West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Bigger on the inside than out. Hence the nickname of it being a TURDIS

Jon

 

Thought it WAS the new Relocatable equipment building!

 

No, it will be at the side of the track

 

Also a little matter of providing two more concrete bases for a lighting tower and CCTV camera plus of course the relay room and associated barriers/wigwam lights.
Does the bowmac road crossing have to be renewed? The ten thousand dollar question has to be asked to the Somerset County Council and contractors not the WSR.

 

I'd like to add my thanks for the photos, and to those offering up silly comments - it's made the thread worth reading for a change!

Steve B

 

So where will the Tepees be sited?

 

At least the engines will be able to send smoke signals

 

It's good to see some humour, even if a bit lame, on the WSR thread instead of the usual aggro.

 

Hmmm Looks like I got that description of the flashing crossing lights totally wrong then.
Certainly GOOGLE was not my friend either! Pretty sure though I have somewhere or the other heard them refereed
as wigwam lights but obviously not.
Glad to add to the humour section though even if it was at my own expense.

 

You were thinking of wig-wag lights. Clearly Google speak with forked tongue

 

Just a little point.. the decking is STRAIL

 

Thanks for the update. Interesting that it looks like they are not installing any cable ducts through the floor to the external draw pit. Do these boxes usually have above ground cable entry?

 

Interesting that the American name for these is a Porta Potty. perhaps that's a more apt name for use on the WSR?

 

Yes A senior moment there, nearly got it right!

 

Bit of a senior moment here too? I can't for the life of me find a brown or green Wednesday (when you click on May 22nd). Bit of gobbledygook too which is nothing unusual either https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/timetables

 

A few clips from today on the WSR....

 

Whilst Washford signal box has been gutted to what it was before circa 1975/6 due to the actions of the current WSR PLC board as was and is over the last 15 months.

 

New era for the WSR & S&DJR. The times they are a-changin'.

 

Great to see the WSR back on its feet, one of the UK's best heritage railways.

I watched the prompt 1000 departure this morning on the webcam, fantastic. Well done to all involved.

Hope to get down once MD is open in July/August.