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  1. Mark Thompson liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks Mike Goodwin. In reply. Plans aren't to lay the P Way in two phases as finished trackbed becomes available. Phase one of track laying will comprise the section from the old Salehurst Halt site back to Junction Rd with plans to complete...

    1. Svibanj 2026. u 10:35

  2. Mark Thompson odgovara u temi 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...

    30. Travanj 2026. u 21:24

  3. Mark Thompson odgovara u temi 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.

    30. Travanj 2026. u 18:30

  4. 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...

    30. Travanj 2026. u 18:22

  5. Mark Thompson odgovara u temi 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

    30. Travanj 2026. u 17:38

  6. Mark Thompson odgovara u temi Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

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

    29. Travanj 2026. u 19:20

  7. Mark Thompson odgovara u temi P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    Looking forward to it! They should arrive today.

    29. Travanj 2026. u 10:56

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

    I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

    29. Travanj 2026. u 10:56

  9. Mark Thompson odgovara u temi 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....

    26. Travanj 2026. u 21:58

  10. 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!

    26. Travanj 2026. u 21:56

  11. 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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  12. 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...

    26. Travanj 2026. u 10:07
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