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Miff liked Keith Cake's post in the thread 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/
Feb 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM -
Miff 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 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM -
Miff 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 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM -
Miff liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I am with the last two posters. I think the release by the B&YVRT is important, as it sets out precisely this incremental confidence building approach and the intention to deliver training and public space benefits for local people. These...
Feb 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM -
Miff liked James Hewett's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Tom - agree very strongly with everything you say. Re. the WHR (which was a very unusual and highly political case) - there's also the example of the NNR who got lots of cash for a new shop, WCs,etc. - from the EU (as you say, no longer an...
Feb 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM -
Miff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I don't believe the HLF is in the habit of funding the construction of new railways. Moreover if it were, I suspect many objectors would see it as just another example of people living a long way away ignoring local opinion so that a few old men...
Feb 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM