There are various scenarios where the root cause of a delay may not lie with the charter operators, leading to a debate as to who should ultimately pay compensation. The first principle is that any train causing a delay triggers a delay incident and a compensation payment to NR becomes due from the train's operator, not the tour promoter. For example, as companies, Steam Dreams or UK Railtours will not be affected by these proposals as the delay penalty goes to the train operator, irrespective of whether they own the traction and rolling stock.
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