Sandstone & Termite partial closure
Re: Sandstone & Termite partial closure
Sad time, Greg, but sounds like it had reached its use-by date.
I'm sure your fertile imagination will find some way of compensating for the loss of the branch.
Rik
I'm sure your fertile imagination will find some way of compensating for the loss of the branch.
Rik
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That tells me so much. Thanks Greg....Now I am going to a local Aldi in due course...
ROD
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Re: Sandstone & Termite partial closure
Good luck! Like most Aldi specials they come and go and are never seen again. You can find similar ones on web - look under tower cranes.
Here's a pic of it before I modified it and mounted on a 4-wheel wagon.
Here's a shot of it...
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Thanks Greg, those photos will be useful.
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Re: Sandstone & Termite partial closure
The last time we visited Ti-tree, the track lifting Contractor had illegally started work. Unfortunately the community Protests were to no avail, and the track lifting contractor is slowing working his way from Ti-tree towards Maple Jn.
The station building, engine shed and goods shed have been flattened. A workmenβs van and the water supply is all thatβs left And the bridges are being demolished. Hereβs the old girder bridges
I now have about 80m of spare track piled up, though a lot of it is useless as the sleepers have rotted.
The station building, engine shed and goods shed have been flattened. A workmenβs van and the water supply is all thatβs left And the bridges are being demolished. Hereβs the old girder bridges
I now have about 80m of spare track piled up, though a lot of it is useless as the sleepers have rotted.
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Those are very sad photos Greg.
It reminds me of closures in my area of Lancashire. In particular the Southport to Lytham-St-Annes line that used to run via Preston.
It reminds me of closures in my area of Lancashire. In particular the Southport to Lytham-St-Annes line that used to run via Preston.
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If I recall both the Southport and the Blackpool South via Lytham and St Annes line though met in Preston (where I did my train spotting in the 1960s) were not a "line" as you would need to change at Preston - has been a few years and I could wrong.
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Sad times, Greg. Hopefully, services will be as buoyant as ever on the rest of the system.
Rik
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Re: Sandstone & Termite partial closure
Yes, sad. But in a way I feel a whole lot better having made the decision and gone so far that there is no going back. I was agonizing for months on whether to do it, or not to do it.
I am taking the demolition slowly, sort of savouring the work. It's funny that while dismembering the bridges I start to remember the difficulties I had building them.
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Those memories won't go away Greg will they. It's great though to look back and remember all the good times you had running your trains along it.
ROD
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I used to travel on the line from Churchtown, a Suburb of Southport, to (Lytham St Annes) to visit Fairhaven Lake. Fairhaven, another Suburb of Lytham St Annes, when I was a very young lad. Coming from Southport, born and bred for 19 and then living on the Fylde Coast for 33 years, before moving to Longton near Preston for the last 15 years, so you could call me local to the area......
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Born in Blackpool, Kirkham for a couple of years, and Preston till i joined the forces, all my Mum's family in Lytham and St AnnesFWLR wrote: βSat Nov 30, 2019 8:46 amI used to travel on the line from Churchtown, a Suburb of Southport, to (Lytham St Annes) to visit Fairhaven Lake. Fairhaven, another Suburb of Lytham St Annes, when I was a very young lad. Coming from Southport, born and bred for 19 and then living on the Fylde Coast for 33 years, before moving to Longton near Preston for the last 15 years, so you could call me local to the area......
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Brilliant... What you doing down in Weston-super-Mare...Jimmyb wrote: βSat Nov 30, 2019 9:39 amBorn in Blackpool, Kirkham for a couple of years, and Preston till i joined the forces, all my Mum's family in Lytham and St AnnesFWLR wrote: βSat Nov 30, 2019 8:46 amI used to travel on the line from Churchtown, a Suburb of Southport, to (Lytham St Annes) to visit Fairhaven Lake. Fairhaven, another Suburb of Lytham St Annes, when I was a very young lad. Coming from Southport, born and bred for 19 and then living on the Fylde Coast for 33 years, before moving to Longton near Preston for the last 15 years, so you could call me local to the area......
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Ex service, finished in Stafford, and then moved with the work, ready to retire near the coast, but a little warmer than Blackpool
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Sorry for Hi-Jacking your thread Greg. Please forgive us.
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Re: Sandstone & Termite partial closure
The demolition continues.
My daughter and 3 grandsons came last Sunday to help. Young boys just love smashing things!
Here's a video...
https://youtu.be/eZ-5w9MfCmw
And 2 days later I developed a hernia. Hmmmm - Ti-tree is getting revenge.
My daughter and 3 grandsons came last Sunday to help. Young boys just love smashing things!
Here's a video...
https://youtu.be/eZ-5w9MfCmw
And 2 days later I developed a hernia. Hmmmm - Ti-tree is getting revenge.
Greg from downunder.
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It's something about removing a much loved build that's is always sad Greg. Your'e young helpers we're going at it with real vigour.
Hope you can get that hernia better soon. We can't wait to see your'e next build Greg.
Hope you can get that hernia better soon. We can't wait to see your'e next build Greg.
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It's a miracle you all survived, not a hard hat, safety boot, or high-vis in sight.
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Re: Sandstone & Termite partial closure
Gregh, when I read your report I feared the worst, but your boys showed great restraint in their controlled vandalism and even tidied up afterwards. You should be proud.
Will the area be re-instated there or are you content with a reduced system?
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