Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten
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Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
23 August 2026 um 13:47 -
Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
23 August 2026 um 12:58 -
Paul42 gefällt jsm8bs Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
23 August 2026 um 11:56 -
Paul42 gefällt Sawdusts Beitrag in dem Thema 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.
23 August 2026 um 11:50 -
Paul42 gefällt Sawdusts Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
23 August 2026 um 11:49 -
Paul42 gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema 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
23 August 2026 um 11:49 -
Paul42 gefällt S.A.C. Martins Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
This is my ninth year as treasurer… :Happy:
22 August 2026 um 23:46 -
Paul42 gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
A small flood of new updates: Northbridge level crossing - 11.2 Further Aug update Rail movements in Aug '26 Section 5c Track Laying - 5 Aug 26 5c extension Northbridge Level Crossing - 12.1 Connection to the track Northbridge Level Crossing -...
22 August 2026 um 23:01 -
Paul42 gefällt mikehartuks Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
A few more track laying pictures from end of last week at: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/08/section-5c-track-laying-6-aug-26-5c.html
22 August 2026 um 23:00 -
Paul42 gefällt ghosts Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That's not the purpose of the system. You are supposed to comment on the application and its benefits to the area and communities. It's not an opportunity for you to get on a soapbox and start preaching to everyone who has taken part in the...
22 August 2026 um 17:34
