Tom - absolutely right. Couldn't agree more (well, I would, having suggested exactly that in the original CFL discussion.....) James
You can never over-estimate the stupidity and disregard for simple verifiable facts of the classic NIMBY railway objector. And they are usually...
Our local objectors are remarkably ignorant about railway matters - pride themselves on it in fact. We call them "Lardners" (I am sure you get...
Must say I doubt that ENPA would take that much interest in the exact details of a train consist. And you can do push-pull, as FR did on the...
Speaking purely for myself, I have always avoided visiting NYMR in winter, when there was no Whitby service - 'cos it's a real destination and a...
Yes, I can't believe that closing Woody would be any kind of useful scenario - think of all the thousands of man-hours and the enormous investment...
Very unlikely - Suffolk landowners don't usually sell their land if they can avoid it.... However, we do now have a 30-year lease on the first...
Yep - would be "interesting", although just owning it doesn't solve planning - the Southwold Railway Trust have owned a very nice half-mile of...
Thanks Mark. Yep, we made that point.... but they insist on their right for two motorised wheelchairs to pass, not to speak of their large...
Today the Suffolk County Council granted the Public Right of Way application by a number of Blythburgh residents - along the original railway...
Thanks - exactly our long-term plan in the Blyth Valley. Many question the point in putting down track where it cannot be used for some years -...
Tend to agree, sadly. I also can't see anything exciting happening on the Moor in the forseeable. When you combine the very strong and...
Co-opted- if there's a vacancy, and only one candidate comes forward for it, they can do that without an election. Perfectly legal - but a tad...
* - and as it happens, an unelected one! J
Thanks Wookey - we persevere. In fact it's mainly just one councillor, who has turned round the entire PC in 2 years (they used to be supportive,...
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