Steves letzte Aktivitäten
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Steve antwortete auf das Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Not the first time it's been suggested. When the M1 came to Leeds the highways authority didn't want to build a bridge over the Middleton Railway due to the cost and asked what the alternatives were. The then chairman of Middleton (Fred Youell)...
23 August 2026 um 20:02 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that, relatively speaking, running on the six miles to Whitby is a cheap operation. There may be some additional costs but there are no infrastructure maintenance coasts to consider. I don't think even the additional costs are that...
23 August 2026 um 19:53 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The fundamental flaw in your argument is that the greatest traffic flow starts from Pickering and always has done. The traffic flow from Whitby is substantially less than that from Pickering so abandoning or even reducing trains from Pickering...
23 August 2026 um 19:39 -
Steve gefällt Sawdusts Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
23 August 2026 um 16:16 -
Steve 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 16:16 -
Steve gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Good observations, but don't focus too much on the 'business' part of the NYMR. The NYMR as a whole is much more than that - like most heritage lines - and it's as a whole that the NYMR will succeed or fail. Noel
23 August 2026 um 16:11 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema Kent & East Sussex Railway.
RR I had to guess but pretty easy. PNB is a standard railway abbreviation just like SPAD, AWS & TOPS, to name a few.
23 August 2026 um 15:14 -
Steve antwortete auf das 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 12:15 -
Steve 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 11:28 -
Steve gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema BR Double blastpipes.
A stated aim of the BR Standard designs was to maintain rather than improve on the performances of existing pre-nationalisation classes and not necessarily to improve on their fuel consumption either. The Britannias were intended to compare with...
22 August 2026 um 23:17 -
Steve gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That description of duty cycle may be true of most standard gauge lines particularly in the flatter parts of the country. It’s not true of many of the Welsh Narrow Gauge, and won’t be true of a reconstructed L and B.
22 August 2026 um 20:09 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I presume that you mean the previous encumbent of the PLC chairman role and not the Trust chairman?
22 August 2026 um 20:05 -
Steve gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What you have said is true, but the NYMR needs Boards and managements to be able to work together, without egos getting in the way. That means a willingness from all parties to listen to ideas and suggestions. I don't think that is currently...
22 August 2026 um 19:52 -
Steve gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wish I could give this post multiple likes. While I agree with the first point, I don't think it's as high a priority as getting a grip on the line's overall financial situation. If both boards would be willing to throw all their preconceived...
22 August 2026 um 19:51 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It did....but that was after the debacle of the previous year.
21 August 2026 um 20:26
