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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
New Zealand again - shared road / rail single track bridge. Just hope nothing is coming the other way! There used to be a number of these around the country, but they are gradually being replaced with separate bridges, I think there are only one...
Aug 24, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
Paul42 liked Matt78's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Repairing carriages on a contract basis is expensive. We have spent a six figure sum on 2 MK1’s which were both operating prior to repairs. In both cases we could have done even more work to them. Many MK1’s are coming to the end of their...
Aug 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM -
Paul42 liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
There's also the volunteer motivation element to think about. On the one hand, our upholstery team are quite happy doing seats for other railways on a contract basis making some money for the railway. On the other, I can't say the idea of...
Aug 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM -
Paul42 liked Miff's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I agree with @35B - leave it to the railway and/or their planning consultants to refute objections, if necessary, in a professional manner. They will be watching, as anyone can, the incoming comments. Stating the reasons why the railway is a...
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Indeed it is a re-run of that debate. But my point is not to reopen Whitby good/bad, but to highlight that for 17 miles of infrastructure with associated fixed costs, driving the maximum cash inflow is key. And with very limited capacity to...
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM -
Paul42 liked clinker's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Yes, but one level crossing is on the M25.
Aug 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think enticing people to get out at intermediate stations will always be difficult, unless there is an absolutely compelling reason to get out there. (Such as Highley on the Severn Valley). If someone gets out and the station occupies them for...
Aug 23, 2026 at 1:47 PM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We have different views on this subject. in my opinion the vast majority of people will want to go to either Whitby or Goathland and that is what needs to be catered for. Trying to entice people to go to Levisham, Newtondale or Grosmont will...
Aug 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM -
Paul42 liked jsm8b's post in the thread Fakeography.
Even before Photoshop !. I have a book by Les Nixon in which he describes adding exhaust to a shot of 4498 which had none using a second negative of a completely different loco. The darkroom process was never just one of always giving the same...
Aug 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM -
Paul42 liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well ultimately it has to be a people mover to survive and I would say the railway always has been. Evidence in my experience is the product people want is a ride on a steam train at a price they can afford. Sawdust.
Aug 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM -
Paul42 liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In my experience, the NYMR is different things at different times of the year. Get the fare right and for 8 to 12 weeks a year the trains are full seven days a week. It's the rest of the year, where you need to entice people to come and where...
Aug 23, 2026 at 11:49 AM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It could be, but the results of that strategy aren’t exactly looking great - and run four square into the fundamental constraints of the infrastructure. While I’d suggest that some posters are a tad intransigent, I also see the same in reverse
Aug 23, 2026 at 11:49 AM
