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Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's the thing. I don't think goths would be using the train to visit the goth weekend! But it's an off-season attraction in Whitby and people might want to visit for a few hours to see what the fuss is about. RTC wouldn't be running a tour...
Jul 29, 2026 at 5:37 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think people are getting hung up on the term “park and ride”. Does the NYMR provide a sensible park and ride service to Whitby in the sense you’d understand it in other major cities? Of course not, it couldn’t provide a viable service on...
Jul 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think the lack Northern service changes is a bit of a red herring - the Esk Valley line is very badly capacity constrained, and Northern have limited flexibility.
Jul 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM -
Paul42 liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I tend to agree with this. If it were a simple park and ride operation you'd think people would be better off using the Northern Rail options/stations. If Grosmont parking was enhanced for such an operation I imagine a lot of customers would just...
Jul 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM -
Paul42 liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It is not a park and ride service. That's silly nickname given to it by those who don't like the Whitby operation. Do people say Bishops Lydeard to Minehead is a park and ride? Do the WSR volunteers get shirty when people go to Minehead and get...
Jul 29, 2026 at 1:14 PM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Car parking in Whitby over Goth weekend is a nightmare. Providing a park and ride from Pickering with a bit of advertising would surely have filled the trains. Not rocket science.
Jul 29, 2026 at 9:27 AM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Liking that post is perhaps the wrong message, but it does seem remarkable that of all the days you choose not to run to your key destination, you choose the one where it is expected to be busy! Tom
Jul 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
https://www.railwaytouring.net/the-whitby-goth-express RTC taking a railtour to Whitby on the Friday of half term for Whitby Goth Weekend, only made possible because despite it being school holidays, NYMR aren't running services that day....
Jul 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
Paul42 liked Nexuas's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
[IMG] Exciting news from the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway this weekend. Also we should have Welsh Pony visiting with some vintage carriages.
Jul 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
As I understand it the NYMR’s plan is to get the Footplate Inspectorate trained upband sufficiently experienced first. They will then start to roll out a training plan for other footplate crew which will start off with classroom training in the...
Jul 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM -
Paul42 liked brennan's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Safe and efficient oil firing where there are no safety devices such as would be found in an industrial application relies heavily on the competency of the fireman. The potential for a blowback is always there. Perhaps this is one reason it is...
Jul 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM -
Paul42 liked marshall5's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
The 2026 Manx Heritage Transport Festival kicked off this morning and runs to Sun. 2nd. Aug. Full (updated) details here https://www.iombusandrail.im/media/3622/manx-heritage-transport-festival-2026-230726.pdf There was a private photo charter...
Jul 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Paul42 liked Fireline's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
No. There will be a passing loop closer to Robertsbridge.
Jul 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
