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North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced that it is not running the Through the Decades Event as it refocuses on its budget. The event, which replaced the Railway in Wartime weekend a couple of years ago, was attended by re-enactors and visitors from across the country. A spokesperson for NYMR said: "After careful consideration, we have made the decision to cancel our Through the Decades event, which was planned for 12th to 13th October 2024; we would like to apologise for any disappointment caused.
"As a heritage attraction, we are re-focusing our time on the NYMR’s core events and activities this year to make them even more spectacular than ever. These include our ever popular Annual Steam Gala and the renowned Santa Specials. "We’re also proud to announce that we’ll be collaborating with exceptional organisations and charities from across the whole of the rail industry to support the upcoming nationwide Railway 200 campaign.
We are busy behind the scenes planning our programme of events and activities for Railway 200 which will take place in 2025." The spokesperson added: "We appreciate there will be a lot of disappointed people, but we hope everyone understands our decision, and that as many people as possible will still use the railway on the weekend of 12th-13th October, when our standard services will be running as usual." The spokesperson said NYMR would be re-focusing its time on the NYMR’s core events and activities, such as the Annual Steam Gala a.
