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Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.
Crampton Locomotive - this is a project that for a long time seemed to have gone into abeyance, but has flared into life over the last year or two, with really significant progress. https://cramptonlocomotivetrust.org/ The website has had a...
Aug 29, 2026 at 12:21 PM -
Steve replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My experiences were limited to several rides in one owned by a friend but they were never something that I enjoyed. it was a question of accept the lift or not go to whatever it was we were going to. I still have memories of going down the A1...
Aug 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM -
Steve liked Miff's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I think Fireline’s post shows it’s rather more than the paperwork. There’s also ballasting & tamping of the whole line. Installing & commissioning the signalling (both rail and road) for 3 level crossings, plus a passing loop and a terminus...
Aug 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM -
Steve replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
The Natural England fire severity index says you should be Ok by the weekend. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/328554206f114fc98c707bfc1b880cf7
Aug 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM -
Steve liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
When we first relaid the track we saw all these drainage ditches alongside the miniscule embankments, and some people thought we ought to clear them. Then we realised they were borrow ditches, left and right, to win material for the little...
Aug 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM -
Steve liked Fireline's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The intention is that it will be first used in 2028. I suspect that the track will be complete before then. However, there's fencing, wiring, tree planting, crew training, route proving and a whole host of imponderables to be dealt with before...
Aug 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM -
Steve liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
If the grass grows in the middle that's good, means a dual carriageway
Aug 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM -
Steve replied to the thread Oil Firing.
What for? Giving up fossil fuels?
Aug 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM -
Steve replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Nothing's good if you drive a Reliant Robin. I once had a lift in one so am speaking from experience.:)
Aug 25, 2026 at 8:05 PM -
Steve liked 45045's post in the thread Oil Firing.
It is a good job we only use oil and gas for transport fuels. It we were to use it for other things like road surfaces, pharmaceuticals, plastics for insulation, fertilizer, then we would still need some for these products, but as it is only...
Aug 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM -
Steve replied to the thread Oil Firing.
They say bu115h1t baffles brains. Fortunately, like most people, I’m not that brainy.
Aug 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
