Alan Stepney wrote: > I see that the railway opened and has run without having planning > permission, and the council has now rejected a belated planning application. > The owners have 28 days to appeal, and the council appears to be willing to > view an application favourably, subject to some (many?) conditions. I've forwarded the articles to my friend who lives about a mile away. He has aspirations of being a regular driver for the Big Boy, especially after having done it once. Maybe if enough people step up and be heard at the council, the problem will go away - as it should. JerryK Richmond, CA MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.