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Waterbuck liked Keith Sergeant's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Britannia passing Brock en route to Carnforth. [ATTACH]
Jun 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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ghost replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Could you provide evidence for this claim please?
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM -
ghost liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Near on impossible I’d imagine. Reinstating something that was already there is an entirely different prospect to building a something new, especially when it’s in the national park.
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM -
ghost liked The Dainton Banker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Which doesn't actually answer my question at all ! Why does it need to ? And what has Marmite got to do with the manner of obtaining track-bed?
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM -
jnc liked Big Al's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
When a planned closure of an 'A' road is necessary, the alternative route is always selected so that it will provide a similar clearance and weight limit to the road that is closed. This is specifically to help large/heavy vehicles. Car drivers...
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM -
jnc replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
There are usually/often consequences for engineers who make such mistakes. In the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse, the engineering company responsible for not catching the mistake that led to the disaster lost its licenses. Heck, even after...
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM -
TonyW liked torgormaig's post in the thread National Railway Museum.
And in other NRM news the 1845 built LNWR 2-2-2 "Columbine" returned to York yesterday and is temporally displayed on the turntable. A former resident of the old York Museum it has spent much of the last century in the city. In the 1990s it was...
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Pete Thornhill replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Near on impossible I’d imagine. Reinstating something that was already there is an entirely different prospect to building a something new, especially when it’s in the national park.
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM -
jnc liked Enterprise's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
So as an engineer, you were such a paragon that you never made a mistake with a calculation or forgot a design factor that required consideration?
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Up to a point. Personally, I think both driver and employer need to be aware that not taking it seriously will lead to consequences. 30-odd years ago my wife was at a sealed unit glass factory when the haulier turned up with a normal flat bed...
Jun 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
