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Miff liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Just to observe the "another church in the next village" is exactly what you describe about railways - and if people leave their local church, there are good odds they won't land at another, especially if its in another village. The answer in...
Jun 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM -
Miff liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Paul. The 3.1/2 miles Robertsbridge to Bodiam station I quoted was simply the old general mileage description used by BR. The actual distance from the buffer stops at the new Robertsbridge station to the RVR land boundary short of Bodiam station...
Jun 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM -
Miff liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I feel with Stuart at Woody Bay you have perhaps the best working culture you can have, both employed and volunteer. The problems with gaining and holding volunteers is right across the volunteer sector and has been now for many years and due to...
Jun 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM -
Miff liked lynbarn's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It is one of the biggest issues in the voluntary world, and maintaining the right culture is very hard. If you have people in positions who have never had the opportunity to learn about how voluntary culture works and how to get the best out of...
Jun 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM -
Miff liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The architectural style of the new station building at Robertsbridge is designed to follow the same style as the Colonel's station building at Tenterden - including the 'corrugated iron' roof covering. The roof covering we used on the toilet...
Jun 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Miff replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Very impressive - a new landmark building for Robertsbridge and a great facility for the railway. But it also somehow reminded me of this: "I suppose you know what we mean by a station, it has a corrugated roofing; it is not a Clapham Junction"...
Jun 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM -
Miff liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Just returned from a couple of pints at the George. Snapped this on the way in, with the entrance canopy formwork now almost complete: [ATTACH]
Jun 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Miff replied to the thread Teifi Valley Railway.
I doubt I would either if I wasn’t permitted to volunteer there. Doesn’t seem strange to me. Equally, I’m glad to see it back and wish the railway well.
Jun 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM -
Miff liked TVR Observer's post in the thread Teifi Valley Railway.
Just noticed that the TVR website has come back to life... https://www.teifivalleyrailway.wales
Jun 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM -
Miff liked ykin01's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
It had been hinted at further up, however Northiam is going to the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. L&HR Behind the Scenes Newsletter - June 2025
Jun 6, 2025
