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Given that Harrogate have lost some tendered work and presumably now have more drivers and vehicles available for the remaining services 34 journeys listed as cancelled today doesn't bode well for the future.

The accounts are for the period that ended 12 months ago when we were coming out of Covid. The report for year ending last month is the one that should be more of a reflection of the current situation and the future.

Given they are mostly town routes passengers are not on the bus that long. Being Yorkshire they will just put another layer on!

RAIB report published this morning https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/report-13-slash-2023-serious-injury-to-a-passenger-alighting-from-a-train-at-loughborough-central-station 'RAIB identified two underlying factors, that Great Central Railway did not have effective processes for learning lessons...

The age of the vehicles debate does little to appease the travelling public who have 27 cancelled journeys on the 36 so far today as well as some on Harrogate Locals.

How do you define a 'heritage railway'? The Wensleydale Railway state that they operate 'heritage diesel train services' Their pacers are at least 36 years old and are therefore 'heritage' Other railways are making use of them, and extensive diesel traction, and still attracting passengers. The...

A Coach load of National Holiday passengers on a Scarborough and North Yorkshire Moors Railway Tour are happy to be pulled by whatever traction is available. Regular Bookings make money for Heritage Railways. Fully booked dining trains etc. If its a Steam Train its an added bonus. Some good...

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/09/north-yorkshire-moors-railway-boss-departs-after-8-years.html This is a big loss to the NYMR

16 cancelled journeys on the 36 so far today. As suggested above they would be better thought of if they admitted they have a major problem and adopted a temporary timetable.

My thoughts are with the driver and the family and anybody else affected by the situation. The three who lost their lives are from Ukraine living in Ripon...

And if you do go on the line don't expect any sympathy from the BTP or other railway staff. Who knows you may be trying to save one of their colllleagues.

There appears to be a presumption by many on this thread that the BTP are readily available if required. This might be the case in the Met area but having served in the civil police, in rural areas, for all my service they were normally at least an hour away if required. Thus action had to be...

The people on it were presumably happy with their experience. They are the ones that matter?

How? It's WCR responsibility to employ enough staff to deliver the service to the satisfaction of the ORR.

https://www.nymr.co.uk/news/12th-june-2023-closed-for-event-filming Due to a pre-booked event the railway will be closed on Monday 12 June. Due to this we are not planning to operate services or open outlets (Booking Office, Customer Services, Tea Room and Shop) at Pickering Station. Goathland...

Many of the Programs featuring the Railway, and Yorkshire, are made for Channel 5 by Daisybeck Studios who are based in Leeds. Two years ago this week the Railway was closed to the public to film Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise. I can't imagine that there was no payment received for that...

Of course it could be that the 'certain railway in Yorkshire', which features in a new Channel 5 Programme started this week, has somebody who is better than many others at marketing and filling in the forms to get multiple grants.

Every successful business needs quality beancounters. Some volunteers/enthusiasts seem to forget that a heritage railway is a business and needs to make substantial surpluses to ensure it survives for many years to come.

Both Severn Valley and NYMR report a similar turnover in the last accounting year and Similar Wage Bills. The difference is one made a surplus and the other a loss!

Follow up to the incident on 14th January 2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/urgent-safety-advice-012023-passenger-doors-not-centrally-controlled-andor-locked-by-train-crew/urgent-safety-advice-012023-passenger-doors-not-centrally-controlled-andor-locked-by-train-crew Suitable...