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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 at 9:39 PM -
ghost liked Andy Williams's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I am intrigued that the NYMR management seem to think that they can submit their plans to the Environment Agency and have the works complete within a six week window.The Severn Valley Railaway when re-instating the Mor Brook bridge collapse foumd...
Feb 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM -
ghost liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think the eyebrow raiser felt that saying they were ‘propping up” the bridge on a public Facebook page might not have been the most reassuring term to use to the uninitiated? Maybe ‘reinforced’ ‘strengthened’ or similar might have sounded better?
Feb 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
That's fair, but if releasing a figure into the public domain, I'd expect quite a bit of that assessment to have been done beforehand. If the level of component replacement suggested is required, then I'd have anticipated something in the press...
Feb 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM -
ghost replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Even so, £3m is a ridiculous amount to target especially when the article quotes the chairman as saying that they haven’t done a full assessment yet. 6880 cost £1.3m to build and is of similar proportions, so I’m not sure why a complete loco...
Feb 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
You could build a new Atlantic for half that … Tom
Feb 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM -
ghost liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
That seems an extraordinary amount, even for all paid labour. The wages at Williton must be very competitive! :)
Feb 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM -
ghost liked cksteam's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
£3million! I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that estimate... Other than the Flying Scotsman I can't think of another engine that's cost that much to overhaul, though I stand to be corrected.
Feb 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM -
ghost liked pmh_74's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
If you are successful enough to manage to build an extension, but have no more engines than today, then you can be certain that one will be available to hire from somewhere. There are a few people restoring 2' gauge engines who will want...
Feb 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM -
ghost liked dan.lank's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I’m part of a church that meet in a converted warehouse in a business park. When we first bought building there was a high level of local opposition - the chair of the Business Park association stood up at the planning meeting to speak against us...
Feb 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM -
ghost liked northernsteam's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
Now how do you follow that! A very good video thank you all who were involved but especially Geoff for an extra legacy on top of all that he has contributed to the project over the many years. There is no doubt that without Geoff in 2011, the...
Feb 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM -
ghost liked class8mikado's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
Please kindly watch this lovely but very sad piece from Hengist CME Geoff Turner... [MEDIA]
Feb 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM -
ghost liked ross's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The historic L&B wasn't all that good at serving local communities, which is why it closed. Parracombe station is in Parracombe, and Barnstaple Town station was pretty much as convenient for the main line as could be. All the other stations were...
Feb 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
