This was formerly the blog of The Sandwell Valley Railway which was a G Scale garden railway in West Bromwich, England. I now live in Bromsgrove and I'm building a new garden railway, The Wychbold and Stoke Prior Railway.
I've made a start on the most urgent jobs that need to be completed before I can begin filming Thomas' next adventure.
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On the mainline the crumbling concrete has been broken up and it's now shuttered ready for re-concreting.
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| The trackbed has been prepared for the siding at Brookside Station. |
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| I've taken an angle grinder to the planter and this is what the low stone walls will look like. I now just need to make the mould and get casting. |
It's approaching the 2024 operating season for the Wychbold and Stoke Prior Railway (WASPRly) and there are lots of jobs that need to be done before trains can be run.
I've made a list of jobs around the railway that I would like to complete this year.
This was one of the first bits of the railway to be constructed in 2020. I didn't put enough cement in the concrete mix and it has started to crumble, not to mention the excessive moss growth.
I intend to replace this with a cut-down paving slab.
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| Main Line |
Last year I eased the curve and concreted the footings. This year I aim to make the embankment. I will be constructing it from broken slabs.
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| Missing Embankment |
This is Brookside Station in the middle of the branch line. The siding will be completed this year.
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| The Siding at Brookside Station |
At the approach to Stoke Prior Station, I need to repair this wall. I'm also getting some derailments of the longer wheelbase stock on the curve so the track will need relaying.
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| Curved Viaduct at Stoke Prior Station |
Another job for this year is is to complete this gabion wall.
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| Gabions |
