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Sheff liked Jimc's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
I would be utterly gobsmacked to hear that an ISO9001 registered boilermaker had changed the specification unilaterally because they were a piece short.
Dec 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM -
ragl liked William Fletcher's post in the thread Great Central Railway General Matters.
Once upon a day, a pub opening for Christmas was a new thing, then it became Christmas lunch and I recall nearly 30 years ago going for Christmas dinner with a grandparent on their first year alone. Now everyone is doing it. Likewise, I have...
Dec 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM -
Biermeister liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Friends and Colleagues The Rother Valley Railway Project appeal to raise the balancing funds of £350,000 to cover the total £600,000 cost of building the loco shed and it's associated facilities at Robertsbridge was launched about 10 days ago....
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Biermeister liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Erm... what was that, now?
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM -
Biermeister liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Can I be the first to suggest on this thread that my dream scenario (“money no object, no reference to original L&BR rolling stock”, as per the OP’s wishes) is for the entire twenty mile length to be relaid as broad gauge, with replica Gooch /...
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM -
Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
And the Great Eastern to work the sailings from Lynmouth?
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Biermeister liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It was practical, in fact im many ways more practical for the engineering of the time, and resulted in higher speeds and greater safety. It just wasn’t widely adopted. The Betamax of its day
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM -
Biermeister liked Old Kent Biker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
GWR = God's Wonderful Railway!
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM -
Biermeister liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That's a possible! In fact, as Captain Picard would say...Make it so (Throws more big handfulls of cash)...we now overlay at Taunton, Champagne Breakfast once on the move again across Exmoor :D
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM -
Biermeister liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
...and the line direct across Exmoor from Taunton?
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM -
Biermeister liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Or have the Queen Anne or Queen Mary 2 dock into Lynmouth for the crossing? Or perhaps the Royal Clipper or Golden Horizon for the luxury sailing experience? Cash unlimited? Chartered steam hauled sleeper from Paddington to Barnstaple direct,...
Dec 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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ross replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Dousland, indeed. I did not mean Yelverton at all. The Burrator Inn is a splendid establishment, I literally lived there when we were surveying the prison. There was a halt above the Burrator dam, and it is more of a destination than...
Dec 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
