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  1. Chris86 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    But as you carry fewer and fewer people, you end up spreading your fixed costs onto a smaller and smaller number of shoulders. The reductio ad absurdum of your approach might be to find a single person willing to pay £8m for a single return...

    Jun 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM

  2. Chris86 liked The Black Watch's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I've not been on this thread for a few days, but I'd like to thank @Jamessquared for providing some analysis on the PLC profits and losses that I posted last week, its certainly generated some healthy debate.

    Jun 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM

  3. Chris86 liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If it hangs by a thread as much as you're implying I'd be very nervous about making it a core part of the balance sheet... What exactly would that look like, and is the railway taking steps to do it? Or has it been decided not to based on...

    Jun 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM

  4. Chris86 liked Steve's post in the thread 1589 "Newstead".

    IMHO the Hunslet range of 12-18” saddle tanks all are. They have very clean lines with an absolute minimum of pipework in view and, being inside cylinders, no ‘wiggly bits’ in view.

    Jun 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM

  5. Chris86 liked Wagoniester's post in the thread 1589 "Newstead".

    Well, things have taken a huge step forward. On Monday it was crunch time as the boiler inspector came to do what we hoped would be the final steam test - and gave the boiler a clean bill of health! That could only mean one thing, and so today,...

    IMG-20250606-WA0002.jpg Jun 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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