tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post1504569437516119462..comments2023-07-10T14:18:09.980+01:00Comments on Extension Blog: C&W back siding worksJo http://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-50076698285732742282018-06-13T20:10:03.149+01:002018-06-13T20:10:03.149+01:00That shouldn't prevent a wooden floor complete...That shouldn't prevent a wooden floor completely, only a suspended one. Whilst people may look up more than some people would like to think, I doubt they'll be pulling up the floorboards! :)Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-75421788768720203512018-06-13T17:33:49.251+01:002018-06-13T17:33:49.251+01:00If you want to see an original floor, look into th...If you want to see an original floor, look into the Ladies Waiting Room at Toddy, just about the only original room on our line.<br /><br />I was told early on that we could not have a suspended wooden floor at Broadway due to the concrete slab and associated damp proof membrane.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-11519657230139789712018-06-13T14:59:27.681+01:002018-06-13T14:59:27.681+01:00Lino isn't necessarily modern! It was a Victor...Lino isn't necessarily modern! It was a Victorian invention so, as long as a suitably period pattern is chosen, it seems like an excellent solution, easy, modern and heritage all at the same time. If the GWR had built a refreshment room at Broadway it may well have had a linoleum floor.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-80849912391901305882018-06-13T06:24:59.835+01:002018-06-13T06:24:59.835+01:00Shame you couldn't have an actual wooden floor...Shame you couldn't have an actual wooden floor in there - modern lino just wouldn't be the same. What would it have been originally? Floorboards or Parquet like at Leamington?Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-17861472676595640812018-06-12T11:41:27.957+01:002018-06-12T11:41:27.957+01:00I protested at their intended removal, but was ove...I protested at their intended removal, but was overruled. They were taken out to enlarge the turn in at the bottom and I suggested putting them back a little further up, but that was also declined.<br />'Modern regulations' is the catch all phrase to drive something through that you want to do. There is in fact very little you really cannot do, with a little bit of ingenuity.<br />The gate posts were taken to Winchcombe and I believe that CRC intend to use them for something. The wooden gates, made specially for Broadway, were cut down and hung onto the Bradstone building at Winchcombe.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-90447690198299864782018-06-11T17:09:35.959+01:002018-06-11T17:09:35.959+01:00I have a book published in the middle 1980s with a...I have a book published in the middle 1980s with a great colour photo of Pendennis coming out of Greet Tunnel in April 1974. Would share but for copyright.Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-20253448249998970022018-06-11T14:50:14.757+01:002018-06-11T14:50:14.757+01:00I remember Pendennis Castle making that run over i...I remember Pendennis Castle making that run over in 1974. I think it was the last time a steam loco travelled over the whole line.<br /><br />The reason I recall the event is because the Gloucestershire Echo published a photo of Pendennis Castle emerging from the bridge at Malvern Road (the photographer must have been standing on the station platform). This was captioned as "Pendennis Castle steaming near Cheltenham" - Malvern Road station apparently not being *in* Cheltenham, according to the Gloucestershire Echo!<br /><br />Some years later I tried to buy a print of that photo from the paper, but as far as I could find out the Gloucestershire Echo has no archive service - or, at least, not one that is accessible to the public.<br /><br />That's a shame, because the Echo covered the activities of the GWRS (as it then was) right from the earliest days, and I'm sure they have lots of interesting archive material tucked away.<br /><br />Every time the Echo ran a piece on the GWRS they would trot out the same handful of clunky headlines - something like "All steamed up" or "On the right lines". It got rather annoying after a while, but at least they gave the line some coverage. In those pre-internet days an article in the local paper was the main way of telling the world at large what was happening.Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386451061160258935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-48073681459238057592018-06-11T10:51:12.276+01:002018-06-11T10:51:12.276+01:00Great question Great question Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-45521075569039199002018-06-11T02:13:39.890+01:002018-06-11T02:13:39.890+01:00Do you know what happened to Broadway's origin...Do you know what happened to Broadway's original cast iron entrance gateposts? I recall that they were still in-situ several years ago (2015?). I seem to remember that they were removed as they were too close together for modern regulations. Could they not have been put back, albeit a bit further apart? It would be a shame not to, as they were one of the few surviving relics of the station. Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445021988209477516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-12487559953219011512018-06-10T22:05:40.913+01:002018-06-10T22:05:40.913+01:00Thanks for the reply. Hopefully we can get Pendenn...Thanks for the reply. Hopefully we can get Pendennis Castle when she’s restored. She travelled the line in April 1974 as a positioning move to and from Newport Wales.Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-29809364773833682862018-06-10T18:34:46.493+01:002018-06-10T18:34:46.493+01:00I agree but money is an issue there.I agree but money is an issue there.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-24307844633793043752018-06-10T17:30:21.369+01:002018-06-10T17:30:21.369+01:00They don't have enough bigger locos that are i...They don't have enough bigger locos that are in traffic and for hire at the moment as at Didcot they are only running smaller locos as some are still in works being overhauled. I know 4144 has just been out of the works but for now it's not for hire.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435991515267743555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-18820596447791314402018-06-10T13:07:29.049+01:002018-06-10T13:07:29.049+01:00Travelled behind KE2 yesterday and the trains were...Travelled behind KE2 yesterday and the trains were packed. He is certainly a draw! Can we borrow some more Didcot Locos and maybe their GWR vintage coaching stock?!Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-86438858230913160972018-06-10T10:51:28.113+01:002018-06-10T10:51:28.113+01:00Tiles as in the booking office would be good.Tiles as in the booking office would be good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268182257667406428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-65511780898582407632018-06-09T23:28:35.699+01:002018-06-09T23:28:35.699+01:00The trackwork is looking SO much better.
Thanks to...The trackwork is looking SO much better.<br />Thanks too for the Broadway tid bits. Nice to think that the footbridge steps may be coming soon.<br />Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-11806299696396442242018-06-09T21:58:53.941+01:002018-06-09T21:58:53.941+01:00Not sure about the floor. A wood effect surface wa...Not sure about the floor. A wood effect surface was one option. we shall see.<br />Thanks for the compliment too :-) Very kind of you.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-33878422721359537992018-06-09T21:22:01.087+01:002018-06-09T21:22:01.087+01:00Thanks for the blog Jo, I always look forward to r...Thanks for the blog Jo, I always look forward to reading it. <br /><br />I like the look of the light fittings. Do you know yet what's planned for the floor, perhaps a patterned linoleum?<br /><br />EricEric Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713849651205556523noreply@blogger.com