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  1. Mark Thompson a răspuns la subiectul 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?

    30 Iun 2026 la 01:46

  2. Mark Thompson a răspuns la subiectul 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.

    30 Iun 2026 la 00:28

  3. Mark Thompson a plăcut postul lui ghost în subiectul Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

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

    27 Iun 2026 la 18:53

  4. Mark Thompson a plăcut postul lui RailWest în subiectul 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...

    26 Iun 2026 la 16:57

  5. Mark Thompson a răspuns la subiectul 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...

    26 Iun 2026 la 16:20

  6. Mark Thompson a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul 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...

    26 Iun 2026 la 16:13

  7. Mark Thompson a plăcut postul lui RailWest în subiectul 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...

    25 Iun 2026 la 21:53
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