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Steve liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR is, and always has been, a wonderful railway but it needs restoring back to the wonderful heritage railway it had become, and then some building up beyond to take it to the next level - but that requires a management team that...
May 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM -
Steve liked Chris_Sav's post in the thread Nice Day Out On RHDR.
Wife's birthday this week and nothing I fancied steam hauled dining so treated ourselves to best we could manage on RHDR. Should have happened Tuesday but RHDR had leaves on the lines issues, trouble is they were still attached to a rather large...
May 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The preferred method of operating steam locos is smokebox facing south. However, locos are occasionally turned to even out tyre wear. Despite all the doom and gloom the railway is a wonderful line when things are going to plan and well worth a...
May 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM -
Steve liked simon's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maybe the production company asked for a class 37.
May 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM -
Steve replied to the thread Back Of The Shed.
Wasn’t it a superheater flue collapse rather than a small tube failure. A significant difference.
May 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM -
Steve liked alexl102's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.
Important to note regarding Embsay’s finances is that they are not cash rich. Historically money has been tight, and they've had an ongoing overdraft with the bank, loans from members etc. In the last few years, the board have done a brilliant...
May 1, 2026 at 9:41 AM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
They are hiding the fact that passenger numbers are no where near those of a few years ago. At an open forum last yer, Laura point blank refused to answer a question about traffic figures asked by one person, dismissing it with the comment that...
Apr 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM -
Steve liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Interesting he hasn't posted since December, but was last seen on here yesterday. At least that means he's still reading here and hopefully using comments where he can.
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM -
Steve liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Unlike so many other railways, NYMR does have large numbers travelling through the main season. Any interruption to that season needs to be worth it. It's a figure quoted by other lines who host Thomas. There will be pent up demand for Whitby...
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Tom's correct with this. It was @Sidmouth4me who I was referring to. His posts were far more informative and someone I voted for when he put up for Trust Board.
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Deleted. Duplicate post.
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thanks. I thought Ramsbottom was further than that but it was an estimate from google Maps. Still significantly different, though.
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
thanks. It was the Mattel fee that wasn't specifically mentioned and I couldn't reconcile and that affected every otherr calculation. Is this an accurate figure or a finger in the air one?
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM -
Steve liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree - and these are all provided for in the Articles of Association. But there is an important, subtle, difference between "creating an environment for..." and "in the interests of the current volunteers". I agree with the observation by...
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The 'gang of four' is a group who are referred to by several people in e-mails to me and I think in common use on the Railway. They have not been named but I can make agood guess as to who they are. And I wouldn't include the person I think you...
Apr 30, 2026 at 10:42 AM
