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MellishR vond Olde576's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I say this with more about how the L&B didn’t exactly suit itself well with locals the first go around: be it by a lack of proximity as was the case with Woody Bay or Lynton’s stations to the towns and villages they were supposed to serve, or...
22 jun 2026 om 10:40 -
MellishR vond Old Kent Biker's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
To be fair, this thread has been running since 2009, and has 818 pages, so it is perhaps a bit much to expect anyone to remember or read through all of it, and not everyone is within easy distance of the L&B to visit 'in the flesh' so to speak....
22 jun 2026 om 10:39 -
MellishR vond RailWest's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Indeed :-( Do people never actually (a) read what has already been written on the subject so many times and (b) go and look at the area and appreciate the impractical nature of their suggestions (however well-meant they may be) ???
22 jun 2026 om 10:38 -
MellishR vond David Mylchreest's post leuk in het topic SVR General Discussion.
Yep thank you for that. I did look at this before I posted but it doesn't nail the question. I gather that BR built the loco to an LMS design in 1952 (I can remember it at Crewe), so far so good. As built, did BR give it an LMS makers plate?...
21 jun 2026 om 08:31 -
MellishR reageerde op het topic West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
As for example seeing an amber traffic light, with plenty of time to stop, but instead keeping going and passing it after it has turned to red.
21 jun 2026 om 08:28 -
MellishR vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
What happened to the steam service? Presumably the three possibilities are that it continued after a bridge inspection; propelled its train back to the previous station; or was rescued by a rescuing loco from BL entering the section and hauling...
21 jun 2026 om 08:25 -
MellishR vond Vulcan Works's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
There are many potential different grants and awarding bodies for different aspects of heritage, the environment, economic regeneration, education and so on but hardly any will award a grant to purchase land. It might be possible to apply for...
20 jun 2026 om 11:06 -
MellishR vond Miff's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Thank you! Both old websites are out of date, with the EA one apparently still looking for shareholders and the YVT one saying the only 'Members' are the trustees. No doubt the new website will resolve this :)
20 jun 2026 om 11:05 -
MellishR vond 21B's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Keeping in touch with the dead? Will this be the start of the afterlife subscription model? (seriously though, I think it’s a lovely idea to keep in touch, but as with many coms it could have done with a bit of a proof read perhaps. Another...
19 jun 2026 om 10:02 -
MellishR vond Obstruction Danger's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A little light relief to give us a break from the heavy depressing stuff… The Head of People has sent out an update from the Volunteer Forum that has been passed to me where he has asked if the railway “needs an almoner to keep in touch with...
19 jun 2026 om 10:01 -
MellishR vond SECR 65's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just a little annecdote: I'm a volunteer at 'my line', to which I went this afternoon for a round trip. I've spent many hours at home over the past week writing and reviewing timetables, and sending emails regarding railway matters. I payed...
19 jun 2026 om 10:00 -
MellishR vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m sure you could go very granular in the modelling, but I suspect in the end you wouldn’t come too far away from those figures. For example, if people use their discount to buy gala tickets, the amount “foregone” is a bit more, but I doubt...
19 jun 2026 om 09:57 -
MellishR vond Sidmouth's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Absolutely no criticism of yourself and sounds like a good deal for you, but one that costs the railway a significant sum in potential lost revenue (understanding that at normal cost you may not travel that often ) Problem with these deals is...
19 jun 2026 om 09:51
