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ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Or maybe put a couple of Mk1s on the rear of the diner, and have it in the timetable as a "restricted capacity" service, so that there's an option for non-diners who might not want to risk a long gap between trains.
Jun 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM -
ghost 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 4:15 PM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm making no assumption about specific fare levels. My observation is from a completely different place, which is that I think the numbers of people visiting are a key metric, and that there is a fundamental question about the absolute numbers...
Jun 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Did the NYMR ever explore whether a Gift Aid, “Grosmont - Pickering only” fare was available in addition to the Whitby -Pickering? You’ve made much play on the HMRC deeming that the price had to include viewing the “whole” work of the charity,...
Jun 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM -
ghost liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The question then must be whether it was ever necessary to include the stated clause in the charitable objectives? Or, if the intention was to include operations further afield - e.g. to Battersby or Middlesboro - it could it not have been...
Jun 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM -
ghost 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 11:49 AM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Tax law operates in its own universe, so I see little hope in that! The language used has been that of the “entire operation”, not “control”. I struggle with the interpretation, but tend to see that as being another example of where the nature...
Jun 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM -
ghost liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What choice do they have though for the moment? To your other point I hope that some serious market research is being done. I am going to go against the grain here for a moment, but I would be very interested to model the impact of increasing...
Jun 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM -
ghost 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 11:46 AM -
ghost liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
We’ve now had our final public appearance before 76077 returns to LMS for continued work. We have had a fantastic few weeks with some really good feedback on the work we have completed and a goodly amount of new shareholders and additions to...
Jun 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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ghost liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The problem is you're seeing it as though suddenly everyone will be buying internal tickets rather than full line tickets - that's not the case. You've stated on a number of occasions that Whitby is the main destination, and nobody will refute...
Jun 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM -
ghost liked MellishR's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Yes, you might lose some revenue from people who would otherwise go to Whitby but choose the shorter journey if it is on offer; but you would gain from people who don't wish to go to Whitby or who do but plan to drive there on another day. If the...
Jun 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM -
ghost liked ross's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I don't quite get the "not a massive drain on time (with a young family)". Is an entertainment a drain on time, or does it add value to leisure time? As it is, there isn't enough L&B. There's not enough to make the journey worthwhile, unless you...
Jun 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM -
ghost liked 1472's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
BR Mk1 coaches were not around in the 1940s. Does that invalidate around 80% of these events on other railways who have no alternative passenger stock?
Jun 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I did a bit of a deeper dive into the finances, going back to 2000 to try to shed some light onto the staff question and also look for any other trends. The TL,DR: staff costs have grown gradually up to Covid, but significantly since then....
Jun 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
