It's a question I wondered about, too - are the Clan Group actually using finer tolerances than Crewe were able to in the 1950s?
And your solution without a CPO is precisely what, @Thomas Woods ? Agreed, but we are in a situation where at least one landowner has repeatedly...
I should start by saying that much has been achieved; in particular the acquisition of the Parracombe Halt site in June 2021 (Rick & Barbara...
Lucky you - that's not been my experience, I'm afraid. Let's see what the next three weeks brings.
I don't take this view - what I see is people who care and who want to know what is going on because they want the L&B to succeed.
This must be correct, given that otherwise there is some (undefined?) level of opposition which hands a veto to landowners which is precisely what...
We agree @Miff - my point was that the ned for CP powers to obtain all the required land (both to build the line at all and to unlock the Grampian...
Well that's perfectly sensible right up to the point that the circumstances change and it became clear that the CPO powers of a TWAO would be...
Interesting, @Miff - what was the planning status in the RVR's case (which is the first heritage TWAO that employs the full range of powers I can...
@Miff - fine, except that I understoof PP can be granted - and therefore clarified - in the granting of a TWAO. If this is correct, then there was...
Thanks @Miff - which given the repeated public positions of some of the landowners, seems a major oversight - or one which requires proper...
@H Cloutt - perhaps the fairer question is whether the TWAO application has been made yet? If not, why not - given that it is the only route to...
I don't recall it either. If you don't want to have a loaded passenger train unattached to an engine on a steep downgrade, it seems to me that...
Only if both are diesels, presumably? Is this the plan?
I think that there's a balance to be struck: these are not just *any* assets - they're privately owned, yes, but they're also a very tangible part...
Lovely shot. The building is one of the two at Mangapps from the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway - it's either ex-Horam or ex-Laxfield.
Other than being detuned by reducing the BP to 250 psi - presumably the reduced maintenance costs offset the 11% loss of maximum tractive effort...
Thank-you @RailWest - I thought I'd seen that as a design somewhere.
Uncanny. Superb, love it @Mark Thompson
Thanks, @RailWest - but presumably the loop would be left in situ when the line is extended (it would be presumably provide some operational...
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