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  1. pmh_74 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I should hope it did too! To do 35 miles in under 1/4 of an hour, you'd need to average 140 mph...!

    Feb 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM

  2. pmh_74 liked Bikermike's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Also living in greater london, I am not. It's easy to forget just how good transport in London and surroundings are. Even those who want to go to the NYMR by rail will be lmited by route and by timings. Also, it was an eye-opener to me when we...

    Feb 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM

  3. pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Now maybe I should move there... one of my ancestors was mayor of Bodmin... about 500 years ago! Beat that, locals...

    Feb 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM

  4. pmh_74 liked ross's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Simply changing location does not change a person's mind or attitude, or make them a local. Tourism has been vital for the Exmoor economy since about 1870- and local people know and understand this. Just being a twonk from London and buying a...

    Feb 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM

  5. pmh_74 liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Thanks, it’s a time I remember fondly - at the time the SVR were still involved in mainline steam, had a fleet of 14 engines and were very active in the hire market, the year before they had 5 out on hire across the season. We didn’t know how...

    Feb 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM

  6. pmh_74 replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    If you are successful enough to manage to build an extension, but have no more engines than today, then you can be certain that one will be available to hire from somewhere. There are a few people restoring 2' gauge engines who will want...

    Feb 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM

  7. pmh_74 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I don't think the L&B ever had a diesel locomotive, but it doesn't alter the fact that you have got one. It hasn't sopped the railway getting to the point it has. Planning law is about the built environment; a planning authority has neither the...

    Feb 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM

  8. pmh_74 liked James Hewett's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Must say I doubt that ENPA would take that much interest in the exact details of a train consist. And you can do push-pull, as FR did on the Deviation. At HSNGR (OK it's VERY short!) and at the Middy (which is a bit shorter than the track at...

    Feb 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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