Diamond Gaz's Recent Activity
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Diamond Gaz liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
True, but that wasn't the case this year - the railway simply didn't have any locos capable of hauling service trains. Even 29 wasn't put out with a banker on the diner as has happened in the past. Lucie made the odd appearance at Grosmont, and...
Sep 22, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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Diamond Gaz liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
About 16 years ago a friend of mine started buying property. He got to the point where his business manager from the bank would call him about another new mortgage product that he was guaranteed to be accepted for and within 18 months had 19...
Sep 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM -
Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So, Santander who until recently had a legal charge against some of the NYMR Historical trust assets now hold a legal charge over "virtually everything apart from those locomotives". That isn't confidence, it's knowing that as and when the losses...
Sep 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m well aware how the actual awards work - I actually posted on here at the time highlighting the fact you paid for it rather than earned it. I was actually contacted for my own business, the difference being that I laughed it out of the door….....
Sep 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So how was the ceremony fee funded? And you think paying the entrance fee was a good use of funds for a railway which is struggling financially? Please enlighten me to the benefits and why this was a good use of funds. If it was an award on...
Sep 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Certainly a sustainable business plan is needed. It was needed at least three years ago. For the last three years please can you advise just how far the NYMR senior management have got in producing such a business plan? The time to put forward...
Sep 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It looks like the good ol' days are back:) Well, almost. Tomorrow, it's planned to be 100% steam between Pickering and Grosmont with only Pebbles making two round trips between Whitby and Grosmont to spoil things. 926, 2392 & 92134 are doing...
Sep 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you were perhaps referring to me, I can say categorically that you are 100% wrong! I do not wish the railway to fail, or even to look as though it is going to and I absolutely do not want to run it - but I, and I think many others, feel that...
Sep 19, 2026 at 10:31 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
John, what volunteers (and others) want is the truth and not just spin. I quoted two instances in the Thomas event and Br 42. Simply saying Thomas covered it’s costs is being economical with the truth. By how much did it cover its costs. 50p or...
Sep 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The problem seems to be that, like Moors Line, the weekly volunteer update is about "spin", which is why some of us at least, barely bother to glance at the magazine and have cancelled our membership, until the time when it reverts to being even...
Sep 19, 2026 at 10:29 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The more I read about the doom and gloom surrounding the NYMR, and by extension the future of some other heritage operations, the more I find it difficult to countenance in the light of the regular positive financial reports in the house magazine...
Sep 19, 2026 at 6:40 AM
