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‘’’Diane Malyon’’’ became a working member in 1978, aged 16.
She became a director of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] in 1994, and its chairman in 2020, succeeding [[David Williams]]. At the same time, she was nominated to become a Guarantee company director of [[SVR(H)]]. After 55 years in preservation, she became the first (and to date only) woman to chair [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation|an SVR organisation]].
Diane was from 1995 to 2019 co-ordinator for the [[Christmas services|Santa operation]]. She has variously volunteered on the [[Severn Valley Limited]] and on Bridgnorth based buffet cars, the Plant & Machinery Department, as a shunter driver, station staff and [[Severn Valley Venturer]] as part of its management team and as a cook. She has chaired the staffing committee and sat on the accommodation forum.
==Personal life==
Diane is married to long-serving volunteer Brian Malyon. Her brother is SVR(H) director and company secretary Chris Walton.
==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Chairmen|SVR Chairmen]]
==Links==
[https://www.svrlive.com/svr-holdings-board SVR(H) board, SVRLive]<br>
[https://www.svrlive.com/svr-guarantee-board SVR(G) board, SVRLive]
She became a director of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] in 1994, and its chairman in 2020, succeeding [[David Williams]]. At the same time, she was nominated to become a Guarantee company director of [[SVR(H)]]. After 55 years in preservation, she became the first (and to date only) woman to chair [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation|an SVR organisation]].
Diane was from 1995 to 2019 co-ordinator for the [[Christmas services|Santa operation]]. She has variously volunteered on the [[Severn Valley Limited]] and on Bridgnorth based buffet cars, the Plant & Machinery Department, as a shunter driver, station staff and [[Severn Valley Venturer]] as part of its management team and as a cook. She has chaired the staffing committee and sat on the accommodation forum.
==Personal life==
Diane is married to long-serving volunteer Brian Malyon. Her brother is SVR(H) director and company secretary Chris Walton.
==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Chairmen|SVR Chairmen]]
==Links==
[https://www.svrlive.com/svr-holdings-board SVR(H) board, SVRLive]<br>
[https://www.svrlive.com/svr-guarantee-board SVR(G) board, SVRLive]
