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  1. Tobbes liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    There is only one answer - the length that provides the best balance between the numbers that can be attracted to it and the cost to maintain and operate. Longer does not equate necessarily to better, but shorter might not attract sufficient...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM

  2. Tobbes liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Wise leaders will take a range of opinions into consideration, of which those on here will only be part. Let's see what the consultation brings, and how the Trust respond to it. I'm personally content that the question is quite narrow, because...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM

  3. Tobbes liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    That opens a different can of worms, which is that of "what is the optimum length of a heritage railway".

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM

  4. Tobbes liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I agree, but if I were staying in the area, I might well combine Woody Bay with either Lynton & Lynmouth, or one of the nearby-ish NT properties (yes, I am a member...), whether Heddon Mouth or a little further away Arlington Court. And if the...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM

  5. Tobbes liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I don't think it really works at all for anyone aiming to start at East Grinstead, i.e. use the train to get to Sheffield Park, visit the gardens, then return. It's a 20 minute walk each way; allow time to get off the station and into the garden...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM

  6. Tobbes liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Very likely true, but that is a function of people and how they have chosen to operate, not organisations. EA/YVT are doing nothing that L&BRT couldn't have done; the decisions and choices are about how each have set their priorities.

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM

  7. Tobbes liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Quite. The entry at Heddon Hall | Devon Gardens Trust does not suggest a Wisley, or even a Rosemoor. The site at Heddon Hall is vastly smaller than Rosemoor, let alone Wisley. I'd also ask the question of what the L&B is for. If Heddon were...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM

  8. Tobbes liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I think that that would be immediately rejected by the planners as it doesn’t fit with their policy for reinstatement of the original line. A new route would fall foul of several ENPA objectives I suspect. Just because LBRT find themselves in...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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