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 go out for a bit and all hell breaks loose! Thanks Tom. :) After a minutes thought, whilst it is a reasonable idea, I don't think that it is practical. If the venture is to satisfy the demand it is going to require two train sets c/w locos....
Jun 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So indulge an off-the-wall thought. I was thinking about the NYMR, and in particular the Whitby situation, which in many ways seems to be a 6 mile tail wagging an 18 mile dog. It struck me that from a passenger perspective, the Whitby operation...
Jun 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Bikermike's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
In real terms, I suspect the full cost of the rebuild, nevermind the overrun will cost you around a penny (depending on your definitions of "cost" and "us"). If you've watched FS go through at full welly anywhere, I would submit you have had a...
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Johnb's post in the thread Colin Gifford.
In 1964 I received a copy of a book as a birthday present that changed the world of railway photography for me and a whole generation, Decline of Steam. It meant the more adventurous (or foolhardy) would brave wind, rain and cold to get images...
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Short answer re 2253 is I don't know. My reasons for welcoming 2253 back and pushing for Dame Vera to be a second oil burner are down to steam provision in the fire risk season thereby increasing tourist revenue.
Jun 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Another month has flown by with some more progress. Work has continued at LMS on the cylinder cladding, made some years ago we decided it needed some tweaking for a better fit. The two new sand boxes have had the sand traps fitted up and soon we...
Jun 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM
