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

    All good stuff @pmh_74 I agree 100% I would also say do this hand in hand with B&YV Trust’s new strategy of rebuilding the track (but not operating trains, other than perhaps occasional open days) on the sections they own. This will prove the...

    Jun 22, 2026 at 11:27 PM

  2. Mark Thompson liked pmh_74's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Given that (a) the ENPA previously gave permission to rebuild the L&B through said landowner's land (if they could buy it), and (b) the current thinking seems to be to ignore that bit and stick to the bit they own, which doesn't affect said...

    Jun 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM

  3. Mark Thompson liked Olde576's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I say this with more about how the L&B didn’t exactly suit itself well with locals the first go around: be it by a lack of proximity as was the case with Woody Bay or Lynton’s stations to the towns and villages they were supposed to serve, or...

    Jun 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM

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

    Time can be, and is, a great changer. And with the L&BRly we're talking in increments of a century. What I'm trying to say is that just because something is how it is now, it will not remain so indefinitely. But sometimes, one does need infinite...

    Jun 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM

  5. Mark Thompson liked Olde576's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I agree, at least in the sense that this doesn't need to be an "Us versus them" sort of situation. The important thing is that the land is the L&B owns the land into Parracombe, and can be a good presence within the community if/when trains get...

    Jun 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM

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

    https://www.exmoor-associates.co.uk/contact/ New members ALWAYS welcome!

    Jun 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM

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

    It was, I believe, WS Churchill who said: "Democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all those other forms that have been tried."

    Jun 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM

  8. Mark Thompson liked Snail368's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    That is democracy however. I think it is a good thing overall.

    Jun 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM

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

    All shareholders of EA voted to pass on the land assets to the B&YVRT, of which we are now members.

    Jun 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM

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

    Yes, and it also undertakes not to enrich Devon scones to greater than 3.8% jam on top for civilian use only, while in exchange the L&BRT will unlock billions in frozen assets and create a $300bn rebuilding fund, (Sorry - couldn’t resist!)...

    Jun 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM

  11. Mark Thompson liked Johann Marsbar's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

    June update..... [MEDIA]

    Jun 16, 2026
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