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Sadly that attitude continued for far too long and the obsession with extending to Northallerton has wasted an awful lot of time and money in my opinion. The new "station" at Northallerton West is in the middle of nowhere and (as basically a wooden platform on some scaffolding with no shelter)...

As I understand it the PLC owns the Aysgarth Station site.

I imagine the fact that the track from Redmire to Northallerton was still in situ had a lot to do with the direction in the early days, together with the contracts for freight and military traffic - neither of which materialised to a significant degree. The decision to concentrate on the...

Exactly. Basic economics works both ways - the subsidies were removed because they were supporting a service few people used. If the local public transport requirement cannot at least half fill a 16-seat minibus, how is it going to fill a train, or even a "Bubblecar"? The D&S article I linked...

Aysgarth Station to be sold by Wensleydale Railway Why the WR persisted with the idea that it should be part of the public transport system for so long is a mystery to me. The public didn't use it sixty years ago - before mass car ownership - which is why it closed in the first place. Even...

Askrigg station building is now occupied by the vets. They have built a lambing shed in the grounds, and another building is used by the brewery. The trackbed itself is clear apart from a lot of vegetation!

The Askrigg Station site was recently sold, with a condition that the trackbed was to be left clear for possible reinstatement of the railway. It's now occupied by a veterinary practice and a brewery.

The WR has managed to alienate a lot of volunteers lately, including an enthusiastic group at Leyburn Station as well as now at Aysgarth. The manner in which this sale has been enacted, in almost total secrecy and without any reference to the Aysgarth group or serious consideration of...

The Just Giving page with the full story is here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/wensleydale-railway/aysgarth I quote: "Your funds will go to 5 key areas Infrastructure M.A.R.S (maintenance facility) Station Improvements Rolling stock Aysgarth Extension" So despite the...

Not only is it being presented as a fait accompli, the Trust's AGM is on the same day as that of the PLC but after it, so WRA(T) members will have no say in the matter unless they put pressure on the Trustees beforehand.

The whole station site is owned by WR plc, but the trackbed from there to Redmire is in private hands. TASP have installed and renovated a mkII carriage which is used as a meeting room and café on Open Days and other occasions and there is a short length of track which was/is to be used to...

Agreed, and I suspect the whole situation could be a PR disaster for the WR. Perhaps it will then cease to be the "invisible railway"! If the eastern extension were abandoned does that mean the two level crossings east of Leeming would not need to be upgraded? I find it extraordinary that the...

New member here, I've been a volunteer at Aysgarth the last 2 or 3 years. I think this issue has been handled very badly, we have been presented with this sale as more or less a fait accompli and AFAIK TASP was not informed or consulted prior to despatch of the AGM papers so it was as much a...