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jnc liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
On the upside it makes using 4MT tanks etc full line to Whitby more viable if the trains are 2 fewer in length, perhaps?
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM -
jnc liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR said that lack of steam operation due to fire risk was responsible for poor visitor numbers in the early season 2025. If steam is so important why is diesel substitution so accepted? I know it's early this year in terms of full line...
Jun 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM -
jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I have moved all the Martyn’s law stuff to the correct existing thread for it which you will find here - https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/martyns-law.1426131/#post-2981387
Jun 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM -
jnc liked RailWest's post in the thread Martyn's Law.
My local council has spent - and is still spending - literally millionsof £££s on erecting a 'ring of steel' of rectractable bollards around the city centre to protect against a possible terrorist atttack. OK, fair enough in that during peak...
Jun 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Martyn's Law.
What about “passengers on trains that haven’t yet departed?” If they are excluded, then I think in our case it is fairly rare we’d have 200 people at one station, except at galas, Santas etc. Tom
Jun 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
But not below the cost of a non gift aided fare also purchased in advance, and the value of the 15% voucher depends on whether and how you would use it. All of which takes us back to the difficult question of what customers are willing to pay,...
Jun 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
On the Gift Aid on fares point: how that works out is still to come. But my sense in the NYMR case is that it was not the Gift Aid per se that was the problem. It was that they initially chose the "free returns within one year model" and it is...
Jun 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
But the mess is not about structure but people and values. And, on that, Bluebell seem to have managed to preserve the balance.
Jun 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM -
jnc replied to the thread Martyn's Law.
Many good points here, especially including "do you start limiting station access in case the numbers do go over the threshold", but I'm not sure I agree with the first part above. Places with large draws might indeed find it useful to do a bit...
Jun 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think it is staying all Summer - I heard 6 months. It’s not listed in any of the sets for Bluebell on Parade and it would certainly be included there if available. Tom
Jun 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM -
jnc liked brennan's post in the thread Martyn's Law.
Anyone heard of the Fire Safety Regulations 2005? I've had a quick scan through the pages of waffle that comprise the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. Returning to our learned friend, what exactly are you expecting the average...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM -
jnc liked Bayard's post in the thread Martyn's Law.
Indeed, which only makes it all the more ridiculous that the measure is being focused on terrorism.
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM -
jnc liked Bayard's post in the thread Martyn's Law.
However, despite NR staff already having training in this area, it is still the case, as far as I know, that there has never been a terrorist attack on a heritage railway, which statistically, makes the probability of one happening to be less...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread Martyn's Law.
Some of that pitch is, but the limited briefings I’ve had from a church perspective (and all churches are classified as “medium” under the legislation) leaves me feeling both that it’s a waste of time*, and that the stuff that matters is pretty...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
The Bluebell is indeed going down that route. My understanding is that a CCBS is a comparatively recent legal entity; Railways that set their structure 10+ years ago didn't have it as an option. It was explained at a recent-ish Bluebell meeting...
Jun 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
