As an ex York resident, can confirm the reaction demanded by that is to walk over Ouse Bridge because you were going that way anyway, think "oh, King's Staithe is flooded, cool", then maybe remember to mention it to the rest of the family later

There are legit questions about whether the railways have lost the ability to do engineering work without completely closing the line, but I don't think this will answer those questions

Would this sort of dome car do?

I've stayed in the same hostel, many years ago. I was relieved to have the whole of a compartment to myself!

"Driver won't be undergoing any further instruction after this one"

Oh, I definitely thought it was Andrew Tate, and thought that of course it was *US* donors making such a transformational gift

Also when short notice engineering works close all lines west of Amon Din, trains are terminating at Min-Rimmon Parkway and there's no rail replacement buses, you have to make alternative plans

Don't you have to take the narrow gauge train out of the mountains to Edoras before getting the high speed train?