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Selsig replied to the thread Barnstaple and Yeo Valley Railway Trust - B&YVRT.
I agree on the location, though I think it was relaid as 2' gauge several years before it ceased to be used, and I have a suspicion that 2' gauge track is still there. Google maps street view certainly seems to suggest so -...
Aug 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM -
Selsig replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Whilst this is the case, there is a large experience base of what oil firing works well on 2' gauge locomotives in the UK - for many years the Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland, Vale of Rheidol and Brecon Mountain railways were near exclusively oil...
Aug 11, 2026 at 6:11 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Barnstaple and Yeo Valley Railway Trust - B&YVRT.
Thanks for posting these links to the blog updates, much appreciated and it is great to see the work being done in the various areas along the route.
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM -
silversteellady liked Ben Jenden's post in the thread ELR | Autumn Steam Gala | 16th-18th October 2026.
SECR O1 No. 65 announced as third guest
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I would suggest for the most part, you should politely reject such requests. Just because a heritage site exists doesn't mean that it is duty-bound to accept anything that is offered. That is, incidentally, the context of my point about a...
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM -
ross replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
First off, oil-burning locomotives do not remove the risk of lineside fire- as has been found in Colorado. Oil burners can, and regularly do, chuck lumps of unburnt carbon out the chimney, hot enough that they ignite on meeting oxygen. Oil firing...
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Musket The Dog's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Would it be worth repeating (again?) the potential for anyone with internet access to view the statements in this forum and use them against the railway, without any context of the surrounding discussion? Especially at a time when the railway is...
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
IMHO one of the key problems with the L&BRT for a long time has been the lack of formal, agreed policies on many aspects of the restoration and operation. Even the current 'business strategy' to some extent is very high-level and does not get...
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think we're aligned - the key point for me being that the policy needs to define the preferred outcome, rather than leave the question open "because pragmatism"
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
