tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post6118461117863543680..comments2023-09-25T11:40:37.840+01:00Comments on Steaming to Broadway!: Wednesday 25th March 2015 and the Sun Shone!Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-79154930505847413832015-03-29T23:31:46.524+01:002015-03-29T23:31:46.524+01:00Does the CVR serve a purpose to the heritage movem...Does the CVR serve a purpose to the heritage movement? Maybe it gives a steam experience in an area with little steam activity, but a mile long line is too short to be viable surely?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-80582330221560227672015-03-29T10:15:10.874+01:002015-03-29T10:15:10.874+01:00Aaron,
without a bottomless pit of money, is it be...Aaron,<br />without a bottomless pit of money, is it better to let a short track railway go and use available money to extend where possible?<br />Being Westcountry Bodmin to Wadebridge-Buckfast to Ashburton- GWSR to Honeybourne & even WSR to Taunton has more appeal to me.<br />Same question can be asked about locos waiting for preservation.<br />I'm thinking about Masbury station, lot of effort but went nowhere.<br /><br />Barry MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-76688096882514488842015-03-29T09:04:32.385+01:002015-03-29T09:04:32.385+01:00^ An Australian businessman owns all the land the ...^ An Australian businessman owns all the land the Railway is on. He has given them notice to stop all operations by December 2015. All buildings, tracks, signals etc must be demolished/removed by 2016. It has been reported that he thinks the land is on a 'prime location' for housing, it is not! Please can everyone spread the word and contact the CVR to donate funds to purchase the land, otherwise they will be lost!<br />Thanks<br />AaronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-87248263570013061842015-03-28T16:45:27.418+00:002015-03-28T16:45:27.418+00:00Why does the Colne Valley have to close?Why does the Colne Valley have to close?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-44943872504240999612015-03-28T10:37:45.505+00:002015-03-28T10:37:45.505+00:00http://www.hintononthegreen.org.uk/hinton-village-...http://www.hintononthegreen.org.uk/hinton-village-history-railway.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-80566319228938508662015-03-27T20:51:28.610+00:002015-03-27T20:51:28.610+00:00Sorry I shoul have said upgrade of the drainage on...Sorry I shoul have said upgrade of the drainage on the Honeybourne LineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-297148524005696972015-03-27T20:50:10.725+00:002015-03-27T20:50:10.725+00:00See the Hinton on the green website, it refers to ...See the Hinton on the green website, it refers to the BR upgrade of the Honeybourne Line in the Feb to Mar 1958 period. It also shows the Cornishman diverted via Evesham and Ashchurch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-76718468184639878232015-03-27T09:53:18.433+00:002015-03-27T09:53:18.433+00:00^ They might transfer their assets to the nearby E...^ They might transfer their assets to the nearby East Anglian Railway museum.<br /><br />AARONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-38654219779765704962015-03-26T20:22:23.529+00:002015-03-26T20:22:23.529+00:00I see in "steam railway" that Colne Vall...I see in "steam railway" that Colne Valley has to close by year end. Is there anything there that the GWSR could help them out by relocating to Broadway?I believe the station even has to be flattened.<br /><br />Barry MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-40163985157678840392015-03-26T08:41:22.833+00:002015-03-26T08:41:22.833+00:00Gordon,
Thanks for the offer of the chimney pot bu...Gordon,<br />Thanks for the offer of the chimney pot but we do have one that will suit. CheersBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318720512739905663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-52219499799250510822015-03-25T22:59:15.556+00:002015-03-25T22:59:15.556+00:00As far as I know, concrete has been used for most ...As far as I know, concrete has been used for most items on UK railways since the 1930s (especially the Southern) and much of what is now the GWSR ballast formation was "blanketed" and drainage updated in the late 1950s. Indeed, I have a "temporary" S&T token marked "Willersey - Honeybourne West Loop" for the period when the line was singled during the blanketing operations. Hope this helps. Toddington Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-61353980891200193392015-03-25T22:54:37.720+00:002015-03-25T22:54:37.720+00:00I have a chimney pot if you want. It is cream with...I have a chimney pot if you want. It is cream with louvres. Gordon SmithGordon Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-78616152585051785412015-03-25T22:12:57.561+00:002015-03-25T22:12:57.561+00:00How long have concrete drainage rings been used on...How long have concrete drainage rings been used on railways, and what is the likely provenance of the ones we have? Are they BR 1950s-70's or GWR?stevebaker70https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230600081816951172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-35828012398629934102015-03-25T21:05:34.850+00:002015-03-25T21:05:34.850+00:00The freudian slip seems to have been corrected! W...The freudian slip seems to have been corrected! Well done on progress once more folks!<br /><br />Toddington Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246842529969806828.post-65845472687875932982015-03-25T20:20:04.560+00:002015-03-25T20:20:04.560+00:00"...has been terrific and Jim's predictio..."...has been terrific and Jim's prediction of a couple of more shits..." What the f?! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com