(Click on picture to enlarge and read text).
This is a plan for Midford put forward by George M Howard, who has recently created the Pines Express and Evening Star Facebook groups. This was merely a 'thought experiment', dreamed up before there were any plans to restore Midford. I do wonder if once we start work at Midford, which is now imminent, a trackless station will soon be too little, and thoughts will switch to laying track?
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I like the idea of showing the progress of all groups along the line in the New S&D headquarters at Midford. I should imagine the foot fall past there would be quite high, and a very good location to publicise the full Somerset & Dorset railway...
Steve the map needs to be bigger for people to read the text. Well on my computer anyway....
Knoxy
If you click on the map you should be able to blow it up in your photo viewer. If I get a chance today I'll add the text to the post.
A basic demonstration line to offer short rides will provide a working example to the public and help to show BANES Council thay we're serious. The old goods yard will be an ideal location for locomotive and rolling stock storage. I found Car Services UK deal in locomoties and rolling stock including Mk1's and for larger mainline diesel disposals End of the Line is a good one. An 08 is the only class historically acurate to the line from demolition trains but the class could be able to redeem itself by helping to re-build the line.
My main concern is with moving locomotives and stock onto the site. Road acess isn't exactly top notch around there. However in Wellow the trackbed passes through what has become and industrial store so srcticulated lorries can get in and out so perhaps where track laying is concerned we should work up to Midford from Wellow. that would mean that trains will be running over one of the most impressive sections of the line in no time at all.
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