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Successful heritage railways understand that their industry sector is not transportation services but showbusiness.

Let's be clear, if there was a Tripadvisor section for Heaven, there would be at least one one-star review stating "Too cloudy and I hated the harp music."

Thanks. I keep being told that this thread is about how to market diesels better and that it is not a Steam vs. Diesel debate. Trouble is this: the theme seems to be “if you try harder, diesels will be more popular”. Er, it simply doesn’t work that way. Will this do? Good point, I’m a...

Yes, I’m with you there.

I am afraid you are missing the point by a country mile. Speaking for my line, we probably push diesel running harder than steam because it is harder to sell. You ask "...can diesels be better marketed to appeal to a wider audience..." and the answer is that you can market the **** out of...

You can promote diesels all you like but you can't buck the market. Take a look at the graph below and work out when the EVR moved from a diesel railway to steam. I think you will find that most heritage railways are increasingly on-point with their social media campaigns.

There are quite a few enthusiast-driven misconceptions here. The general public, i.e. the principal source of revenue for heritage railways, are ambivalent to diesel haulage. They will accept it, perhaps with a touch of disappointment, Dad might get a little hot under the collar for his...

The Hope & Anchor is another good option.

From March to November, it will depart Duffield at 08:20 on the first Saturday of the month. It runs to bring shoppers form Duffield and beyond to the monthly Wirksworth Artisan Farmer's Market.

Work stopped, both units for disposal.

Thank you all for your comments. I very much appreciate the explanation and background information.

Thank you for that, much appreciated. Regarding use for diversions, as it's effectively a branch line, is it used for additional connecting services?

I would be interested to understand the present role of the Up and Down Atlantic lines from Wandsworth Road Junction to Battersea Park. I know they used to form a direct flyover route to the former Brighton side lines approaching Victoria but am intrigued as to why there exist now as a...

Thanks for posting this: it's an excellent hour-long deep-dive and gives a very good insight into what makes preservation tick. Neil