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Miff vond Fish Plate's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I've followed the trials and tribulations of the L&B restoration for a number of years now. Having visited Woody Bay a few years ago, I was impressed by what I found and would dearly love to see it extended. Looking at the recent discussions, it...
19 feb 2026 om 06:46 -
Miff vond RailWest's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
As I see it, there are two major problems with that approach:- 1. There will be a length of track and a putative Halt that may stand idle for goodness knows how long, meanwhile needing regular maintenance that will divert resources from...
18 feb 2026 om 18:31 -
Miff reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The point of my post was not just about their excellent record of land acquisitions but to ask your opinion of B&YVRT's new approach. They're now proposing to rebuild unconnected sections of the railway on the lands they own, gradually linking...
18 feb 2026 om 16:04 -
Miff vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic 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...
18 feb 2026 om 10:07 -
Miff reageerde op het topic 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...
18 feb 2026 om 08:48 -
Miff vond James Hewett's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Absolutely agree. That's often not the case in other countries. Having a charitable aim can sometimes be useful when in a dispute, too. It is the legal duty of charity trustees to carry out the stated aims - which are usually variations on...
16 feb 2026 om 12:35 -
Miff vond 35B's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It's an interesting argument, which implies that there can be no conflict between public interests.
16 feb 2026 om 12:23 -
Miff vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
And charities don’t themselves have an impact on the local economy? I think in some ways being seen as a charity helps, because it comes with some implicit, if amorphous, good will. But ultimately if what you are interested in is the impact on...
16 feb 2026 om 09:53 -
Miff reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
@ross The challenge then is to present that to local communities in a positive way since, I would argue, the largely charitable/voluntary nature of the heritage railway movement is one of its greatest achievements.
16 feb 2026 om 08:14 -
Miff vond James Hewett's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Well - that disqualifies 99% of Heritage Railways then - as they are almost all registered charities. James
16 feb 2026 om 08:14 -
Miff vond Fireline's post leuk in het topic Kent & East Sussex Railway.
I don't think so. It's likely that 30065 will be the third engine, although it's not finished yet.
15 feb 2026 om 17:15 -
Miff reageerde op het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
How long does it take a heritage railway to become a ‘local business’, rather than a group of ‘old men (who don’t live here) playing trains’?
15 feb 2026 om 08:25 -
Miff vond James Hewett's post leuk in het topic Southwold Railway.
On Thursday HSNGR volunteers re-started work at Walberswick Station. Scrub and brambles were removed. The picture shows our long-time volunteer Charlie: he is seated on a memorial bench which is affixed to the station building base....
15 feb 2026 om 08:19
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Miff vond Keith Cake's post leuk in het topic Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
Latest news update from Vale of Rheidol should hopefully put an end to the recent heated discussion regarding the Collection X Cleminsons...... https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16R1jTMFQB/
13 feb 2026 om 17:27
