::::::::: What difference do you see between the Arlesdale Railway, the R&ER; "of the Arlesdale date" and today's R&ER;?  I see the Arlesdale as being based on the R&ER; of the '60s-'70s (as Mike & Sigrid exist), and the R&ER; has changed relatively little since then. It has grown somewhat, acquired some more locos and the radio control system, but the basic business model, including the preservation society, is much as it was then.