lynbarns letzte Aktivitäten
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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 -
lynbarn gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I'm sure serious proposals would be considered. But the starting point would surely have to be that that anyone proposing such a deal has the wherewithal to see the job through to completion, and store the loco under cover when not in use. The...
28 Februar 2026 um 11:45 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My understanding is that this is going to be a bit of a chess game, and the opportunity to acquire this amount of fill cheaply does not happen every day. As I see it, there are two problems:- lack of a new planning application and probably the...
28 Februar 2026 um 11:41 -
lynbarn gefällt marshall5s Beitrag in dem Thema Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
A very pleasing news item from IoM Today :-...
27 Februar 2026 um 14:36
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lynbarn gefällt Jdwittss Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
For me the Dukedog is as much a part of the Bluebell scene as Stepney, 488, or the P tanks, and a reminder that in the early days the Bluebell and its supporters were interested in preserving ANY historic locomotives (with a focus on Victorian...
27 Februar 2026 um 14:35 -
lynbarn gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I'm sure it will steam again. But with 30 locos in the collection and an operational need for only around 8, on average most locos will spend about 3 years out of traffic for every year running. That's just the nature of the collection. And that...
27 Februar 2026 um 14:34 -
lynbarn gefällt andrewtopliss Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Why do you ask in terms of "ever going to steam again?" The loco is safe and is in the queue amongst other, similar, locos...in the meantime why not lend it out to someone else who would like to display it?
27 Februar 2026 um 14:33 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Thanks, Alex, it might just happen in my lifetime to see both the Earl and the County both in steam at the same location, if all the parties involved could make it happen.
26 Februar 2026 um 21:33 -
lynbarn gefällt Alex Productionss Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
They hinted at in Trackside that Bluebell might be willing to allow another line to restore and run it but they'd regain ownership of it so I think it could happen that another line will express interest in restoring it.
26 Februar 2026 um 21:31 -
lynbarn gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
In fairness, it was. The exception was when things got tricky in the run-up to the expiry of the 2018 planning, and in the “Parracombe or bust” behaviours that followed.
26 Februar 2026 um 21:30 -
lynbarn antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
The Earl of Berkley, is she ever going to steam again? I was just wondering, as I see she is off on her travels to the Seven Valley Railway and if the Bluebell don't have the money to get back in steam, I was wondering if maybe one of the many...
26 Februar 2026 um 20:46 -
lynbarn gefällt NBDR Locks Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Seems to me that the plan should have been to work with the authorities all along. :)
26 Februar 2026 um 20:22
