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jnc gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Indeed. You wouldn’t expect visitors to the Black Country museum to go specifically for the blacksmiths but it might have a bearing on the enjoyment. What marks put the good museums from the also ran is the ability to bring something to life. I...
14 Juni 2026 um 10:29 -
jnc gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Some excellent points in the last few posts. We should not be afraid of change, but that change needs to be for the better. Obviously customer facilities (toilets, catering, shops etc.) have to be in line with modern expectations but the...
14 Juni 2026 um 10:00 -
jnc gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That comment above is so true. True of heritage lines and also true of the main line. Every time a Saphos charter goes out it's with a beautifully prepared blood and custard set, and it turns heads, even if you are not on the train. By...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:59 -
jnc gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, I'm sure that a few of those 17 marketing staff could be checking the conjecture by tracking social media and seeing how many people use the #ItsGotToBeTeak hashtag! Being serious, two points strike me about this debate. The first is that...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:58 -
jnc gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think the more instructive piece of research might be “how many people in the UK are even aware of the existence of heritage railways?” I don’t think it is many. A few years ago (2020) Steam Illuminations on the Watercressline was national...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:57 -
jnc antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite possibly, to both; but how can we measure the effect? (As Lord Kelvin famously stated, “when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:56 -
jnc gefällt Jon Levers Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My emphasis in the above quote. It's a point you've made before, but I don't think it's true. A couple of questions: 1. The earliest Mk1 is 1951 (I think), the last Bulleid designed coach was built in 1949 (or thereabouts). Why might an example...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:40 -
jnc gefällt MellishRs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Are we confusing two different things here? Working out what trains will run and when each train will arrive and depart at each station is for the people who understand railway operations. Formatting that information for publication on paper and...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:40 -
jnc gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A couple of photos from the C&W tour. 971 part-way through its restoration: [ATTACH] One of the two petrol tankers being restored by the Wagon group, in wartime air ministry colours. [ATTACH] Tom
14 Juni 2026 um 09:38
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jnc gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A quick update on the AGM / EGM. I didn't take written notes, so this is a flavour and if I have misinterpreted anything, it is my mistake! The substantive votes at the EGM were all very well explained by Keith Leppard (the new BRPS Society...
14 Juni 2026 um 09:36 -
jnc antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sure; but do they bring in fare-paying visitors - visitors who would not have come were they not there? Because that's the most important way in which they would be significant for the NYMR. (Without enough fare-paying visitors, the line cannot...
14 Juni 2026 um 00:42 -
jnc gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't recall anyone saying that the withdrawal of the teak train was responsible for a fall in visitor numbers. I think it may have been a partial symptom, but in all honesty I think the underlying "disease", if we may call it such, is much...
14 Juni 2026 um 00:28 -
jnc gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It would be interesting to see the 10.55 and the other trains advertised as being LNER 1930’s coaches when they are used and see if it attracts more passengers than when it is simply a set of Mk1’s
14 Juni 2026 um 00:27 -
jnc gefällt Gladiator 5076s Beitrag in dem Thema 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,...
14 Juni 2026 um 00:26 -
jnc gefällt johnofwessexs Beitrag in dem Thema Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to hear you can no longer work the box or do other safety critical work.
14 Juni 2026 um 00:26
