Recent content by Worf

Leave something to go derelict and open to vandalism. Property "unexpectedly" burns down. Demolish remains very quickly because they are "dangerous". Redevelop the site. Seems par for the course these days.

To add to NYMR problems, I see some scum have stolen lead from Pickering Station roof. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3735gpvqgo

Strange. As far as I can tell, virtually every train is composed of corridor stock?

The Company still exists and submitted accounts last in Oct24. Have £65K in the bank!

I suppose it is pointless (pun intended) to have an extra long siding when you have no rolling stock to put on it. Pales into the background compared to £200m wasted on an airport that nobody uses abd a huge amount on not building the M4 relief road.

Err. Yes

Unfortunately, the WHR/FFR is being run just like a fairground ride at the moment. No travel between intermediate stations, just an "out and back" operation, complying with covid legislation that is no longer in force. No "proper" timetable with every train a "named train". Profitable, I expect...

Are you forgetting who owns Aysgarth station now?

If the trackbed is converted into a bridleway, it effectively removes the possibility of it ever becoming a railway again. Horses and trains don't mix. The upper dale is virtually all open access land anyway, apart from the valley bottom. With rising fuel costs and an uncertain world, private...

Good quality steam coal is apparently obtainable from Venezuela. Don't know about the cost though. For the UK to aim towards becoming self sufficient for energy is a no brainer. However, it takes long term planning and commitment that is not dependent on the whims of any political party. Not...

Germany are the fourth largest user of coal in the world and have around 130 years of usable strategic reserves, but somehow the "greenies" seem to have left them alone. Our own usable reserves are now negligible as virtually no mines have been adequately mothballed. Reliance on others for our...

The difference is that the service they are running is limited, with no spare capacity for those who "rock up" as you say. However, you seem intent on trying to "win" some pointless argument, so I will just leave you to it.

And then they will find that it is fully booked for the next couple of days (this was the case with FR/WHR last year), so will more than probably be a lost customer who will then tell friends not to bother. Not viable long term.

From my experience, with the general public, just the opposite is the case. They go for a day out (or a holiday) to a certain area and then notice a heritage train chuffing past, and decide to go for a ride. When you do a survey of passengers, a large number say their reason for visiting is...

The Ffestiniog had one of its most profitable seasons in 2021, being run like a theme park ride. Named trains all offering a different "experience". Most tickets sold in advance online, so no empty trains even in poor weather. All understandable under Covid restrictions, but I get the feeling...