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Diamond Gaz liked D7076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
For once the SMT woke up and realised despite what they thought,that a castle that has worked at plenty of lines in recent years isn’t a rock star or justify premium fares ? Nice to see steam locos ( plural) in use at the of the season after...
Oct 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In isolation, that seems to be a reasonable approach, but it is part of a longer running pattern that shows the management really haven't got a clue about setting consistent fares, timetables and usage policies for ticketing - and every time they...
Oct 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Paul42's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
[ATTACH] Earlier today a phone shot on the photo charter, before the weather closed in . Shortly to head back from HK to SP.
Oct 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Diamond Gaz replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Going from this, https://www.nymr.co.uk/tickets-experiences/whats-on/pendennis-castle-a-true-icon-of-the-steam-age/ , if you paid for a single trip behind it as a "rock star" engine, they changed the format and your ticket is / was valid for...
Oct 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM -
Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So were the professional fundraisers responsible for the two failed bids for Br.42 money and how much did that cost the Railway? And, if not, who was responsible for them? The PLC or the Trust?
Oct 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM -
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