early days as a menas of having two train operation with an even interval of 1½ hours rather than the twp hour gaps that...
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Timetabling on the NYMR is indeed a complex affair not helped by the fact that a good bit is outside the railways control. Firstly, it is not just about traffic to Whitby. There is a demand to go from Whitby and the first train of the day from...
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR appear to have all but abandoned evening diners with only one between now and the end of June. That's priced at £110/person. The Lunchtime diners are £95/person and run several time/week. The inevitable braised beef, chicken supreme or...
Feb 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
