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Paul42 vond jnc's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
It would not be the highest RoI, for the capital sunk into the shed (as you point out, it would be an expensive asset standing empty for much of the year), but maximizing RoI is not what heritage lines are about. I think the right way to look at...
25 aug 2026 om 09:27 -
Paul42 vond acorb's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I think everyone is on the same sheet here. For too long Mk 1s have been cinderella vehicles and 30 years ago there was a good supply, so if one got a bit tired you could easily get another in reasonable condition. As @Bikermike says that supply...
25 aug 2026 om 09:27 -
Paul42 vond flying scotsman123's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Overall station canopies at Toddington have been suggested tongue in cheek in the past!
25 aug 2026 om 09:25 -
Paul42 vond Sulzerman's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Today, I was on Pickering station for 20 minutes or so today and at least five people with family groups were trying to decipher the timetables. (I would like to see a clear large departure board displayed together with the full timetable, as the...
25 aug 2026 om 09:14 -
Paul42 vond RailWest's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
To give an example.... IMHO it is quite clear from the application plans that, once the bungalow at PE has been demolished, the only 'developement' at the site will be the platform, the main running line and the loop line. (There is also a...
25 aug 2026 om 09:12 -
Paul42 vond Breva's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
We do want a carriage shed, but can't decide where and how big. Not to mention the cost ... The canopy gang could make quite a bit of it, and reduce the cost....
24 aug 2026 om 16:16 -
Paul42 vond 35B's post leuk in het topic Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Better by far to answer the question without picking up the objector’s argument directly. So, taking one that’s been seen here about parking at Parracombe, why not simply comment from personal experience how similar planning constraints have...
24 aug 2026 om 16:09 -
Paul42 vond Wenlock's post leuk in het topic Kent & East Sussex Railway.
The only problem with abbreviating is that it all depends on one's background/experience. [ATTACH]
24 aug 2026 om 12:23
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Paul42 vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic Rother Valley Railway.
New Zealand again - shared road / rail single track bridge. Just hope nothing is coming the other way! There used to be a number of these around the country, but they are gradually being replaced with separate bridges, I think there are only one...
24 aug 2026 om 09:24 -
Paul42 vond Matt78's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Repairing carriages on a contract basis is expensive. We have spent a six figure sum on 2 MK1’s which were both operating prior to repairs. In both cases we could have done even more work to them. Many MK1’s are coming to the end of their...
24 aug 2026 om 09:23
