ykin01's Recent Activity
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ykin01 liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Having done the job myself for a couple of years and having also run other businesses and now running a hard tech startup company: - Heritage railways are the most complex businesses. They are engineering, civil engineering, regulated transport,...
Jan 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM -
ykin01 liked Wonkyturntables's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I have been following the thread since the bridge 42 crisis became public and have done a little digging. This is what I have found - There was a plan in place to sort the bridge next year in closed season. There is a report to say the bridge is...
Jan 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM -
ykin01 liked Spamcan81's post in the thread SVR Spring Steam Gala 16-19 April 2026.
If it brings people to the railway and puts money in the coffers of the SVR and the loco owners, it will not be wasted. As for Class 8 locos at the GCR, please tell me what is so wrong with sights like this? [ATTACH]
Jan 30, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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ykin01 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In the absence of definitive info, let me see if I can fill in the blanks: What the problem is The bridge is f ***ed The consequences of not doing so The railway is f ***ed How much it is going to cost F*** knows Does that help :) Tom
Jan 29, 2026 at 8:54 AM -
ykin01 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As ever, it is short on info and effectively just says that we need to repair the bridge and need money to do so. No critical information, such as what the problem is, the consequences of not doing so and, above all, how much it is going to...
Jan 29, 2026 at 8:54 AM -
ykin01 liked James Hewett's post in the thread Southwold Railway.
Very pleased to say that the HSNGR has gained full planning permission for a small heritage centre at the restored Blythburgh Station. East Suffolk Council granted our application despite very strong opposition from the Parish Council. So on...
Jan 28, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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ykin01 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR Spring Steam Gala 16-19 April 2026.
Luckily, and I mean this with a great deal of respect, your views are not widely shared amongst the requests we get to visitors. 71000 was very high up on the priority list from feedback we’ve had from passengers. I would hope that if everything...
Jan 28, 2026 at 8:41 AM -
ykin01 liked Michael Whitehouse's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Thank you for your comments on our previous Pullman restaurant car service. We changed our caterer 18 months ago and, we think, our offer is much improved. Immediately post Covid it was really tricky to get a good and consistently reliable...
Jan 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM -
ykin01 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Great Central Winter Steam Gala 22nd-25th January 2026.
Broadly a disasterous afternoon photographically , being a combination of wind direction, cloud and poor location choices So just the one image from the day [IMG]With a nod to the S&D by Martin Creese, on Flickr Standard five and Bulleid...
Jan 26, 2026 at 11:11 AM -
ykin01 liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst I don’t think the businesses of Grosmont have any come back at the railway for negligence I do agree with the villagers who are frustrated by a lack of comminication. They do put up with a lot of inconvenience caused by the railway and...
Jan 26, 2026 at 10:24 AM
