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oldmrheath liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
With through trains, passengers for Goathland are instructed to travel in the northernmost three coaches. If the train is terminating there it stands to reason that all passengers will be doing that. Four coaches will just fit in the platform....
May 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM -
oldmrheath replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Why are trains restricted to 4 coaches? If it's due to platform length at Goathland why are 7 coach through trains permitted to stop there? Jon
May 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM -
oldmrheath liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It gets worse the more you think about it, even using guesstimates, rough figures and trying to extrapolate from the accounts. I can't imagine lighting up a 9F is going to be cheap with current coal prices, and an extra loco is lit up solely for...
May 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM -
oldmrheath liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think it's just that. They simply can't carry enough people with the current method of operation. The majority of the timetable at the moment is 3 x four coach trains per day, plus one return trip with the autocar, and an afternoon diner....
May 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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oldmrheath replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well at least I guess that finally answers the argument from some that Whitby isn't worth it Jon
May 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM -
oldmrheath liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
They were called SNAIL until they came out of their shell...
May 11, 2026 at 6:23 AM -
oldmrheath replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
How long does 2253 have left - 2029? Don't think it saw much use at Dartmouth so hopefully it's boiler is still in pretty good shape. Jon
May 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
