tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post5106686322094694337..comments2023-07-10T14:18:09.980+01:00Comments on Extension Blog: If you want to get ahead, get a headshunt.Jo http://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-52595133141628558382019-01-27T20:57:37.796+00:002019-01-27T20:57:37.796+00:00Something like the Cambrian's static ballast s...Something like the Cambrian's static ballast screener would be ideal for this kind of job... could have set it up in the car park and it could have processed the spent ballast as it was dumped!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077544325995552652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-15788416026783006552019-01-26T18:17:59.958+00:002019-01-26T18:17:59.958+00:00On the KESR in the 1970s we had a short stretch of...On the KESR in the 1970s we had a short stretch of track where we tried beach shingle from Dungeness, where it is plentiful.<br /><br />Not a good idea. It was like laying track on marbles, it didn't hold the track together at all and it wobbled about.<br /><br />To add insult to injury, the area where the beach was tried was henceforth called '(insert name of person whose idea it was)'s slip'!Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-14070376848654669072019-01-26T17:47:53.681+00:002019-01-26T17:47:53.681+00:00Network Rail has ballast cleaners, which are basic...Network Rail has ballast cleaners, which are basically massive vacuums which suck up the ballast, screen out the rubbish, and deposit the cleaned ballast back on the track. Here's a video of one in operation:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/sI_iDUQ4_-A<br /><br />The Cambrian Railway at Oswestry has a static ballast screener, which is a slightly more primitive machine...<br /><br />https://youtu.be/r3kvYHn48wg<br /><br />By the way, the Cambrian Railways PW blog is a good read, if you're interested in relaying projects. I'm fascinated to see they've got a section of slab track:<br /><br />http://ilvaporista.blogspot.com<br /><br />Ballast does wear out eventually - it can't be cleaned and replaced indefinitely. Over time the sharp angles of the individual stones smooth off, and don't lock together so well. This allows the track to move about too much as passing trains exert forces on it. <br /><br />You can get away with rounded ballast if you're only running lightweight and/or slow trains. The Volks Electric Railway at Brighton uses beach pebbles for ballast. But for most railways new, sharp, granite ballast will be needed in the end. This is why buying 'spent' ballast from Network Rail is a false economy...there's a reason they're getting rid of it!Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386451061160258935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-5111864049771120482019-01-25T19:02:36.904+00:002019-01-25T19:02:36.904+00:00Hi Jo. Thanks for the info - looking forward to s...Hi Jo. Thanks for the info - looking forward to seeing those footbridge steps being installed! And we can keep an eye on progress with the new webcam which I've just found. For those who haven't stumbled upon it yet, it's available on https://friendsofbroadwaystation.blogspot.com/ which is a new blog (I think by Vic).<br />The camera works perfectly on my computer, but not on my Samsung Smart TV frustratingly!Peter Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15020212199830779526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-45433431611645717242019-01-24T23:32:43.014+00:002019-01-24T23:32:43.014+00:00Agreed x2. This is by a country mile the most info...Agreed x2. This is by a country mile the most informative, detailed blog of any preservation project in the nation. And there are some pretty good ones out there. Please keep it up Jo, it's inspirational to us armchair types so must be even more so to you guys who actually get your hands dirty<br /><br />JEDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-3294745252459616652019-01-24T20:17:32.737+00:002019-01-24T20:17:32.737+00:00You have nearly hit the nail on the head.
In fact ...You have nearly hit the nail on the head.<br />In fact another volunteer asked me to take a picture of a signal box, should there ever be snow.<br /><br />Happy to oblige!Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-73380090755963352612019-01-24T20:01:23.558+00:002019-01-24T20:01:23.558+00:00Excellent work! Both on the Broadway footbridge ad...Excellent work! Both on the Broadway footbridge additions and on the track!<br />With the wintery pics ( i.e. SNOW), you could think about a new seasonal set of cards/calendar for next Christmas!<br />Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-940147486537626152019-01-24T17:47:46.718+00:002019-01-24T17:47:46.718+00:00Michael Slipper,
I agree with you. There are thr...Michael Slipper,<br /><br />I agree with you. There are three separate reports written by Jo.<br /><br />Well done on all the activities.<br /><br />Marvelous work done by one and all.<br /><br />Mark.Mark GWSR Contributorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192235439908011574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-63707178818856660822019-01-24T11:25:10.185+00:002019-01-24T11:25:10.185+00:00I wonder if there is some kind of mechanical sieve...I wonder if there is some kind of mechanical sieve that can be hired in for jobs like this to sort the re-usable balast from the soil & ash... Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206338439107836870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-20354797776671173752019-01-24T10:05:23.358+00:002019-01-24T10:05:23.358+00:00'Cannobio, Cannobio, prossima fermata Cannobio...'Cannobio, Cannobio, prossima fermata Cannobio'Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-63933216864101003972019-01-24T09:48:02.088+00:002019-01-24T09:48:02.088+00:00Fab!! (in a hurry too visit Lago Maggiore Jo)Fab!! (in a hurry too visit Lago Maggiore Jo)Rod in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184704359171978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-78802274424872688292019-01-24T02:15:17.554+00:002019-01-24T02:15:17.554+00:00A great and informative blogA great and informative blogMichael slippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-11254600472104332872019-01-23T20:25:06.628+00:002019-01-23T20:25:06.628+00:00How many sleepers are required from Broadway home ...How many sleepers are required from Broadway home signal to Honeybourne station loop.... ;-)<br />ian Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231802010078462913noreply@blogger.com