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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. Miff

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    … including the first train (the Baguley-Brewery railcar) for 50 years.
     
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    Now that’s my kind of train!! ;)
     
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    If it goes wrong, you do stand of failing to organise the proverbial though...

    Congrats to the Rother Valley Team, amazing progress!
     
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    The latest youtube video includes a driver's-eye view (from the Baguley-Brewery) of a long length of the relaid track. Looks just like the KESR :) but then I suppose it would (it's the curves). It's also clear that quite soon, as surrounding undergrowth returns over a very few years, this bit of railway will look like it never went away.
     
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    I almost can't wait for that length to be reconnected at the ends! I gather some major engineering projects (bridges, level crossings) will have to go in before that can happen, though. (Shouldn't be too long, though; many/most of them seem to be already planned.)

    Noel
     
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    New blog post from earlier today here.

    This has pictures of laying the second track of the passing loop. All we need now are the points
     
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    And the ballast.. And the tamping.. And the fences.. There's a lot to be done still. But what has been done so far is magnificent! :)
     
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    I had been noticing, in the images, that there was actually a fair amount of fencing there already. Now that I look at it closely, though, it might be the farmer's existing fencing; every so often, the exact same sort of fencing (low, with wire fencing on posts)) runs out at right angles to the line, along field edges. So, I gather that the installation of the line's has yet to start, it seems. I wonder if the line will be using contractors, or volunteers, for the installation of the line's?

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    This time last year there was no fencing, Noel. (at least on the Northern side of the track) so this is the railway's installation. Wether it is permanent, I know not, but logic says why do a job twice? It is stock-proof, so all that's required, really.
     
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    The new fencing looks like the same system thats used on the K&ESR now. Id guess its probably the same contractors. Only small and emergency repairs are done by volunteers. The rolling replaccement is done by the contractors. I think the same system is used by network Rail in certain locations.
     
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