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Steve liked twr12's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don’t think Matt was suggesting closing down every preserved railway longer than 6 miles! But it’s obvious that the overall costs of running KWVR or Swanage Railway are bound to be lower than NYMR or WSR. You are quite right about John...
Oct 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM -
Steve replied to the thread East Lancs Railway.
How much remains of 42859?
Oct 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My mind is boggled! AI generated, I presume?
Oct 10, 2026 at 7:39 AM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Time to communicate better and make the NYMR somewhere people want to put their money secure in the knowledge it will be well spent. Better commercial offers, trying everything and engaging everyone might not of itself fix the need for “millions...
Oct 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM -
Steve liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I would find this counsel much more convincing if I observed signs that attempting to at least close the gap on trading returns were proving successful. While I'm sceptical about many of the ideas making more than a slight dent in the position,...
Oct 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
How do you intend operating the Pullmans, then? If you are wanting to serve food you need a kitchen car and you also need Jenny and therer's only one of those. If you put a pullman coach in each train you lose the ability to run dining trains...
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just wondering why you have suggested running the Teaks from Grosmont? I would have thought it far beter to run them from Pickering given that they can't run from the other main starting point of Whitby. The idea of combining the diner and the...
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM -
Steve liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think anyone is suggesting the Ffestiniog / WHR model is directly transferable to the NYMR, however, there are lessons to be learnt from what they have done (as also my Strathspey case study). It is all about maximising use of resource,...
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM -
Steve liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst I totally understand the economic necessities that drive this model, it’s also one that has deterred us from travelling, despite being a WHRS member. This also goes for the NYMR and other similar operations. A no options A-B-A train ride...
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m dubious about the idea that this can be transferred to the NYMR or, indeed, most heritage railways. Trains running short journeys the returning to their starting point would mean a very complicated timetable operationally. For example, a...
Oct 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM -
Steve liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Look at it another way. If a loco is brought in for a gala and doesn't cover the cost of bringing, should it have been brought in the first place? Any additional use needs to be pure "surplus" (because we don't use the "....." word as a...
Oct 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM -
Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think it was Britannia, but I might be wrong. It's worth doing some maths though. Let's say your loco owner wants to charge £2500 per day for the loco, which doesn't seem outrageous for a star engine. You've had to transport it, which is two...
Oct 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM -
Steve replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
My guess would be slightly more. 5.35 tons water, 2.5 tons coal, about 2.25 tons for the tank and 0.8 tons for the bunker/ cab back = 10.9 tons. Has it ever been weighed?
Oct 7, 2026 at 11:14 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR does do pay and play, generally using No29. It would be on an individual basis but I suspect that some of the premier division loco owners would baulk at the idea. These locos also command a premium hire fee. Add to this the operating...
Oct 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
