The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced that they have made some changes to their timetable this week due to the upcoming RMT strike action.
The strike action is expected to take place on Tuesday 21st, Thursday 23rd and Saturday 25th June.
Whilst the North Yorkshire Moors Railway have their own signalling system between Grosmont and Pickering, the line between Grosmont and Whitby is controlled by Network Rail at Nunthorpe Signal Box.
On strike days, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway says that coaches will replace trains between Grosmont and Whitby for passengers on The Seaside Special or Yorkshire Express.
Laura Strangeway, Director of Corporate Services said: “Unfortunately due to the planned rail strikes, the main network will not be operating Nunthorpe Signal Box, which will impact our access into Whitby Railway Station. To minimise disruption a rail replacement coach service will be in place for passengers travelling on either the Seaside Special or Yorkshire Express services between Grosmont and Whitby. The scheduled timetable will go ahead as planned, however we have reduced capacity on these services to be able to transfer passengers from the heritage line to Whitby Station.”
“As a registered charity navigating its way through unprecedented times post Covid-19, we ask passengers to come and support the railway by travelling along the heritage line. We have increased capacity on our Moors Explorer services between Pickering and Grosmont with passengers having the opportunity to visit Goathland Station, which appeared as Hogsmeade in the first Harry Potter film and, the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the engine sheds at Grosmont.”
The Red cross is an excellent Charity to make a contribution to.
But I was disappointed to read that advance ticket sales money was being donated to the Red Cross when NYMR services are cancelled.
It occurs to me that with increased living costs some of the buyers might have preferred to have a refund or a credit for future tickets. After all it is their money.
I think you have mixed up 2 different news stories, the donation to the Red Cross is for the cancelled Wartime Weekend in October when the railway will be donating the money received in ticket sales.