tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post3397753079613270984..comments2023-09-25T11:40:37.840+01:00Comments on Steaming to Broadway!: Today was the Day!Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-65852150357634902442011-06-18T19:23:05.895+01:002011-06-18T19:23:05.895+01:00To Tom
Thanks for your comments - I think T T exp...To Tom <br />Thanks for your comments - I think T T expressed my sentiments exactly.<br />BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-7537907251956322212011-06-18T19:19:21.850+01:002011-06-18T19:19:21.850+01:00Hi Jim and Andy,
The extra height on th platform i...Hi Jim and Andy,<br />The extra height on th platform is to achieve the desired depth of ballast over the adjacent bridge, the new extended platform virtually meeting the bridge. The specifcation was given the thumbs up by the Head of PWay.<br /><br />The ballast we are using is contaminated ballast from the trackbed and is ideal for infill, in particlar to get a good compaction for laying slabs around the station building.<br /><br />Thanks for your commments and interest.<br />BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-2224852735466261682011-06-18T18:46:21.580+01:002011-06-18T18:46:21.580+01:00If the new platform is 10" higher, how many h...If the new platform is 10" higher, how many hundreds of tonnes of extra ballast are you going to need to bring the rail head upto the correct level, surely would it not be wise at this stage to reduced the current platform down in height also meaning that you won't need so many bricksAndynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-69252428371905011282011-06-17T22:22:57.078+01:002011-06-17T22:22:57.078+01:00Tom, that's a brilliant post, good for you. W...Tom, that's a brilliant post, good for you. We are seeing the regeneration of what will be a fine railway station which will do us proud I'm sure!Toddingtontedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470051178926426104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-1118588879872024522011-06-17T20:04:13.788+01:002011-06-17T20:04:13.788+01:00Just a quick note to say congratulations to all of...Just a quick note to say congratulations to all of the volunteers, both new and old, who arrive in all weathers to continue work on the platform.<br />I have had great pleasure in meeting you all, and being able to work alongside you. Thankyou for the warm welcome and the assistance that has been given to me by the members of the Broadway Area Group, who really are a fantastic group of gentlemen.<br />Im sorry I couldnt be there to see the last coping slab to be laid on the wall, but I look forward to returning to the ranks soon to get in the way, annoy people, and generally wreak havoc.<br />The success that we have seen so far is brilliant, and there are many obstacles yet to overcome, but as a team, I think we are more than capable of getting through it and really creating a first-class rebuild of the old station building.<br />From humble beginnings and all that!<br />All the best gents<br />Tom - your youngest volunteer :)Tom Pillingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-81311692037288354032011-06-17T12:35:55.291+01:002011-06-17T12:35:55.291+01:00Thanks Nigel - nice to know that someone at least ...Thanks Nigel - nice to know that someone at least is impressed by our achievementDave Bowienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-76452545193819747742011-06-17T12:32:57.418+01:002011-06-17T12:32:57.418+01:00This may be a stupid question but why is the new p...This may be a stupid question but why is the new platform 10" higher?Jim Boylesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-76860219923030648682011-06-17T07:39:07.958+01:002011-06-17T07:39:07.958+01:00Nigel,
Yes, the plan is to infill at least a secti...Nigel,<br />Yes, the plan is to infill at least a section of it for open days and exhibitions. The difficulty is that the new platform is 250mm higher than the original surface so there is only fresh air to hold the infill at the rear!<br />BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-9299009112056243772011-06-17T01:44:35.931+01:002011-06-17T01:44:35.931+01:00Many congratulations on the progress to-date. Do y...Many congratulations on the progress to-date. Do you plan on filling in the gap behind the wall and providing some kind of platform surface in the short term?<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />NigelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-63744692576427821262011-06-16T16:50:39.476+01:002011-06-16T16:50:39.476+01:00Yes we do. Money can be donated to the GWR Trust a...Yes we do. Money can be donated to the GWR Trust and Broadway recovers the total including gift aid.<br /><br />BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-16954492837111603022011-06-16T14:37:38.197+01:002011-06-16T14:37:38.197+01:00Do you have a Broadway account with the Railway? w...Do you have a Broadway account with the Railway? where your followers could contribute and the railway get the benefit of gift aid?pwllyn-veghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754565930268631273noreply@blogger.com