Faveorite Preseved NG line?

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:37 pm

Well? which is your favorite?

EDIT: Added Isle of Man for Manxpeacock

ianm42 · Post by **ianm42** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:57 pm

Sittingbourne and Kemsley or Leighton Buzzard?

And what about the 'new' narrow gauge lines like at Launceton, the Brecon Mountain railway, Amberley Chalk Pits ....

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:05 pm

I want to vote Isle of Man, and Talyllyn

Chris

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:06 pm

ianm42 wrote:Sittingbourne and Kemsley or Leighton Buzzard?

And what about the 'new' narrow gauge lines like at Launceton, the Brecon Mountain railway, Amberley Chalk Pits ....

Oh sorry..it only let me have 10..

Brecon mountain is other welsh lines..sorry about the others...

ManxPeacock · Post by **ManxPeacock** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 12:12 am

Technically speaking the Isle of Man Railway is not a persevered line. Itâ€™s still an original railway company, nationalised by the Manx Government back in the 1970s â€“ but who cares, at least its still running.

Got to admit I do have a soft spot for the Talyllyn and the Ffestiniog Railwayâ€™s â€“ probably due to the touch of Welsh blood in me and my slightly Welsh sounding name. Of course, I have got the picture of me standing in front of the FRâ€™s locomotive, â€˜David Lloyd-Georgeâ€™ with my back covering the â€˜Georgeâ€™ bit â€“ rather sad I know, but it had to be done.

David

garethep · Post by **garethep** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 7:39 am

[quote="ManxPeacock"]Technically speaking the Isle of Man Railway is not a persevered line. Itâ€™s still an original railway company, nationalised by the Manx Government back in the 1970s â€“ but who cares, at least its still running. quote]

Technically the same applies to the Ffestiniog as they coulndt afford the act of parliment to close the line and thus when it reopened the old company was bought out and the railway could continue operation. However the line was closed for some while so despite the FR's claims it probably is a 'preserved' line

jdtech · Post by **jdtech** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 7:48 am

I voted for the Talyllyn obviously but I do like the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch quite a bit.
I don't like the FR and the WHR, to modern for my liking and too much of a tourist attrachtion not an actual railway and isn't as friendly and welcoming as the TR.

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:40 am

If much of the Lynton & Barnstaple gets reopened, I'd vote for that!

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:19 am

Amberley chalk pits please...

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:00 pm

IN fact on consideration, my favorite current NG line, is probably the Corris, considering the scale of work they have undertaken, and the very nature of what they are doing, I think that they are onto a real winner.

The corris was a very attarctive line from what I have seen, and I think there is real poential in it. Besides (not belittling the WHR (C)) they have built from scratch with little funding and very limited resources. In contrast the WHR (C) does have The Ffes as something of a safety net.

Chris

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 12:18 pm

Is the IOM railway actually preseved?

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 12:34 pm

Technicaly, no.
Its a company that has been running since 1873..kinda like the TR if i am correct?

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:52 pm

No... The Talyllyn is complicated, the line is run by the presrvation society. The Talyllyn Railway Co. exists only on paper. And the shares are held by Talyllyn Holdings Ltd.

Chris

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:54 pm

No... The Talyllyn is complicated, the line is run by the presrvation society. The Talyllyn Railway Co. exists only on paper. And the shares are held by Talyllyn Holdings Ltd.

Chris

fairlie · Post by **fairlie** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:30 pm

My Favourite's Probably the Golden Valley Light Rly. At Swanick Jcn on At
Midland Railway, Butterley.

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