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  1. burnham-t replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    I don't know whether the original RVR/K&ESR used bridge numbers but I suspect not. BR (Southern Region) provided bridge numbers using precast concrete markers. These numbers were in the 2000s.

    Jul 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM

  2. burnham-t liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    You asks about the various rails we will use, and have in stock, for the 3.4km long ‘missing link’ at RVR - all of which will be 113lb flat bottom rail laid on concrete sleepers with Pandrol fittings. The 970 track metres of new 113lb rail we...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM

  3. burnham-t liked paul1609's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Personally Id be pretty relaxed about the jointing, with new rail the joints on the Bodiam extension have held up pretty well in 25 years when the lines only used as a standard heritage line. Its swings and roundabouts. Theres probably only a...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM

  4. burnham-t liked D1002's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

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  5. burnham-t liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Its great that rail produced and rolled at the beleaguered Scunthorpe furnace has been used, and a good piece of PR, as well. I seem to remember that when the Bodiam extension was laid, the rail had to be procured from Poland. Stunning pictures,...

    Jul 2, 2025
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