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Mark Thompson replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
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Apr 15, 2024 at 11:20 PM -
Mark Thompson liked Vulcan Works's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
15 months ago I joined the committee of a canal restoration society on its last legs that had become a 'gardening and tidying up club'. The Chair was protected by 4 stalwarts who had no new ideas and no desire to embark on any significant...
Apr 15, 2024 at 11:17 PM -
Mark Thompson liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Rapid evolution rather than revolution definitely a good aspiration. We must wait to see how members vote. There are of course many possible interpretations whenever votes are cast unless the question being voted on is very specific, but I think...
Apr 15, 2024 at 3:44 PM -
Mark Thompson liked gwilialan's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Sounds much like this well known anecdote but maybe a few of the youngsters out there may not have heard it:- A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes that he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon...
Apr 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM -
Mark Thompson liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
We still have one of those doors in the high value container along with a few panels. We also acquired recently a number of thick walled polystyrene chilled food boxes, which we are beginning to move things into for better storage and easier...
Apr 12, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
[IMG] Watts Occurring – the “what, why, when and how” of what we do Details of the forthcoming BRPS Annual General Meeting Work continues on the Q class tender Restoration on multiple fronts in the C&W with work on the Maunsell Restaurant Car,...
Apr 12, 2024 at 10:20 AM -
Mark Thompson liked Michael B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
If only that were true. There has been no accountability from the Chairman misrepresenting the exposure of the Trust to the Blackmoor Company or the fact that at the EGM he ignored all the comments alleging illegality from the floor, not to...
Apr 11, 2024 at 11:22 PM -
Mark Thompson liked Isambard!'s post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Well... Companies generally move quickly. Time is money. I don't buy the confidentiality concept in toto. Some things must be confidential, but I tend towards openness. We've seen exactly the sort of behaviours you describe Dave. Cowling...
Apr 11, 2024 at 3:46 PM -
Mark Thompson liked Meatman's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think 4 so far have posted on relevant FB pages lengthy resume's, Exmoor Associates is inviting all nominee's to write a 500 word summary which will be sent to its shareholders, if some of you are struggling now, imagine how the general...
Apr 11, 2024 at 11:02 AM -
Mark Thompson liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
And I look forward to seeing better results in the next set of NYMR accounts. However, my concern is broader and more fundamental. Chasing grants is a sound tactical decision - as you say, who would turn down £1m. But, as the arts sector is...
Apr 10, 2024 at 12:30 PM -
Mark Thompson liked Michael B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
You could read the contemporary accounts of coach journies to Lynton. On the Lynmouth-Minehead run, Mr Riddell, proprietor of the Torrs Hotel (recently demolished) said that all passengers 'are compelled to sit outside in all weathers...
Apr 10, 2024 at 6:42 AM -
Mark Thompson replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Am I the only one who, on reading this, feels like they are slogging through the mud of Paschendaele towards a completely uncertain objective? At least there are no bullets. For now...
Apr 9, 2024 -
Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It's on my Euromillions list ... Tom
Apr 9, 2024 -
Mark Thompson replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Exactly, Tom. Modern ride quality was unknown then, so any improvement on what went before was marvellous! One reason why I'd love to see Bluebell's LCDR 6-wheel brake 3rd restored for service- with its original underframe and running gear, we...
Apr 9, 2024 -
Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Worth remembering that that carriage (like many Victorian renovations) is on a non-original under frame, specifically in that case one from a 6-wheel LMS CCT. Many Victorian four wheelers are running on ex-parcel van under frames. Those have much...
Apr 9, 2024
