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Pete Thornhill's Recent Activity

  1. Pete Thornhill liked Steve's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I agree wholeheartedly with that statement and feel volunteers should be members of the supporting organisation. Both the railways I am associated with decided that volunteers need not be members as that could be considered as a barrier to...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM

  2. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Actually yes thinking about it you are right but the point stands it’s definitely not the norm to be a volunteer without being a member.

    Jun 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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

    I’d say it’s not the case on most lines at all. There is usually a requirement for you to be a member for insurance purposes on many lines - in fact I remember this exact discussion in the WSR some years ago. SVR, DFR and GWSR being three...

    Jun 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM

  4. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Teifi Valley Railway.

    You can call me cynical, but the only change is the opening times which begs the question why it was offline for such a long period in the first place? Interesting to see a significant reduction in operating days this year, seems only to be...

    Jun 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM

  5. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Yes indeed, that was exactly what provoked my original question.

    Jun 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM

  6. Pete Thornhill liked mgp's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Sorry, I don't know the precise details. That was why I used the word 'understand '.

    Jun 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM

  7. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    That’s fair enough, I was just interested as it seems at odds with elsewhere, thank you for replying though. Perhaps @Lineisclear could enlighten us. Edit - As I was intrigued did a bit of Googling and possibly answered my own question. From...

    Jun 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM

  8. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Perhaps you could expand on why this is a bit more as other places taking advantage of gift aid seem to be able to do it - for example the NYMR who are a big advocate of gift aid offer a 50% discount to their members?

    Jun 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM

  9. Pete Thornhill attached a file to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    The railway offers discounts which are currently still available but somewhat hidden away on the website. They offer - 50% off a return visit within 28 days 20% off for National Trust members. In addition, there is also a 10% discount on...

    IMG_5036.jpeg Jun 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM

  10. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Many years ago? I’d argue it’s a different world now. Times have changed, an extended L&B is going to have a higher fare, then you have the attraction cost on top. This is all before you add in the additional spend on things like food and...

    Jun 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM

  11. Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    It’s just a copy and paste from the old website without the photos - https://www.lynton-rail.org.uk/page/woody-bay-station-lynton

    Jun 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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