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  1. ghost liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.

    The canopy is being lifted in at the moment: [ATTACH]

    IMG_20260817_124652945~2.jpg Aug 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM

  2. ghost replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here Colin, and suggest that no-one else has ever seriously suggested 7 coach trains, extending platforms and bringing in larger locos from around the world except you. I've certainly never seen it...

    Aug 17, 2026 at 10:32 AM

  3. ghost liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    All in the notion of making the L&B something it never was and you loose the charm of the Little Train to Lynton. Some of the stations may be able to have longer platforms but to be honest, as soon as you do that, you loose that uniqueness and...

    Aug 17, 2026 at 7:26 AM

  4. ghost liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Just as a point of interest. As we know the L&B is fairly limited to a maximum of 5 carriages per rake except for very occasional longer rake specials such as the closing of the line train due to platform lengths. Most platform lengths on the...

    Aug 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM

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

    I think the L&B could do well to stick to what it knows: we have well-established and authorised heritage underframe and bogie designs, so why not utilise those, and build lightweight modern-image or heritage-style aluminium/steel/fiberglass...

    Aug 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM

  6. ghost liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Colin, I really do admire your enthusiasm :) That said, while it can be speculated over and over here on loco and rolling stock options, the person who really knows what's needed or is viable is Stuart Nelhams our General Manager. He is very...

    Aug 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM

  7. ghost liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    A railway doesn’t need to own their own engines as the be all and end all. Look at the GWSR as an example. They only ever owned two small saddle tanks and sold both of them. Not one of their current or past steam fleet (with the exception of the...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM

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

    To be fair, an unwritten rule isn't worth the paper it isn't written on. If these rules were to apply (and by 'rolling stock' I assume you mean 'locomotives'? There is a difference!) at least half the locomotives at Woody Bay will need to be...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM

  9. ghost liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.

    To provide a summary, we are working on three wagons at Rothley, B560676 (Floor and fixed end etc), B573403 (floor etc replace), B590067 (formerly B279702) new floor etc. We hope to have all three completed this year. Meanwhile at Swithland,...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM

  10. ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    [My emphasis] The whole point of this, and previous, discussions is that the messaging about the role of ordinary members is not nurturing engagement.

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM

  11. ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I don't believe that any member (of any railway society) has ever felt that, never mind communicated it in writing. Volunteers are a different matter.

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM

  12. ghost liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    without going back and finding the posts, I'm pretty certain that you have on more than one occasion denigrated the general membership as more of a nuisance than an asset. Even now you are saying that their financial benefit to the railway is...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM

  13. ghost replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Well if you listen to Lineisclear, that person with the bequest is not that important because they are 'just' a member/supporter and he would rather time is spent chasing Arts Council grants than looking after the members and supporters who have...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM

  14. ghost liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There's one aspect of bequests that's worth thinking about, it seems to me. It feels like part of the mess at the NYMR is ('was', really - it's over, now, mostly) a struggle over power. One faction/group (I'm not sure how many there are,...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM

  15. ghost liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I made no comment on their level of commitment. I describe them as third parties because they are independent organisations, not formally part of NYMR, and have their own pressures and drivers which may cause them to change approach to NYMR...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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