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News from November 2004
Track Bash Weekend Pictures
Last weekend (27/28 November) younger members re-instated the track across the rebuilt bridge on Brynglas Bank and helped dig a trench for a new drain at Brynglas and ballast and tamp the track at the top of Brynglas Bank. Thanks to Keith Theobald for these photos.
Ballasting at the rebuilt bridge.
Ballasting at the rebuilt bridge.
Freshly ballasted track on the rebuilt bridge.
Tamping on Brynglas bank.
Digging the trench.
Digging the trench.
Source: Talyllyn Railway: Latest News
Posted by Peter Bowyer on 30 November 2004
Photographs of Wharf Station Building, 28th November (updated)
Michael Howard and Keith Theobald have kindly sent these exterior photographs of Wharf station building taken on Sunday 28th November.
Wharf Station seen from across the Network Rail line. (Photo: Michael Howard)
Wharf Station seen from across the Network Rail line. (Photo: Michael Howard)
Wharf Station seen from the Brynhyfryd Road bridge. (Photo: Michael Howard)
Wharf Station seen from Brynhyfryd Road. (Photo: Michael Howard)
Wharf Station seen from near the portacabins. (Photo: Michael Howard)
The west end of the new building, showing the viewing balcony and Guards’ room. (Photo: Keith Theobald)
The view from the gunpowder shed (or thereabouts). (Photo: Keith Theobald)
Source: Talyllyn Railway: Latest News
Posted by Peter Bowyer on 29 November 2004
Brynglas Bank cattle creep
A number of news articles on this site have focused on the recent work on the cattle creep on Brynglas bank. Michael Howard has kindly sent this photograph showing the creep, from ground level, in August 2004.
Source: Talyllyn Railway: Latest News
Posted by Peter Bowyer on 26 November 2004
Autumn Outdoor Week
Autumn Outdoor Week took place between November 6th and 14th.
One of the major work sites was the cattle creep on Brynglas bank; Mike Carpenter has kindly sent these photographs of the work in progress on the creep.
Pouring the ‘blinding’ concrete
Laying the rail base on the blinding
Striking the shuttering
The new bridge parapets
A group was also organised to retrieve a wheelset from the Nant Gwernol ravine, where they have lain since (presumably) a wagon broke away on the incline decades ago. These photos are again courtesy of Mike Carpenter.
Retrieving wagon wheels from the Nant Gwernol
Retrieving wagon wheels from the Nant Gwernol
Below Brynglas, a gang was involved in pulling back rails using the hydraulic jacks. George Gardiner has sent these photographs:
The morning briefing at Pendre
Keith Theobald cutting a rail prior to pulling back
A close-up view of the rail saw
The result
Sue Beck and Roger Dawson operate the hydraulic press to pull back the rail
Richard Evans replaces a fishplate
The staff train
Down at Wharf Station there was also work to be done, on reinstating the platform after the building works. These photographs are also from George Gardiner.
Realigning the platform edge at Wharf
Work in progress on realigning the platform edge
The platform ready for tarmacing
Time to go home – Toby at Wharf
Source: Talyllyn Railway: Latest News
Posted by Peter Bowyer on 15 November 2004
Tracksiders at work during Half Term week
The Talyllyn Tracksiders were busy in the Brynglas area during the recent half term week. Keith Theobald has kindly submitted these photographs.
Source: Talyllyn Railway: Latest News
Posted by Peter Bowyer on 4 November 2004
Wharf Redevelopment - More recent Photographs
A further (large) selection of recent photographs of the Wharf Redevelopment.
View along platform showing new edge slates in place.
A wedding party waiting for their special train.
A wedding party waiting for their special train.
Platform scene.
The Railway Shop, showing the temporary partition behind the books, and boarding where the platform doors used to be.
Entrance steps, with boiler house on left.
View from the shop/refreshment staff entrance.
The boiler house. The “machine guns” sticking out of the wall are the vents.
1st floor goods delivery entrance.
Progress on the wing wall of the railway bridge.
View from the new balcony.
The balcony provides a grandstand view of the coal pile!
JAVS points out the Cambrian Coast line.
Still a lot of ground works to do at the entrance.
The new removeable section of platform in front of the museum.
The new guards room. The toilet is not yet in its final location!
The new guards room looking out towards the Cambrian Coast line. The “dirty” toilet opens off the lobby on the left.
Looking down the platform.
The double platform doors from the shop have now been converted back to a single door.
View from the other side of the Cambrian Coast line.
Another view of the work on the bridge wing wall.
The café with the servery to the right. The open door on the left leads to the lobby containing the lift and museum entrance.
The other side of the shop partition, looking from the café.
Looking in through the servery to the kitchen area.
From the museum looking back towards the café area. The ramps into the museum have yet to be built, hence the current drop from the door.
Looking out of the servery into the café showing the suspended ceiling with fluorescent lighting.
View from the Managing Director’s office window (which has yet to be cleaned!).
The MD’s other window enables him to keep an eye on the Cambrian Coast line too.
The John Slater Education Room. The passageway on the left leads to the museum, the centre opening is the Curators office, and the open door leads to the lift and toilets.
View of the top of the museum stairs, with the doors fronting Neptune Road.
First floor of museum showing (l-r) stairs, door (behind pillar) to lift, toilets and offices, door to Curators office, door to the John Slater Education Room, door and window to the Awdry Study.
Upstairs lobby showing (l-r) lift, ladies toilets, gents toilet, entrance to offices, and on the right is the door to the John Slater Education Room.
The upstairs toilets have been tiled in a fetching shade of green.
The café kitchen, showing on the left, ‘Ed’s Tardis’, otherwise known as the Catering Manager’s office, and the door through to the catering store, toilets, and staff stairs.
The join between the old and new building, showing the existing shop on the left.
Source: Talyllyn Railway: Latest News
Posted by Peter Bowyer on 1 November 2004
