Diamond Gaz's Recent Activity
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Diamond Gaz liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I completely agree that new ideas need to keep being trialled on a continuous basis to find new money, but also just keep things 'fresh'. The SVR/KWVR/ELR keep people coming back multiple times a year because they run lots of contrasting events....
Oct 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Jark91's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Everything just needs to be trialled. Trial the "vintage train" throughout the month of May, for example. Trial the real ale weekend with local breweries. Trial a natural wine tasting train in the teaks with a hop-off at each station for the...
Oct 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM -
Diamond Gaz liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In making this a reply about price, you have completely missed the point of @burmister comment which as I read it is about value. He wrote which looks like it is about price, and you have answered accordingly - in effect "we are a long line...
Oct 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM -
Diamond Gaz liked pmh_74's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to wind this back a few pages; catching up. With respect, I think you're over-simplifying what is meant by 'volunteers enjoying their hobby'. I've never been a NYMR volunteer but based on my experience elsewhere, I have enjoyed being out...
Oct 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM -
Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If I may respond to your suggestions, albeit with my own views and understanding, for the most part, I'm in the pro Whitby camp. In terms of daily operations it costs relatively little and has the big advantage of the NYMR not having to maintain...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Most of the above generalities I could agree with but I must take issue on two of your points. Speed restrictions - without wishing to be nosey can I ask when you last visited the line? There are severe speed restrictions at so many locations...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I recently travelled by public transport to Embsay, with the intention of catching a train to Bolton Abbey in time for the LNERCA members train, only to find they had no spare seats. Fortunately Steve Middleton invited me to travel as his...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Diamond Gaz liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Commercial focus. Invest in new events and ideas to reach different audiences. Build both premium offers and value prices offers. Ensure that these offers require a sensible amount of equipment. Reconsider running to Whitby/how you run to...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
On the contrary, I think visitor numbers are an essential measure of performance because they help qualify the pricing strategy. NYMR has been demonstrating both aspects of the Laffer Curve in recent years and, I suspect, had to lower fares more...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked ghost's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’ve said it before, I do wish you would stop making assertions like this as though it is established fact. I’ve never met a single volunteer (and no one on here has suggested it either) who thinks this way. Yes, running trains contributes a lot...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A good few years ago @Lineisclear asked on another forum what the purpose of the NYMR was. I responded by saying that its prime purpose was for volunteers to enjoy their hobby. I was quickly told that I was wrong and the railways prime purpose...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
People are not going to donate (myself included) without seeing both a change in attitude and more importantly a plan to reduce the cost of administration, along with debt reduction and increased spending on the infrastructure. Sawdust.
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Firstly, just let me say that as with several others here, while I frequently disagree with what you say, I absolutely support your right to hold the views you have, and welcome the engagement here: a one-sided debate is not a debate at all. I'm...
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I may disagree with @Lineisclear in a lot of what he says but I’ll defend his right to say it. He is seemingly the only person pro the current performance of the Senior Management Team that wants to post on here or anywhere else. If only they...
Oct 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked ghost's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Once again, you resort to the 'what can we do to fight back against these volunteers' stance (let's remove their opportunity to volunteer), instead of looking at it for what it is - a statement to the management that things are not right and need...
Oct 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
