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  1. DaveE vond RailWest's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I suspect the idea of being able to get on a train at Pilton and take a much longer ride to Blackmoor to pick up road transport to the Calvert (rather than making their way from Wistlandpound) might have much greater appeal :) As for ramps,...

    17 aug 2026 om 17:11

  2. DaveE vond 35B's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I agree on Calvert Devon's closure For clarity, the issue is not disabled children riding on trains - I completely agree with you on what they are capable of. My comment was about how the group logistics would work, especially on a changeover...

    17 aug 2026 om 16:58

  3. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    If the Calvert Trust is going to close, that's incredibly sad. And these carriages were not thought up recently, 10 years ago and more we were talking about disabled carriages and the possible designs. Also, the open centre section isn't used...

    17 aug 2026 om 16:10

  4. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    There has indeed been thought put to the design of a wheelchair accessible heritage style carriage based on an open centre third such as Number 7. To the outside it looks very much the same except the centre has two half height doors which both...

    17 aug 2026 om 15:25

  5. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I am going to give one exception to what I have put above. The Thorpe Park carriages served a purpose, and very well at Woody Bay, until the heritage carriages became available. Any extension, or new area such as Blackmoor, that becomes...

    17 aug 2026 om 07:37

  6. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    All in the notion of making the L&B something it never was and you loose the charm of the Little Train to Lynton. Some of the stations may be able to have longer platforms but to be honest, as soon as you do that, you loose that uniqueness and...

    17 aug 2026 om 07:01

  7. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Just as a point of interest. As we know the L&B is fairly limited to a maximum of 5 carriages per rake except for very occasional longer rake specials such as the closing of the line train due to platform lengths. Most platform lengths on the...

    16 aug 2026 om 22:43

  8. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    A lot, probably the most popular compartment, even when the wind howls and it's raining sideways I've seen folks in their wet weather gear ready to take photos and videos :D

    16 aug 2026 om 15:28

  9. DaveE reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Colin, I really do admire your enthusiasm :) That said, while it can be speculated over and over here on loco and rolling stock options, the person who really knows what's needed or is viable is Stuart Nelhams our General Manager. He is very...

    16 aug 2026 om 08:30
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