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Kje7812 liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Good luck to any railway trying to pretend the tourism market is what it was in the 1990's, or even pre-covid, particularly the longer lines. There was recently a post here about Alton Towers in decline, there was feature on the news the other...
Feb 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
Kje7812 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Indeed not. If we make, gross, say £1m in catering trains out of a gross railway income of £4.5m, then not running those trains just means the fixed costs of running the railway - infrastructure and so on - gets spread over a smaller base,...
Feb 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM -
Kje7812 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
AIUI the kitchen and waiting staff are paid, and the operational staff (loco crew, guard, signalmen etc) are volunteer. I believe the trains cover both their direct costs and a contribution to life cycle maintenance (and a contribution into...
Feb 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM -
Kje7812 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thinking about this a little, I'm going to compare and contrast with the SVR, mainly due to being the railway most familiar to me. Main starting station for passengers: Kidderminster and Pickering Main destination, some starting traffic:...
Feb 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM -
Kje7812 liked Enterprise's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Not so long ago, my wife and I would always combine the railway and walking on our visits. We would park our motorhome at sites in Pickering, Goathland, or Whitby and use the railway in one direction and walk the other, or to get to a starting...
Feb 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM -
Kje7812 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
it is worth reflecting that the culture on the SVR is very much testament to our current leader who has held a railway career , been a longstanding volunteer and most of all, understands what makes the SVR tick. It wasn't as strong as it is now ,...
Feb 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM -
Kje7812 liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One part has commonality with other stock. The wheelsets are standard LNER "heavy" 10" x 5" journals as used on Gresley buffet cars, BGs and Beavertails, amongst other things. When 79 was first being assessed for Whitby running, one of the...
Feb 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM -
Kje7812 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Hmmm ... https://www.nymr.co.uk/spring-north-yorkshire-pullman#Pullman-Robin https://www.nymr.co.uk/spring-north-yorkshire-pullman#Pullman-Jos https://www.nymr.co.uk/spring-north-yorkshire-pullman#Pullman-Opal...
Feb 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM -
Kje7812 liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In case it wasn’t clear, I am with you on this. Your situation is far from unique though. Question: Was the renewal of tyres a written agreement? I suspect not. That would have been normal and accepted in the early years of preservation. Verbal...
Feb 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM -
Kje7812 liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You cannot cut your way to success. You can only cut to free up space to invest. It’s a truth that is often missed.
Feb 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM -
Kje7812 replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
9017 is visiting this year on display while 7819 goes to Aberystwyth.
Feb 3, 2026 at 1:06 PM -
Kje7812 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I look forward to seeing that communication updating the appeal page. I also look forward to seeing clarification that the work required has the relevant permits or that the engagement is in place to secure them - I have too often seen...
Feb 2, 2026 -
Kje7812 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that people are maybe looking at this the wrong way and the discussions around the nymr membership are actually at risk of being destructive to broader membership across the sector Membership to me is more of a commitment to an...
Feb 2, 2026
