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jamesds letzte Aktivitäten

  1. jamesd antwortete auf das Thema The Gwili Railway thread.

    Just the colour and the cab height to sort out now!

    10 Februar 2026 um 21:45
  2. jamesd gefällt Sulzermans Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It is Whitby and steam. That's the draw. The journey is slow but steam is the draw. If they'd reduced the daily ticket price to compensate for the annual pass change ridership would've increased, I'm sure. However it soon became apparent due...

    10 Februar 2026 um 09:33
  3. jamesd gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think that is a bold assumption to make, especially now that the Whitby cat is loose. My hunch is that the steam ride is not primary, and the main attraction is a day out in Whitby behind steam*. From holidays in Pickering in the decade after...

    9 Februar 2026 um 21:29
  4. jamesd antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    The point I'm making is that the steam train element is the main attraction. Whilst the destination will help e.g. Minehead, Swanage, Bridgnorth it isn't the be all and end all of those railways as Whitby shouldn't be for the NYMR. Why not scale...

    9 Februar 2026 um 18:45
  5. jamesd antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Absolutely, I think the destination element is being overplayed here. I've yet to meet anyone who during the holidays will take their family on a trip over the Settle to Carlisle line, or to Pwllheli on the Cambrian Coast but they will go on a 5...

    9 Februar 2026 um 16:10