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  1. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Noel, with things as they stand, and I hope I am not speaking out of turn, this next twelvemonth will see much civil engineering and bridge work being undertaken, abutments rebuilt, and waybeams either replaced or refurbished. Level crossing...

    Apr 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM

  2. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    On reflection, whilst I'll definitely go to the B&YVRT agm, I think I may spend the evening in the bar of the Fox and Goose instead. Whatever I hear there will be far more informative, even if its nothing to do with the railway.

    Apr 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM

  3. Mark Thompson liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I see from the AGM paperwork that the railway now has a 'Vision'. I wonder if it yet has a published strategy? The Vision states that the railway "....is built and operated in line with modern practices". Personally I would prefer that it was...

    Apr 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM

  4. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Interesting update, showing where the westernmost passing loop will be laid, in between bridges 24 and 25 (Austen's). The land is historic KESR curtillage, dating from the 1940s rebuilding of these bridges https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/?m=1

    Apr 30, 2026 at 5:38 PM

  5. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I think I may well need a hip-flask for this coming AGM

    Apr 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM

  6. Mark Thompson replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    Looking forward to it! They should arrive today.

    Apr 29, 2026 at 10:56 AM

  7. Mark Thompson liked Spamcan81's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

    Apr 29, 2026 at 10:56 AM

  8. Mark Thompson replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    I came here for locomotive news, and came away just having ordered 8 bottles of this! It's an ill wind....

    Apr 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM

  9. Mark Thompson liked The Green Howards's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    I can't integrate the field syncs very well at the moment... but by golly, it was worth it!

    Apr 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM

  10. Mark Thompson liked The Green Howards's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    It's called P2, it's 8.0% ABV, it'd be rude not to have less than two pints... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  11. Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I think there is another point about life membership, which is that the CCBS structure is about providing a community benefit, and that makes it difficult to have tiers of membership that have different benefits. So for example you can have...

    Apr 26, 2026 at 10:07 AM

  12. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Brighton Belle update.

    But does anyone know what they're actually getting for that exorbitant fee? If I were seriously looking at this for a private booking, I'd want rather more to go on than extravagant words, and a couple of rather vague watercolour sketches. Does...

    Apr 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM

  13. Mark Thompson liked johnofwessex's post in the thread Brighton Belle update.

    I found a photo of him @Jamessquared [ATTACH]

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