tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post2941416490673227667..comments2023-07-10T14:18:09.980+01:00Comments on Extension Blog: Getting ready for more ballastJo http://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-26929709454613471532016-12-09T08:40:49.899+00:002016-12-09T08:40:49.899+00:00A CNC router could be used to produce reproduction...A CNC router could be used to produce reproduction signs in aluminium as an exact copy from a photograph, warts & all. OTOH, how about a 3D printer to produce a pattern for sand casting? Perhaps the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust could handle the casting, if the railway shops are too busy?Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715633779618461756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-36809050545222259052016-12-08T17:34:37.838+00:002016-12-08T17:34:37.838+00:00Thanks for the links.
I tried this once before, bu...Thanks for the links.<br />I tried this once before, but without success.<br />Luckily we still have a year and a half, we'll just have to keep our eyes open on Ebay etc.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-74471661099091209792016-12-08T12:15:59.680+00:002016-12-08T12:15:59.680+00:00A quick Google search turned up a few links that m...A quick Google search turned up a few links that might be worth following up. <br /><br />https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=GWR+cast+iron+private+road+sign&rlz=1C1CHFX_en-GBGB547GB547&espv=2&biw=998&bih=479&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK3vPhxeTQAhXiKMAKHbtSA4cQ7AkIQA&dpr=1.93#imgrc=VW7DlDcFwAhg9M%3A<br /><br />It might be possible to obtain the bidder's details from the auction house & ask the owner if an air drying clay cast impression could be taken in order to cast aluminium reproductions for the railway?<br /><br />https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/great-northern-railwayana-auctions/catalogue-id-srgrea10002/lot-7a088334-603c-4a76-a4bf-a51c01020e33<br /><br />Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715633779618461756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-26638131225988556852016-12-07T17:15:41.372+00:002016-12-07T17:15:41.372+00:00Hi Paul,
It's the remains of some bridges at t...Hi Paul,<br />It's the remains of some bridges at the Mythe, Tewkesbury.<br />When they were demolished a few years back, we thought they would be a great source of bricks for the Broadway platform, so we negotiated that the remains would be brought here.<br />Unfortunately we got very few bricks out in practice, as the spoil had a high proportion of earth in it, and the bricks were in fridge sized lumps that would not come appart.<br />Now the stuff is in the way, so we moved (most of) it to the other end of the site. It took 2 1/2 days!<br /><br />Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-74783517832400330712016-12-07T12:03:32.324+00:002016-12-07T12:03:32.324+00:00Hi Jo. A quick question if you can answer it pleas...Hi Jo. A quick question if you can answer it please. In the first picture of this current blog there appears to be brickwork remains being dug up by the contractor. Any idea what this brickwork was the remains of? Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-51276109917897281802016-12-05T16:09:36.201+00:002016-12-05T16:09:36.201+00:00We would like it to be one.We would like it to be one.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-67832885930262565522016-12-05T16:09:11.943+00:002016-12-05T16:09:11.943+00:00If you have any memories of working over our line,...If you have any memories of working over our line, do let me know at breva2011 (at) hotmail.co.uk.<br />I've had a couple of stories from firemen,one of which was of an ammunition train splitting in half at Broadway!<br /><br /><br />Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-29888050940004108132016-12-05T15:15:19.760+00:002016-12-05T15:15:19.760+00:00I've worked over that section of track,at Lave...I've worked over that section of track,at Laverton,a few times,when I was a fireman,on BR,at Honeybourne,during the early 1960s.The halt,was still there,then.Mr A,Locke,from Evesham.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-26120758209320969482016-12-05T12:06:31.027+00:002016-12-05T12:06:31.027+00:00I bet the Broadway builders are getting excited wi...I bet the Broadway builders are getting excited with this work going on! BTW will this be a car park for Broadway station when it is all finished?Paul & Marion Sucksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384367780051937185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-31561121920183908272016-12-05T08:43:13.246+00:002016-12-05T08:43:13.246+00:00Given the position (alongside what was then a main...Given the position (alongside what was then a main road) of the original sign, I would guess it's now sitting in a collector's stash somewhere or even sold by auction, who knows? Toddington Ted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-88642950601958409512016-12-04T21:45:08.749+00:002016-12-04T21:45:08.749+00:00Perhaps a metal detector might find the original s...Perhaps a metal detector might find the original sign like the one at Hayles?Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-73812185999506392222016-12-04T21:44:56.126+00:002016-12-04T21:44:56.126+00:00Perhaps a metal detector might find the original s...Perhaps a metal detector might find the original sign like the one at Hayles?Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-33053041024981032472016-12-04T20:44:32.059+00:002016-12-04T20:44:32.059+00:00They sure can be copied, but you need an original ...They sure can be copied, but you need an original first. We still have a year to find one, but a gift would be even better.<br /><br />Also of interest is a GWR 'BEWARE of TRAINS'. There are many non-GWR examples around on the internet, and indeed on the GWSR. We need two correct examples for the platform ends at Broadway.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-62920996049682360692016-12-04T20:09:58.680+00:002016-12-04T20:09:58.680+00:00Yes, several original examples seen on various auc...Yes, several original examples seen on various auction sites on the Internet tonight but so far no replicas, Companies such as Newton Replicas can produce stuff like this as long as they have an original to copy. (I have a replica "do not lean out of this cab..." etc GWR cab plate) It still costs of course but, as you say, there could be a market for this as numerous heritage railways are in GWR territory. Toddington TedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-85353509212233389162016-12-04T19:17:54.968+00:002016-12-04T19:17:54.968+00:00Regarding the sign Jo can these not be copied as t...Regarding the sign Jo can these not be copied as the lamp posts were? I'm sure there can then be a spin-off selling copies to rail buffs<br /><br />Barry MatthewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-42963380281453774462016-12-04T16:22:20.373+00:002016-12-04T16:22:20.373+00:00There is an access slope, near the entrance to the...There is an access slope, near the entrance to the site being prepared. Then we run along the trackbed until we meet the spot the dumping has reached. We did this with the rest of the extension so far as well, it works OK.<br />It's cold and windy up there though. Let's hope the weather turns milder when we get going.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-73628322433277077112016-12-04T15:37:34.272+00:002016-12-04T15:37:34.272+00:00What you need is one of these things....http://mtc...What you need is one of these things....http://mtcequipment.com/product/rail-dumper-conversion/...and a temporary LC panel at the railhead so they can jump on and off. <br /><br />Just out of curiousity, how are they going to get the ballast up the slope - is there an access road to the trackbed there? I didn't see one in the pictures.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-77278493014473417412016-12-04T14:10:08.919+00:002016-12-04T14:10:08.919+00:00It's not going to the rail head, but along the...It's not going to the rail head, but along the trackbed beyond for the next half mile or so, spread out all along the way.<br />Once that bed is in place, we can lay sleepers and rail, and when they are in place, we can indeed move ballast by rail, dropping it with the Dogfish.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-31041463864323156852016-12-04T12:51:18.915+00:002016-12-04T12:51:18.915+00:00Is there no way you could load and move the ballas...Is there no way you could load and move the ballast to the rail head, by, well, rail?<br /><br />regards<br /><br />ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-23249244135987682432016-12-04T12:02:47.711+00:002016-12-04T12:02:47.711+00:00So. A new 'Ballast Central' depot, closer ...So. A new 'Ballast Central' depot, closer to Broadway. Very convenient. The facia board looks 'the business'; and it's nice to see a signal box stove reused. In the West Mids. they were known as 'bombs'! Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.com