pmh_74's Recent Activity
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pmh_74 liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread Great Central Railway General Matters.
78018 is seen double heading with 78019 on it's last run before being withdrawn for overhaul, hopefully it's back in the not to distant future. [ATTACH]
Feb 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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pmh_74 replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
GCR-based '68067' is operational. Recently announced for Swanage gala.
Feb 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Sorry but you've misunderstood my suggestion. Get permission to Parracombe. Start building it at KL, and get as far as that bridge done, and up to passenger carrying standard before going any further. At that point you are perhaps 3-5 years into...
Feb 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM -
pmh_74 liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My two pence: The most important currency to build at present is that of credibility. Both within and without the heritage railway movement the overall project skates on thin ice at present. Only the B&YVRT has been in consistent “positive”...
Feb 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
No, I agree... but giving objectors such easy targets to object to just seems counter-productive to me. Especially when you have a local plan, which already says what you can do, and which your application will be judged against.
Feb 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It was, but the objectors also gained traction because of all the nonsense about putting in a sector table. Notwithstanding the fact that it obviously wasn't communicated clearly what that meant in practical terms, it could have been avoided...
Feb 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Same conclusion I came to two and a half years ago. (See post #10921.) You wouldn't need to demolish it any time soon though. Get permission to do so, build the extension up to just short of it, and just keep renting it out until such time as...
Feb 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM -
pmh_74 liked Fish Plate's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I've followed the trials and tribulations of the L&B restoration for a number of years now. Having visited Woody Bay a few years ago, I was impressed by what I found and would dearly love to see it extended. Looking at the recent discussions, it...
Feb 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.
The GCR (Leics.) was once home to Barnums 664 & 666; 664 was externally restored and operated a few times as an empty shell (I believe it even once housed a board meeting on the move); 666 the NRM example just sat around. They also saved suburban...
Feb 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM -
pmh_74 liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The value of that business case can be seen from what we have now. A report, never published and never acted upon, using data and assumptions that are now 30 years old, is worth less than the paper it’s printed on. And that’s taking the view that...
Feb 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM -
pmh_74 liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Quite. A theme park and a steam railway are two very different attractions. Having somewhere for kids to be able to run off steam is an excellent idea, but otherwise the place has to have confidence in what it is.
Feb 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM -
pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I'm glad you think so, because in my experience directors and trustees of heritage railways, across the country, are almost all volunteers. Managers is another matter; if you need someone to run the thing 7 days a week then it stands to reason...
Feb 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM -
pmh_74 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Now edited! :)
Feb 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
