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Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As a folksy example: suppose you are a jam maker, and I wish to start a business selling your jam at a market. I go to the bank, borrow £100 as starting capital (or I guess $100 as it is you!) and you sell me 100 jars of jam at £1 each. At that...
Sep 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM -
Spitfire liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Profit is a balance sheet thing. Cash flow or to be exact surplus cashflow is what pays down loans
Sep 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM -
Spitfire liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm not sure that a return to the passenger numbers that have existed in the past is possible in the current economic situation, at least covering costs/ breaking even. Im not aware of any heritage railway that is achieving the passenger numbers...
Sep 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM -
Spitfire liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just on the point of status, some grant giving bodies are getting quite attentive to legal structure. This is especially true for CIOs, where their use by service providers for their own practice is massively blurring the boundary between...
Sep 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM -
Spitfire liked M59137's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
The Carriage & Wagon Blog has been updated: C&W Blog - September News
Sep 23, 2026 at 6:48 AM -
Spitfire liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
All three RVR level crosings will identical. Full barrier, etc, etc. Mike.
Sep 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite - traction is only part of the total cost of running a service. Substitute steam for diesel and everything else - C&W, p/way, S&T and general business costs remain the same. My own feeling is that substituting steam with diesel has only a...
Sep 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM -
Spitfire liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
[ATTACH] Under threatening skies LMS 8F class No. 48151 works 5M50 through Starricks Farm with SR BoB class No. 34067 'Tangmere' bringing up the rear on their test run out to Hellifield and return. 8F driver Mick Kelly, Martyn Soames firing,...
Sep 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Spitfire liked Sidmouth's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
a read of this thread would be more than enough to raise questions and I would add that this comes from both sides of discussion neither of which really covers themselves in any glory
Sep 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM -
Spitfire liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The team did it - nor as they liked to remind us all was there ever doubt they would! Track is now laid all the way from RVR Bridge No 24 to Salehurst bridleway crossing. That track laying started in June and now, with what were two...
Sep 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM -
Spitfire liked alexl102's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
More Hunslets is never a bad thing!
Sep 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
