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lynbarn liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
'One Engine in Steam' was usually described in the Regulations as "one engine, or two engines coupled together". To that extent, the later term of "One Train Working" had more validity perhaps. The other point to consider is not to confuse the...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM -
lynbarn liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Only on the strictest note of pedantry. Because at no time will either engine be operating independently of either the train, or each other. The train would be one permanent continuous entity. The fact that there is a permanently coupled...
Jun 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Again, I don't disagree, but let's say that ENPA will only allow us to rebuild Parracombe as a long siding, then straight away we could end up with a locomotive at each end of the train. Does that not count as more than one engine in steam?
Jun 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM -
lynbarn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Why would the ORR insist on that? The ORR isn’t in the business of setting prescriptive policies about how heritage railways operate. What it wants to see is that you have robust processes in place to identify and manage risks - that’s quite a...
Jun 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I don't disagree, but it may be out of our hands if the ORR insists that we use whistles as part of our SMS
Jun 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM -
lynbarn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I know it is different in scale, but the "no whistling" edict also applies at East Grinstead on the Bluebell. The safety mitigation is that the section of line is "one engine in steam" and therefore those most at risk of being hit by a moving...
Jun 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
cancelled
Jun 26, 2026 at 3:26 PM -
lynbarn liked Old Kent Biker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
... and no whistles in Parracombe either, as that was one of the objections, so alternative notification systems will be employed.
Jun 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM -
lynbarn liked DcB's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Meant consultation. (blame it on the auto correct!!)
Jun 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM -
lynbarn liked Glenmutchkin's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Get rid of auto-correct and get yourself a spill-chucker.
Jun 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM -
lynbarn liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Well, that's a new way of looking at it :-):-)
Jun 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM -
lynbarn liked DcB's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Thanks hopefully a lot of residents came to the drop-in day on 25th April and did the online consolation, but likely there will be a few who do not want to engage and just oppose, so those doing the drafting can make provision to make the...
Jun 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM -
lynbarn liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
AFAIK the application is still in draft form, so I doubt anyone on here knows what it contains. One would hope however that those involved with its drafting have learnt from the past mistakes and will make renewed efforts to get it as...
Jun 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
