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  1. RailWest replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    That was quick :-)

    Feb 13, 2026 at 11:50 AM
  2. RailWest replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Why do I get the impression from past comments that this was a case of someone who bought a 'pig in a poke' even though they had seen the pig first ? :-)

    Feb 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
  3. RailWest replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Welcome to page 800 !! :-) No doubt this will run and run.....

    Feb 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
  4. RailWest 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 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
  5. RailWest replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Currently we have LYN - and very nice too. However IMHO the MWs have always been the key icons of the L&B and I would have much preferred that one of those had been built first - but we are where we are, as they say. Apparently the next up is...

    Feb 10, 2026