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Sawdust liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pickering is gateway to the Moors. It's busier than ever and supports hotels including Premier Inn and numerous holiday cottages. It's the entry point for the railway and they founders fought hard, against the local council (!), for the station....
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Sounds like my experience of trying to find Parracombe station while I was holidaying in the area. I feel that, had a narrow gauge railway been available, I might have actually found it (by train). Shan't bother trying to find it by road ever...
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM -
Sawdust liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Even the Trust now finally admits operational break-even is an impossible dream. PS: I may have mis-represented what they said. They said they couldn't get by without financial help; but that might have included spending on maintenance. Someone...
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM -
Sawdust liked Big Al's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
When the combination of a long heritage railway plus challenging infrastructure issues, known at the time the railway was opened 50+ years ago, all come together it makes you realise that the NYMR may have a lot on its hands. A lack of the...
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM -
Sulzerman replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pickering is gateway to the Moors. It's busier than ever and supports hotels including Premier Inn and numerous holiday cottages. It's the entry point for the railway and they founders fought hard, against the local council (!), for the station....
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread Fakeography.
Quite possibly a lot of the likes and comments are from bots, of course! Tom
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM -
bluetrain liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You might. But you still have the same problem that’s been identified for other options - a railway that goes between somewhere and nowhere. If I were staying in Whitby, would I want to pay for a steam trip to Grosmont compared to other options?...
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:33 PM -
misspentyouth62 replied to the thread Fakeography.
That's true although if you're viewing images on websites or in magazines, that metadata isn't readily viewable and for the majority of people, I doubt they would know what metadata was. From some of the awful images in terms of manipulation that...
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:29 PM -
misspentyouth62 liked DavidH's post in the thread Fakeography.
Metadata can be manipulated. Also, take a screenshot of any image and you lose the metadata.
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
