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Gladiator 5076 liked thb17's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It’s tough because unfortunately infrastructure is extremely expensive, especially when you’re running big and heavy locos. Railways are changing with the times, unfortunately there are fewer and fewer trained and qualified people with first...
Jun 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM -
Gladiator 5076 attached a file to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The T3 would obviously look better with some more authentic stock behind it. But I have heard a lot of people (both locals and visitors) talk about the loco, I have yet to hear anyone even an enthusiast comment on the stock, although I know some...
Jun 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I refer you to 10 Downing Street:D
Jun 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And I would suggest that those that go out to see tours run by Saphos or RTC or whoever are there to see what is on the front rather than what is behind the loco, in the same way people attend Heritage lines, mainly for steam I believe or for the...
Jun 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC Portsmouth Flyer - 13/06/26.
Average day on SWR then;)
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But that does not answer my question about has any research been done to prove or disprove they actually make more people come and pay to visit? More than once it has been claimed the lack of teaks is one of the reassumes for falling pax numbers,...
Jun 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Well done and thank you, to you and the team.
Jun 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Has there actually been any genuine market research completed that says the Teaks are a reason for people visiting the line? I can understand folks may like the look of them when they are in operation if they are already there, but I would...
Jun 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Can I just quickly ask, does the NYMR actually have 17 marketing staff? I know we joke about the amount of resources used for marketing, but is the seventeen figure a joke or is it actually true? I cannot by any stretch of the imagination...
Jun 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked 5944's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2026.
[ATTACH] Screen grab of 71000 near Baldock at lunchtime today. 3 seconds after the class 47 went by, a pair of class 379s came the other way - phew!
Jun 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Gladiator 5076 liked Robin Moira White's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
It has been a priviledge to act as Project Manager for this significant governance change, brought about by the vision and hard work of many people. The gradient now eases slightly but there is a fair amount still to do to bring the process to...
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM -
Gladiator 5076 liked silversteellady's post in the thread VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.
Not my best pic as it came out a little bit fuzzy but here's my shot of 5043 passing through Croft Spa earlier today :D [ATTACH]
Jun 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
