Diamond Gaz's Recent Activity
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Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I try to avoid criticising people and if I fail, I apologise. The vast majority of those working on the NYMR are very pleasant people who you would be quite happy to know socially. What I am critical of is the way the Railway is being managed...
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Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suspect that I too, as a regular critic of NYMR management, must bear the brunt of your thoughts. My excuse, if excuse I need, is that as a former volunteer across a 30 year timespan I saw first hand just how inept the senior management/CEO...
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Diamond Gaz liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The T3 would obviously look better with some more authentic stock behind it. But I have heard a lot of people (both locals and visitors) talk about the loco, I have yet to hear anyone even an enthusiast comment on the stock, although I know some...
14. Lipanj 2026. u 20:17
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Diamond Gaz liked Tintagel's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Whomever left £500k for Carriage restoration was very generous, I imagine that will fund at least one restoration of a coach from grounded body or unrestored condition.
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Diamond Gaz liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
They are enjoyed by a good number of people visiting the line. There are a significant number of people who have donated to their upkeep over the years, many have given their labour free of charge to restore them . Up until recently the...
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Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't know about market research but I was a volunteer platform bod over a 30 year timescale (not continuous due to family commitments) . They were always more popular than Mk1 stock and, when there was a choice, passengers of all varieties...
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Diamond Gaz liked guycarr360's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A seasoned accountant said to me a while ago "any business that relies on grant funding, is destined for failure, it should rely on its own funding, and any grant funding should be seen as icing on the cake"...
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Diamond Gaz liked peckett's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
Couple of Shots of 44767 ,Banavie 09.09 .1984,with Ben Nevis in the background, and passing 15A Wellingboro Round house. Still standing in 2026 ,listed I think,on a St Pancras to Stockport train ./03/1995
13. Lipanj 2026. u 05:24
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Diamond Gaz liked 2857Harry's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Don’t let the doors hit you when you do catch her :p
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Diamond Gaz liked Sheff's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
I was an engineer in the chemical industry all my working life and firstly for our sins they were always referred to as vacuum pumps, be they recip, liquid ring or whatever. However, in design and specification, we always used absolute pressure...
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Diamond Gaz liked Bikermike's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
You can't trust domeless engines... they're not respectable
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Diamond Gaz liked free2grice's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
A message from Ian Crowder on Facebook. <BJ> "As the railway's press officer, I have spoken to the Editor and the picture has been taken down. His argument was that it provided geographical context but appreciated that she fell from a road motor...
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Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've just spotted activity by @Bean-counter. :) Is this a new dawn?;)
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