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Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The £24.95 fare is Pickering - Goathland. For reasons only known to those in marketing. the website does not even offer Pickering - Grosmont, not even on the 10.55 which only goes to Grosmont and no further. Nothing is offered from Grosmont...
Jun 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
After a lot of soul searching I’ve just renewed my membership. £60 is a lot to pay for four poor magazines a year ( I get free travel in any case) but I do want the railway to survive and prosper and being a member is one way to support it.
Jun 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM -
Steve liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't want to reopen the debate on charitable objectives but, since the latest ones were devised and the railway imported people from the wider heritage sector, including a GM with no railway background, and consultants obsessed with how to be...
Jun 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM -
Steve liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The 9.20 from Pickering is intended to be a steam service but alas there are not enough working steam locos available. If this changes then steam will appear but this seems unlikely in the forseeable future. Peter
Jun 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM -
Steve liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thank you for the clarification, which is appreciated. However, I stand by my comment. The key phrase was “as volunteers”, where you have taken a robust position on the interpretation of charitable objectives and the inappropriateness of taking...
Jun 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
John, You are indeed correct in saying that a majority of the Trustees today are working members but that was not the case a couple of years ago when the appointments board effectively denied volunteers the right to stand in favour of outsiders...
Jun 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well you have far more experience than me at adding useless layers of management. I don’t. I have taken a few out though. Why do you bother to read and reply if you hold so little interest in the discussion, especially as you seem not to...
Jun 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A fitter is only required at New Bridge if a steam loco is running right through to Whitby because that’s what the rules for operating steam on the network require. I’m too far out of things now to know what the actual reasons are for a diesel...
Jun 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM -
Steve liked The_Rail_WAy's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Out and about on the line this afternoon. The afternoon Whitby steam service was packed and there was plenty of activity in the sheds. 44806, the 9F and 29 were all out and about. Omaha was steaming outside the shed nicely. The membership...
Jun 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
couldnt agree more. The failure by the HRA advisors and advice to recognise this is lamentable. Furthermore, the failure of many directors and trustees to be able to wear more than one hat is an issue….. by which I mean: Railways are typically...
Jun 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the things about volunteers is that they are usually very interested in such details, far more than the average employee. They want to know all the nitty gritty of the why and the wherefore of their railway. When things are deliberately...
Jun 16, 2026 at 7:10 AM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
To existing (and recently departed) members and volunteers the only suggestion I have to make is this: - make your views known in a respectful way by speaking at forum or writing letters and emails - try to get organised and coordinated about...
Jun 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I completely agree and indeed I have watched with dismay as the advice has been adopted elsewhere. There is no question that additional expertise was needed on many (most?) boards, but the loss of corporate memory caused the exclusion of anyone...
Jun 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM -
Steve liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the problems with the Trust Board was brought about by the introduction of the selection committee, for which the remit seems to have been to identify candidates with financial and accountancy or tourism backgrounds. Conversely, the...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So I suppose the follow up thought is what to do about the culture. I would be very surprised if the boards aren’t aware that there is an issue. Very. And by issue what I mean is that they will know that there is a a degree of disquiet between...
Jun 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
