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Spitfire liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The nationwide steam ban is irrelevant. Its up to the railway to risk assess the hazards and make a decision based on their circumstances. At the K&ESR we havent been running steam engines on passenger trains since early June. The photo (DJ Bray)...
Aug 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think there are two separate conversations going on here, which are being elided, not necessarily helpfully. One is the “is it prudent to run steam in the current weather conditions?” question. That is clearly a local decision, based on the...
Aug 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A “like” for that would feel wrong, but thank you for the explanation; and my heartfelt sympathy for your situation. Tom
Aug 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
An interesting post. The NYMR ( and other heritage railways) may not be ordinary businesses but they absolutely must be run in accordance with normal business principles whether that’s finance or corporate governance. They are after all usually...
Aug 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Much appreciated!
Aug 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM -
Spitfire liked osprey's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
What a load of tosh... you've obviously never run a business...your claims about the Jacobite says it all ..BINGO.....my theory... I haven't one, what Mr Smith does with his money, his business, it's his perogative.... obviously you...
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Not at all and very much for the reasons you highlight. However, I don't view the issue through rose tinted spectacles. As Tom has suggested membership should be a developing relationship with growing levels of financial support. If it's a...
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM -
Spitfire liked 35B's post in the thread Fire Risk.
I'm certain that's true. But that doesn't necessarily mean that because "something must be done", and this is "something", that this "something" will achieve a positive result
Aug 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Spot on Tom. It had been hoped to bring the AGM date forward to August instead of its traditional Autumn date. Unfortunately that’s proved to be over optimistic. No need for conspiracy theories. The truth is mundane. Steve’s summary of the AGM...
Aug 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
To me it looks like a pragmatic decision faced with difficult choices. I suspect firstly that, mid week, there is a fair amount of coach traffic. So if you have (say) two coaches for your morning train and two for the afternoon, then agreeing...
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Spitfire liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Not sure they were an outlier MHR, Swanage, WSR were all running steam at the time as well as the IOWSR.
Aug 12, 2026
