lynbarns letzte Aktivitäten
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lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Just looking at the Facebook page for Sharpthorn, I think you might find it will require much more work than has been realised so far, which begs the question, just how far do you go with a project like this?...
2 März 2026 um 01:03 -
lynbarn gefällt WorkingPressure225s Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
There’s currently a group doing exactly that, with the intention being to put it on display in Steamworks. They are on Facebook but the page hasn’t had a post for about 10 months. I did some prep work on it a couple of years ago as part of the...
2 März 2026 um 00:53 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Yes, that would be the better way to go about it if we couldn't purchase the trackbed straight away. I only suggested the above in light of the fact that some farmers would have been forced to sell some of their land to come under the 100-acre...
2 März 2026 um 00:51 -
lynbarn gefällt The Dainton Bankers Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Better the other way round, surely ? i.e. lease the trackbed off the farmers. A long lease would protect the railway's interest but also give the farmer an extra income stream while enabling them to easily recover their land at little cost should...
2 März 2026 um 00:45 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I am only quoting what I was told by some of the staff at the NRM a few years back. I think the FR said pretty much the same about the Double Fairlie now at the NRM, and as it turned out, they now have two new Fairlies since that was said and...
1 März 2026 um 20:16 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
That, of course, is the problem for all heritage steam locomotives; eventually, we discussed this on the Lynton and Barnstaple thread many years ago about LEW. If it were ever found, the conclusion was, I think we would be better off building a...
1 März 2026 um 20:04 -
lynbarn gefällt andrewtopliss Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think the amount of work is very high, lots of original material would be lost and the loco when done is only very small, so not much use! This makes it almost impossible to prioritise it over other locos which would be better choices. It was...
1 März 2026 um 19:51 -
lynbarn gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Although I agree that my comment was not clear, I was not levelling any criticism specifically at the Bluebell Railway. It was a wider point about the arguably good situation where there are many locomotives that have been saved from the...
1 März 2026 um 19:50 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
With this government playing silly buggers with farmers (don't think for one moment that their policy regarding taxing the size of farm has gone away), the trust could be a saviour for some local North Devon farms, if it had the money to do so....
1 März 2026 um 19:45 -
lynbarn gefällt Old Kent Bikers Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The L&BRT can only (CPOs excepted, but that is a whole new can of worms and not feasible here and now) buy land that the current owners are willing and able to sell. This can take years of patient, positive and constructive engagement. One piece...
1 März 2026 um 19:30 -
lynbarn gefällt RailWests Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
True, but.... from reading the ENPA Report I sensed an element of "outwith the original" as well. The CFL proposal would have involved building on land that AIUI was never part of the original railway's ownership, but was an 'extra' that was...
1 März 2026 um 19:29 -
lynbarn gefällt Mark Thompsons Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
How about a Billinton cab and chimney, gamboge livery, and a painted name?;):eek::Drool: (Ducks to avoid incoming Swindon paperweight)
28 Februar 2026 um 21:24 -
lynbarn gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
"Too many locos" is I think being harsh. The collection exists both to provide operational locos, and to be displayed when locos are out of traffic. It isn't there just to provide the smallest possible number of locos necessary to run the...
28 Februar 2026 um 16:49 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Three things come to mind:- 1) The Trust will need to change its communication to the Parracombe community, and it will also need to understand their side of the negotiations. 2) Presenting the project as both an environmental protection plan...
28 Februar 2026 um 16:01 -
lynbarn gefällt John Petleys Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I find it interesting that far more people say that the Dukedog isn't really appropriate for the Bluebell than the North London Tank. Leaving aside the latter's role in taking up the track north of HK in 1964-5. the engine has no real connection...
28 Februar 2026 um 11:46
