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  1. lynbarn replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    I got very disappointed the last time I visited the Bluebell (which was some time ago now), as the LNWR Observation carriage was out of service for some reason. The other coach I do like in their collection is the LBSCR Directors' coach. Many...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM

  2. lynbarn liked Chris86's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    I think that's a bit chicken and egg- if you don't offer them, then folk can't get excited/interested. Equally, if folk don't get excited, I can see the cost justification being difficult. Most railways only have Mk1s, so the expectation is...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM

  3. lynbarn liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Absolutely. And harks back to my well-worn trope about carriages being Cinderella's pumpkins, which carry every fare paying passenger to "The ball". If every punter could be transported, using a beautifully restored 19th or early 20th century...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM

  4. lynbarn liked J Rob't Harrison's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Agreed, the GCR-RST is in distinctly poor odour with me at the moment, supporters of the Trust should have been made aware that the collection was going to be broken up, rather than finding out randomly via social media. I also don't appreciate...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM

  5. lynbarn liked StoneRoad's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    That, sadly, is a very good point !

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM

  6. lynbarn liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    There is also a culture where everyone likes the shiny engines but the coaches and especially the historic ones are just that bit more niche and harder to capture the imagination on .

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM

  7. lynbarn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    I think the team doing the Maunsell Restaurant Car at the Bluebell had a fundraising target initially of £140k, but that was some while ago, so I suspect it will end up being more - that's with a substantially volunteer team. The Pullman Car 54...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM

  8. lynbarn replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Hi Keith, sorry I didn't make it clear that it was aimed at Stuart Reeder and not StoneRoad

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM

  9. lynbarn liked ghost's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Colin, @StoneRoad is not involved in the project. Your questions would be better addressed to Stuart Reeder aka @Stewie123 or @stuartreeder

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM

  10. lynbarn liked 35B's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    And the advice given, which isn’t bad, requires someone who actually understands what the terms mean. Not in a dictionary sense, but actually in terms of what it means to pull that kind of work together, and really understand how it can work to...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM

  11. lynbarn replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    I think the term "having a business plan" comes to mind, and while you're at it, why not do a SWOT analysis? As for costings, I would suggest you think about what the worst thing could happen x 2 for both carriages. The Lynton and Barnstaple has...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM

  12. lynbarn liked StoneRoad's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    No doubt preaching to the choir here ... There are quite a few organisations providing grants. But they don't just hand out money --- They usually require the recipient to be Trust or other charitable body - which should either own the objects...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM

  13. lynbarn liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Frequently the tool of unpleasant political 'grifters' as well as those wanting special treatment in the US for their child because the NHS said "no".

    Mar 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM

  14. lynbarn liked 35B's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Mention upthread of Alf raises a different point, also relevant here. The internet means that superficially credible appeals can be made, which in reality are little more than someone scribbling online with nothing behind them, and borrowing...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM

  15. lynbarn liked Buckeye's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Go Fund me = Electronic begging. Do I give to street beggars - No.

    Mar 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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