North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

According to the BBC £10,000 of lead has been stolen from Pickering station roof.

"Thieves have caused extensive damage to a heritage railway as they stole £10,000 worth of lead, police have said.

Two men targeted Pickering Station, the main terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), at 20:50 GMT on 23 January.

British Transport Police (BTP) said they scaled a gate and climbed onto a roof before removing a £20,000 lead haul and damaging the building.

NYMR chief executive officer Laura Strangeway said volunteers and staff at the charity were "very saddened" by the incident."

 

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The NYMR’s offering in the same period is 43 trains although it only goes up to the 6th June. It’s generally 4 days/ week.
As a matter of interest, do you know how many paid staff are normally involved?

 

As a guard in the 80's I remember a chap, I think he was called Charlie, who used to travel on the trains selling guide books. I think they had walking routes in.

Dave B

 

If you set the price too high, people don't come. It's as simple as that.

 

From a rough estimate, the NYMR dining train is about 208 tons. Virtually the same weight as six Mk1s but only a third of the capacity. That's incredibly inefficient and wasteful.

I see the Bluebell's offering varies between a simple SP-EG-SP working, or adding in a move to HK and back as well to lengthen the journey so it's either 22 miles or 31. There's no flexibility in the NYMR's operation, it's always a 36 mile round trip.

The most the diner can earn is about £10,000 in ticket sales. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that once all direct costs have been taken out (staffing, food, laundry, washing up, etc.) then the actual income is half that. That's before any money needs to be put aside for maintenance of the stock and other running costs. Is it really worth it?