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Sheff liked std tank's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
All tenders are transported seperately.
Sep 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM -
Sheff liked The_Rail_WAy's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have to agree that there isn’t much of an incentive for someone on a day rover ticket to get off at any station in between Whitby and Pickering other than Grosmont which has a very generous access to loco sheds etc. The line (in my short...
Sep 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM -
Sheff liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There's more to Goathland than Heartbeat! There's the walk down to the Mallyan Spout, there's the roman road, there's the (alleged!) history of witchcraft in the area, there's the winding house for the incline and the walk down the rail trail to...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM -
Sheff 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...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:57 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite. And hence my thought is - do you have to go there all the time? If you remove that constraint, it opens up possibilities on the core timetable, and opens up the available rolling stock and locos; and also provides breathing space to keep...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM -
Sheff liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the problems with running to Whitby is that neither the number or timing of available paths is in the NYMR's control, so everything has to be fitted around them. That is not intended to be either pro or anti Whitby, just a statement of the...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM -
Sheff 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...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:48 AM -
Sheff 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...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:44 AM -
Sheff 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...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:40 AM -
Sheff 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
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:39 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Iirc it will be a precast concrete viaduct similar to some of those on HS2, being cheaper and quicker than more traditional construction. Also replacing part of what was to be embankment, for the same reason and narrower footprint.
Sep 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Is that the entire concrete viaduct?
Sep 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM -
Sheff liked ghost's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Summary: They've got 20k subscribers on YouTube They're about to go out to tender for the factory flyover/railway terrace section
Sep 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
Oh how I missed the old Blameathon meetings with the Client …..
Aug 31, 2026 at 11:56 AM -
Sheff liked ghost's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
No credit, but there's always blame to be shared out... :D
Aug 31, 2026 at 11:55 AM
