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  1. lynbarn liked John Petley's post in the thread 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...

    Feb 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM

  2. lynbarn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...

    Feb 28, 2026 at 11:45 AM

  3. lynbarn replied to the thread 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...

    Feb 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM

  4. lynbarn liked marshall5's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    A very pleasing news item from IoM Today :-...

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  5. lynbarn liked Jdwitts's post in the thread 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...

    Feb 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM

  6. lynbarn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...

    Feb 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM

  7. lynbarn liked andrewtoplis's post in the thread 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?

    Feb 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM

  8. lynbarn replied to the thread 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.

    Feb 26, 2026 at 9:33 PM

  9. lynbarn liked Alex Productions's post in the thread 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.

    Feb 26, 2026 at 9:31 PM

  10. lynbarn liked 35B's post in the thread 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.

    Feb 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM

  11. lynbarn replied to the thread 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...

    Feb 26, 2026 at 8:46 PM

  12. lynbarn liked NBDR Lock's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Seems to me that the plan should have been to work with the authorities all along. :)

    Feb 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM

  13. lynbarn replied to the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    Thanks for the update

    Feb 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM

  14. lynbarn liked 60044's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    No the LNERCA haven't run out - we built up sufficient to restore all the carriages we then had, although since then we've acquired more carriages but, in fact, 4-5 years ago we bought a large lot from a timber merchant in Essex, who had stored...

    Feb 25, 2026 at 11:57 PM

  15. lynbarn liked StoneRoad's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    Same with burning confiscated ivory. Perhaps the items should be sold and the monies raised poured into conservation & enforcement - or supplied to restoration projects. [also education to persuade certain groups that their ethnic medicines are...

    Feb 25, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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