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The Dainton Banker liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think you’re right. My take on what that means is that some really serious strategic work is required and some really serious discussion and collaborative interaction with all interested parties. As others have observed, a really serious...
May 1, 2024 at 11:40 PM -
The Dainton Banker liked lynbarn's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My understanding is that part of the trackbed toward Barnstaple has now been built on, so unless any trackbed owner between Snapper and Barnstaple is willing to sell their trackbed, I think we need to accept that this part of the line will never...
May 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM -
The Dainton Banker liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Oh no, @Lineisclear has a convert! ;) I'm still unconvinced that the charitable objectives are any kind of blocker on any potential expansion. Maybe I'm just a more liberal trustee than John or Ian (although I have said no to things in my short...
May 1, 2024 at 11:38 PM -
The Dainton Banker liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Well there might (be an opportunity to use Chelfham soon), but first we have to do the hard work of asking ourselves the difficult and fundamental questions and being sure we have some decent answers. @62440 how we find the money is a critical...
May 1, 2024 at 11:33 PM -
The Dainton Banker liked Michael B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
There is so much of that I would take issue with, I dont where to start. As @Meatman points out there will have to be a solution at the Wistlandpound to get a practical gradient near where the dam is situated to prevent ingress of water....
May 1, 2024 at 11:44 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The cable car idea is in addition and beyond the railway and addresses what many didn't like about the railway when it first ran and the distance between the station and the town itself and the associated steep hill. I think most of the original...
May 1, 2024 at 11:43 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I’m not really sure that the board has made a decision not to extend. If it had done so after due consideration and consultation there are many who, whilst being disappointed, would have accepted such a logic. The issue that @ikcdab rightly...
May 1, 2024 at 11:42 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Meatman's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
There is always the prospect of rebuilding the L&B, talk of the cable car is merely to make Lynton access easier but not necessary, there are two deviations that might spring to mind, that's around Wistlandpound which is unavoidable and another...
May 1, 2024 at 11:40 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think the point is that the dream is very much alive, but the reality is falling a bit short at the moment. The inability to capitalise on the the planning permission the railway had achieved leaves a huge gap in the progress. Getting to...
May 1, 2024 at 11:37 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 5944's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
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