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Miff gefällt lynbarns Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think you have also hit on a point which many within the L&BR family have yet to acknowledge, and that is the difference between the underlying argument of commercial development versus authenticity, which would not be new to anyone else who...
12 August 2026 um 03:41 -
Miff gefällt lynbarns Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Not very at the moment; I was only suggesting this as a long-term option. I was aware of Peter Rampton's efforts; as I got the impression from my correspondence with him that the figures just didn't add up to rebuilding the L&BR (maybe they still...
11 August 2026 um 22:04 -
Miff antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
@lynbarn - the Vale of Rheidol did that in a number of places, to prevent or remove forestry plantations spoiling the view. However this was only possible with the help of their incredibly rich benefactor (Peter 'X' Rampton - who was once...
11 August 2026 um 18:39 -
Miff antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Oh dear, I was hoping not to reignite the OSI viability debate :)
11 August 2026 um 10:34 -
Miff antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
@RailWest - thanks for the correction about the farm within the national park. I agree with the Trust that it would be daft to close down the OSI, so long as the business remains viable (which is a completely different argument :) ).
11 August 2026 um 09:12 -
Miff gefällt RailWests Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Two points here:- 1. Blackmoor station itself is outside of the ENPA area. However the Rowley Farm fuure depot site is firmly within the ENPA. The dividing line between the ENPA and NDC areas essentially is the (missing) road overbridge....
11 August 2026 um 09:07 -
Miff gefällt lynbarns Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My understanding is that we still have the planning outside of the park due to having rebuilt two bridges along the trackbed towards Westlandpound, but as for Blackmoor itself I don't think there are any current plans, so it will have to be a...
10 August 2026 um 19:46 -
Miff gefällt CH 19s Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Hi I was lucky enough to have visited Robertsbridge yesterday, managed a quick look around the level crossing site (outside the fence-line ) and then on to the station. So glad to have seen it all, in the flesh as it were, there is a lot going on...
10 August 2026 um 18:08 -
Miff antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Nothing should be carved in stone but several years ago the L&B announced they'd bought Rowley Moor Farm, near Blackmoor Gate, with (quoting from their website) "land and buildings that are a vital site for the future sheds and engineering works...
10 August 2026 um 17:56 -
Miff gefällt lynbarns Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
So do I; it was embarrassing to be told that the reason it failed was all down to the ENPA, when in reality it was the trustees who hadn't carried out due process that was needed at the time. Which might sound 'Bloody obvious' now, but as a...
7 August 2026 um 12:22 -
Miff gefällt goldfishs Beitrag in dem Thema The Dinting Railway Centre.
Not exactly ‘steam’, but I’d add Crich to that list… if anything, being ‘trams’ makes it even more improbable. Simon
7 August 2026 um 11:16 -
Miff gefällt Firelines Beitrag in dem Thema The Dinting Railway Centre.
I was automatically disqualifying Bressingham, as it has survived. I was referring to centres that didn't last. Sorry, should have made that clearer.
7 August 2026 um 08:00 -
Miff antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
@Jamessquared - to be fair to Colin, it seems to me the previous planning application failed because the L&B didn’t do exactly that. I hope they’ve learned the lesson.
7 August 2026 um 06:54 -
Miff gefällt mikehartuks Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Thanks Mark. Perhaps we ought to call that type 4 sub-base (the black material) 'finishing sub-base' - as there is lots of traditional stone below that along with a sheet of Terram under that? Kind regards Mike Hart
7 August 2026 um 00:01 -
Miff gefällt RailWests Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That would seem to imply two things:- 1. No weight is given to either (a) the proportion of support to object comments, nor (b) the (perceived) validity of any objections that are not about demonstrating something which is outwith planning...
6 August 2026 um 22:06
