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Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
@5944’s post and my response seem to have sparked a lot of comment. I used the term park and ride and period shouldn’t have. What I think both of us are saying is than opportunity has been missed. The end of October is unlikely to be a time when...
Jul 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM -
Sheff 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 3:22 PM -
Sheff liked Spamcan81's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Will be visiting North Yorkshire in mid September so thought I'd take a look at ticket prices. The website is a tad confusing to put it mildly.
Jul 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM -
Sheff 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 3:21 PM -
Sheff liked unslet's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Much as I would like the Railway to benefit, the Whitby bus operated park and ride is very useful and reasonably priced, £5.50 for a family of 4 for example. I have used it myself when I knew Whitby would be busy, and can recommend it. It does a...
Jul 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM -
Sheff liked Fireline's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Given that many people do drive directly to the event, hence the parking chaos in Whitby, it is possible. It's not necessarily the best idea, but it is possible. I don't consider a 2 hour train ride a viable alternative. A shuttle from Grosmont,...
Jul 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM -
Sheff liked Fireline's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I could understand a Grosmont to Whitby park and ride, but to add the whole line journey in makes it nonsensical. Say my three friends and I want to attend the event in Whitby. We can either drive to Whitby, and park wherever we can, or park at...
Jul 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM -
Sheff 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 3:17 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Iirc Whitby has a Steam Punk weekend? Not to run a service for that one would be crazy.
Jul 29, 2026 at 9:52 AM -
Sheff 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 9:50 AM -
Sheff liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just a few that I tend to keep an eye: The KWVR always state in the main season timetable which are expected to be steam and which will be diesel. More often than not the backup is also a steam engine. [ATTACH] The SVR [ATTACH] The Great...
Jul 29, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Sheff 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 9:53 AM -
Sheff liked Bikermike's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
It's just an over-grown mamod with an iffy gas-burner...:D
Jul 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Yes, I can recall this happening on Brussels at the WV back in the 70s
Jul 28, 2026 at 9:44 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Just a flash in the pan :Joyful:.
Jul 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
