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Rother Valley Railway

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by nine elms fan, Nov 4, 2012.

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  1. Chailey Stowe

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    My footage from yesterday’s event, alongside 1013’s move the previous day if anyone is interested.

    Was very good to see the station very busy, did catch me a little off guard. Hopefully lots of donations were made to a great cause.

     
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    Good film!
    A flange greaser would be an idea on that curve!
     
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    We had one for when Britannia was there..... :)

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    Yes I did manage to speak to a human once at Virgin media. It sort of resolved one problem but created two more.
    Hardly a good way to encourage a happy customer base! ( Thank goodness for local IT/computer companies who will try to fix stuff.)
    Remember the Meerkat adverts? " Simples" is a worthwhile target for any open access system......

    Cheers, Neil
     
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    Having grown up on the Hastings line, somehow there is still something inherently wrong about seeing a stabiliser rail. Despite it being 40 years... :confused:
     
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    News of the busy RVR Robertsbridge Station open days on 17/18th April along with visit of the wonderful Hastings Unit DEMU.

    Plus an update on GWR loco No 4270 whos coming to the railway for ten years to help strengthen loco availability for the extended railway.

    All that and more at:

    https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/

    Mike
     
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    Mike, how are things going with Charwelton?
     
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    Nearly there Jon
     
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    Interesting update, showing where the westernmost passing loop will be laid, in between bridges 24 and 25 (Austen's). The land is historic KESR curtillage, dating from the 1940s rebuilding of these bridges
    https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/?m=1
     
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    Permanent URL (i.e. the link here will continue to work, after further posts to the RVRailway News blog have been made).

    Noel
     
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    Thanks but the page is not working or seems to have been removed?
     
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    If one looks closely at the blow-up of the top image (close to Bridge 24, in the upper corner) in that blog post, there's huge pile if rails stacked to one side of what will be the track-bed.

    The vibe I'm getting, look at the images, is that the RVR may want to get the track-bed completely prepared from Northbridge Street right down to Junction Road before they start laying track. Does anyone know if that is correct? Are they going to put in the road crossings before they start laying track?

    Is the plan still to bring in ballast via rail, through the NR connection at Robertsbridge (as alluded to here, although plans may have changed since that was posted), so they have to start laying track at the Robertsbridge end; or will it be via lorries/road (so they could start anywhere)?

    Whatever the answers, I have a feeling that things are going to start happening Real Soon Now (although I couldn't find a 'prospective timeline' anywhere on their Web-site).

    Noel
     
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    Removed, apparently. (Perhaps temporarily?) The Wayback Machine hadn't caught it, alas.

    Noel
     
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    Noel, with things as they stand, and I hope I am not speaking out of turn, this next twelvemonth will see much civil engineering and bridge work being undertaken, abutments rebuilt, and waybeams either replaced or refurbished. Level crossing pads are already on site, ready for installation at the appropriate time.
    Tracklaying will probably commence in the second half of 2027, commensurate with a reopening date of Easter 2028. I'm sure that Mike will correct me if I'm wrong in these assumptions.
     
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