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Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Indeed! However, the signs are that the size of the LOT required is not going to materialise from providing traditional heritage train services at whatever price. It needs other reasons to visit which can attract people who would otherwise...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

There was an interesting press article the other day about the problems facing so many pubs. Their costs have shot up so they have had to raise prices substantially. Who would have imagined a £7 pint only a short time ago? The response of many...

Lineisclear liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Question is of course does the demand exist at all now post Covid. I read in Steam Railway (that for once my Dad let me see despite paying his subscription for him:)) and accepting the source, that day UK tourism day trips were down 12% last...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

The current Articles were approved by members long before the possibility of Gift Aid recovery on fares became a realistic opportunity.

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Agreed , but that assumes the one stop and two stop fares would stay at their current levels. As 21B has suggested chasing passenger numbers is not necessarily the answer. The optimal financial result may be achieved by carrying fewer passengers...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Operating to and from Whitby ( and to Battersby for a while) pre-dates the current Articles by some years. The Charity Commission is very clear that charities must not stray beyond their registered charitable purposes whilst acknowledging that...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

No need to worry. Both boards are united.

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Tom, you're absolutely correct. Another good example is the National Trust where you can typically Gift Aid admission to an histotic house OR the gardens. The requirement in the NYMR's case for admission to the whole railway is not logical....

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Where's the evidence for the claim of a "panic reaction" and not considering the effect on demand? That may be an opinion but it's not fact. What is true is that costs have risen substantially and prices have followed suit. There can be a...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Bonkers or not the decision was hard won with the help and advice of legal advisers who have an impressive track record in dealings with HMRC. The advice on restriction to recovery only on All Line tickets was be grateful for what you’ve...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

As I’ve commented earlier there appears to be no logic in the HMRC decision but that’s all that was on offer. We could have argued as 60044 suggests but that would have involved missing out on around £450k a year actually generated and the...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Agreed, that’s exactly the point I was making. It’s not just a case of those that would have gone all the way but those who currently pay the full line fare, possibly with a 25% Gift Aid uplift, but only travel as far as Grosmont. As you say...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

Well, can we take as a given that the objective is to increase ticket revenue? Currently the fare is a standard £49.50 return for both Pickering -Grosmont and Pickering -Whitby with Gift Aid generating an additional 25%. If the train is running...

Lineisclear replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.