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ghost liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Mid Suffolk Light Railway.
GER coach no.14 has been purchased and arrived on the railway the other day, a significant addition to the railway as it’s the only known surviving coach that ran on the original mid suffolk, looks great. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Feb 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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ghost liked pmh_74's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Same conclusion I came to two and a half years ago. (See post #10921.) You wouldn't need to demolish it any time soon though. Get permission to do so, build the extension up to just short of it, and just keep renting it out until such time as...
Feb 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think @lynbarn approves of the B&YV Trust approach, provided each incremental section of reconstructed line is at least long enough to house a pair of 2ft gauge Indian Pacific locos sourced from Collection X and also includes a fun fair to...
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM -
ghost liked Miff's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Colin, what do you think of the B&YV Trust’s recently announced strategy (see my 5 Feb post) to “borrow from the canal restoration world to build where we can, gradually linking together sections of the line” ? It’s much lower key than any of...
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:48 AM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The value of that business case can be seen from what we have now. A report, never published and never acted upon, using data and assumptions that are now 30 years old, is worth less than the paper it’s printed on. And that’s taking the view that...
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:48 AM -
ghost liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Taff Vale 51 touches down
Feb 18, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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ghost liked pmh_74's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I'm glad you think so, because in my experience directors and trustees of heritage railways, across the country, are almost all volunteers. Managers is another matter; if you need someone to run the thing 7 days a week then it stands to reason...
Feb 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM -
ghost liked 5944's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
Does it need to be a binary choice? The Bluebell run plenty of family friendly events, and I don't think they can really be accused of being a theme park, despite all the cartoon characters that appear. Railways can't rely on enthusiasts turning...
Feb 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM -
ghost liked 1472's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Had that logic been applied in the days of Barry rescues we would now be 200+ locos the poorer.
Feb 15, 2026
