mdewells letzte Aktivitäten
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mdewell gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The morning services will pretty much always run, with a decision to add afternoon services made in the days running up, or these can be sold 'on the day'. The Ffestiniog has done significant research into its market and has quite a deep...
9 Oktober 2026 um 09:27 -
mdewell antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Presumably a decision on whether or not to run any particular train will therefore be based upon advanced bookings, which does make me wonder how many potential 'last minute decision' passengers they miss out on. (I know of quite a few railways...
9 Oktober 2026 um 09:19 -
mdewell antwortete auf das Thema Kent & East Sussex Railway.
A Pacer is relatively softly sprung, and being a diesel will have little or no hammer blow effect. One of their nicknames is 'nodding donkey' and certainly they bounce over any dropped joints but it's a not a hard hit as such. Probably they worse...
8 Oktober 2026 um 19:42 -
mdewell gefällt pmh_74s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to wind this back a few pages; catching up. With respect, I think you're over-simplifying what is meant by 'volunteers enjoying their hobby'. I've never been a NYMR volunteer but based on my experience elsewhere, I have enjoyed being out...
6 Oktober 2026 um 11:54 -
mdewell gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Here is a view of Swanage station during its rebuilding , taken on 27/3/83. Its come a long way since then. [ATTACH] Peter
6 Oktober 2026 um 11:50
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mdewell gefällt Charles Parrys Beitrag in dem Thema Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - General Thread.
Surprised there isn't a thread for these already. Had a great trip yesterday from Dublin to Dundalk and return behind 171. A inside cylinder 4-4-0 makes a hell of a racket when hitting 70mph with load eight, far more exciting than the majority...
5 Oktober 2026 um 11:55
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mdewell gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A couple of pages back now I did a simple calculation based on 300,000 visitors/year and turnover of £10m. The figures were deliberately chosen; the former because I understand it has been achieved in the past on more than one occasion,...
5 Oktober 2026 um 09:18 -
mdewell gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I may disagree with @Lineisclear in a lot of what he says but I’ll defend his right to say it. He is seemingly the only person pro the current performance of the Senior Management Team that wants to post on here or anywhere else. If only they...
3 Oktober 2026 um 11:05
