tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post7007345783506740351..comments2023-08-22T16:18:38.393+01:00Comments on Rail Thing - Friends of the S&D: restoration ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-2722743755006623742012-02-17T20:52:58.290+00:002012-02-17T20:52:58.290+00:00Yes, but facing towards Bath rather than Warminste...Yes, but facing towards Bath rather than Warminster. This doesn't rule out a more direct route to Bath.Steve Sainsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024394243500109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-13694833241438421402012-02-17T19:45:05.703+00:002012-02-17T19:45:05.703+00:00Will there be a new junction at Limpley Stoke?Will there be a new junction at Limpley Stoke?Eddystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980133067544256066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-39682227302652912592012-02-17T19:40:33.060+00:002012-02-17T19:40:33.060+00:00We'll put it to the membership I suspect. It&#...We'll put it to the membership I suspect. It's a way off yet as the signalbox was sited in the Hope and Anchor car park.<br /><br />This is where conflicts may arise between members wanting to only build appropriate infrastructure (for economic reasons) and more heritage minded ones who would build for cosmetic purposes. There may be a compromise where the signalbox is rebuilt externally but perhaps has a computer signalling system installed or even something else entirely (retail unit, museum or whatever).<br /><br />Light the blue touchpaper and step backwards ...Steve Sainsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024394243500109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-22577389964067924652012-02-17T19:23:52.526+00:002012-02-17T19:23:52.526+00:00Will you reinstate the signal box with the later t...Will you reinstate the signal box with the later trade mark post- accident flat roof?Eddystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980133067544256066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-51263926214126593452012-02-16T18:30:49.137+00:002012-02-16T18:30:49.137+00:00Thank you Steve, but the real work has been done b...Thank you Steve, but the real work has been done by Stuart and Tom. mine was only a fleeting visit. to be continued.......Knoxynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-31821013024987432292012-02-16T16:16:16.775+00:002012-02-16T16:16:16.775+00:00We owe a lot to the two earlier preservation attem...We owe a lot to the two earlier preservation attempts and most of the rest to Tom and Stuart Seale and Mick Knox!<br /><br />The plan is to start rebuilding the oil store later this year, then the station building. Tom's drawing up plans for this and we hope to apply for planning permission shortly.<br /><br />The exterior of the station will be early 1950s style, the interior will be subject to modern building regs and may well have a different layout from the original, with a sales area, a display area and information point. The information area will cover the history of the railway and our plans for the whole route, with nods towards sustainable development, wildlife, modern locomotives etc. The sales area will complement this. There will also be facilities for the storage of bicycles.<br /><br />That will be it for Midford until proper trains return, which is a long way off as it will have to be part of a larger restoration between Radstock and Bath via Limpley Stoke.Steve Sainsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024394243500109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-38349764473492552482012-02-16T14:01:33.729+00:002012-02-16T14:01:33.729+00:00Amazed how extraordinarily good this looks. What i...Amazed how extraordinarily good this looks. What is the short term and medium term plan now?Rogernoreply@blogger.com