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  1. ross 回复主题: Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    A carriage shed is a funny thing to build- it needs a lot of narrow portal frames to house a string of carriages. In most comparable applications, you'd want vehicles side by side, you don't want to have to lift out the spud lifter, then the...

    2025-12-15 , 18:55
  2. ross 支持 Old Kent BikerLynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development 内发表的帖子.

    ... or how far into the future they are projecting? A state that will be fine for 3-5 years won't necessarily be fit for 10-20. Regardless, what is done is done. We need to move on from where we are, not worry about where we should be.

    2025-12-15 , 18:12
  3. ross 支持 Petra WildeLynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development 内发表的帖子.

    I would rather doubt that give the project update, which says: "This has been a complex project with far more work expected than originally envisaged. As trackwork was removed to enable below ground construction it quickly became evident that...

    2025-12-13 , 12:09
  4. ross 支持 Petra WildeLynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development 内发表的帖子.

    That all sounds pretty likely. There is also the point that the context is important. If trying to get a project over the line and secure agreement and funding for it to go ahead, proposers have a huge incentive to quote the lower end of the...

    2025-12-11 , 23:24
  5. ross 支持 RailWestLynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development 内发表的帖子.

    …..This is surely one reason why so many projects on the big railway end up costing more than the initial estimate. (I don’t know if that is applicable to this particular small project on the L and B, but it’s something that applies to many new...

    2025-12-11 , 23:24