Steves letzte Aktivitäten
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Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In my earlier post I mentioned a driver who did not want footplate experience people on his locomotive. For the avoidance of doubt, in my experience, most NYMR crews are quite happy to take them.
14 März 2026 um 21:50 -
Steve gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think telling volunteers to “suck it up” is entirely inappropriate. There needs to be an explanation and clarity about why it is necessary, but telling people they simply have to just do it without giving them any voice is precisely the sort of...
14 März 2026 um 21:24 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As @21B says, this means that the trainee/cleaner can't ride on the loco for that trip if one is rotered and. on the NYMR, that's usually the case. I try and make the footplate passenger part of the team by inviting him/her to fill the back end...
14 März 2026 um 18:00 -
Steve gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That only works if there is no trainee/cleaner?
14 März 2026 um 17:52 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Where possible, footplate passengers are matched with crews that are happy to take them. However, late alterations can affect this, especially where the diagram suddenly becomes a diesel turn and the passenger is swapped to another train to give...
14 März 2026 um 12:23 -
Steve gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
For something like a footplate ride that costs the host railway comparatively little marginal cost to deliver, I suspect the pricing is essentially "how high can we go and still fill the available places?" On the Bluebell, we started out at £110...
13 März 2026 um 09:09 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The footplate ride offering is very popular and, in times past, has been booked up for months in advance. The offering has previously been for steam in both directions and the railway goes to lengths to ensure this happens, changing the timings...
13 März 2026 um 09:08 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
IMHO, getting around by car is generally much easier and quicker in the north than the south so longer distances are more likely.
12 März 2026 um 22:53 -
Steve gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There seems to be a lot of angst over the yellow timetable despite its simplicity. I'm rostered on Wednesday 1st April to do three trips Pickering to Goathland on the steam loco which is on the north end. A diesel will be on the south end, so no...
12 März 2026 um 22:49 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In my day we simply got the person a cup of tea.
12 März 2026 um 18:30 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There isn't. Unless one has magically appeared this week, that is.
12 März 2026 um 18:27 -
Steve gefällt Spitfires Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The key to any event is doing it well!
11 März 2026 um 20:49 -
Steve gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.
At a guess, based on 46115 returning to use late in 2019, the annual certification will have expired late last year and not been renewed because the seven-yearly exam/replace small tubes probably falls due during 2026. Given there isn't,...
9 März 2026 um 21:48
