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  1. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    So far, yours is the only source I can find for that information. Local forecast also predicts rain tomorrow morning. Thoughts?

    Jun 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM

  2. Mark Thompson replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Is all that really necessary? It was thunderstorming here just 3 nights ago, and I'm a mere 10 miles west of Robertsbridge.

    Jun 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM

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

    Don’t give Colin ideas or he’ll be launching an appeal to import a German loco!

    Jun 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM

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

    'One Engine in Steam' was usually described in the Regulations as "one engine, or two engines coupled together". To that extent, the later term of "One Train Working" had more validity perhaps. The other point to consider is not to confuse the...

    Jun 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM

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

    Only on the strictest note of pedantry. Because at no time will either engine be operating independently of either the train, or each other. The train would be one permanent continuous entity. The fact that there is a permanently coupled...

    Jun 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM

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

    Why would the ORR insist on that? The ORR isn’t in the business of setting prescriptive policies about how heritage railways operate. What it wants to see is that you have robust processes in place to identify and manage risks - that’s quite a...

    Jun 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM

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

    AFAIK the application is still in draft form, so I doubt anyone on here knows what it contains. One would hope however that those involved with its drafting have learnt from the past mistakes and will make renewed efforts to get it as...

    Jun 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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