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  1. Miff liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    A new K&ESR video featuring the Rother Valley Railway extension project you might like to see is at: [MEDIA] Mike Hart

    Aug 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM

  2. Miff liked Dunfanaghy Road's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Based on experience of a crossing in Southampton Western Docks I would guess that corrosion from road salt may be the real enemy. A different track system (more traditional British) but the rails were rotted out in about 5 years. ABP didn't stint...

    Aug 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM

  3. Miff liked Old Kent Biker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    The public consultation response to the L&B Planning Application s are now available to view online - some at least. https://exmoor.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Display?applicationNumber=EXM%2F26%2F172%2FFULL No doubt more will be added over...

    Aug 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM

  4. Miff replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    @35B - I don't disagree but I think in this discussion (and possibly within L&B management in the past) there has been an over-emphasis on worrying about local objections to planning applications. Cultivating good local relations is very...

    Aug 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM

  5. Miff replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    1. Comparative numbers of the number of ‘valid’ (or invalid) objections or supportive representations are impossible to obtain until the consultation period ends. 2. The actual number of objections is irrelevant. The most important consideration...

    Aug 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM

  6. Miff liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks Harold & Mark, Tomorrow Thursday and Friday should see the Northbridge Street level crossing concrete slabs put in place followed by fitting the new rails in the slab of grooves. Then next week is all about tarmac, barrier and assocataed...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 9:02 PM

  7. Miff liked Old Kent Biker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    As I understand it, an asset lock is a legal promise that keeps a community interest company's (CIC) money and property safe for its community, stopping people from taking the profits or selling things off for personal gain. It covers two main...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 1:22 PM

  8. Miff replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    What does 'asset locked' mean? E.g. if the locos cannot work anywhere except the L&B that wouldn't sound particularly 'independent' to me.

    Jul 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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