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  1. RailWest gefällt Mark Thompsons Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Colin, I have to side with Paul and Toby on this; simplicity is the way to go, and B&YVT have clear form with negotiation skills. Yes, the L&BT may have caused the problem in the first place, but this matter is completely within the B&YVT's...

    26 Januar 2026 um 19:53
  2. RailWest gefällt Tobbess Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Again, @35B is on the money, @lynbarn - absolutely the last thing we need is more institutions and entities especially if they're unmoored from specific projects - back into "We'd rather like £100m to build some railway with please" which is the...

    26 Januar 2026 um 18:42
  3. RailWest gefällt Tobbess Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    @35B is spot on. We should be clear that there is a case to be made for external support if there is something for something, and that this is the most effective - or even the only - method of delivering public goods. We're not going to get...

    26 Januar 2026 um 16:28
  4. RailWest gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    And what I see from the latest Trackbed Trails is campaigning - including fundraising - that is achieving precisely what you suggest. And the key feature I see in it is close involvement in the area, including a level of personal commitment that...

    26 Januar 2026 um 15:28
  5. RailWest antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Quite by chance - in an idle moment - I was looking at some publicity material which landed in my Inbox from a motor dealership. Nice looking new cars, but the choice of colours appeared to be white, blue or various 'shades of grey' (ahem)....

    25 Januar 2026 um 17:02
  6. RailWest gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    But it is boring and unattractive to the public, and a bit of a wasted opportunity I think.

    24 Januar 2026 um 18:59
  7. RailWest antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    A very nice job done on HH, but can someone remind me please why that plain grey livery was chosen? The website calls it 'stunning' - personally I find it very boring, it reminds me of 'battleship grey'. OK, so the former L&BR livery would not...

    24 Januar 2026 um 09:11