wombatofludham Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Partial reopening now confirmed on the TAC/ATW website for tomorrow. Buses from Barmouth northwards, with a two tier service, fast bus to main stations and an all stations plodder. Anyone fancy a bet on one of my more stupid neighbours managing to stick their car under a train tomorrow on the level crossing in Fairbourne because they were not expecting a train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 According to the BBC it's reopened to Barmouth - not heard a train go past yet though, wind must be in the wrong direction! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-26101654 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The LoveTywyn facebook page has video of the trains running today! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=418801044932423&set=vb.252395378239658&type=2&theatre Usual disclaimer that a Facebook account needed to access Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 However, BBC News has had an item about a landslide between Caersws and Machynlleth:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26111651 No sooner has one thing been sorted, than something else happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Good news is the Arriva website says the Caersws problem has been cleared and services are getting back to normal...for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted February 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2014 Went on a site visit to Llanaber yesterday, and came across this sight after an 800m walk on a track bed with no track: - there are thoughts that the hole will get bigger this weekend. The main problem is that the tide at best will only allow about one hour site work when we've got there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2014 Is it possible to provide some sort of cofferdam to work behind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted February 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2014 I know nothing about the cost of installing a cofferdam, but I would think that the line doesn't earn enough money to make it worthwhile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_pudd Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I know nothing about the cost of installing a cofferdam, but I would think that the line doesn't earn enough money to make it worthwhile. early start for Atlantic tunnel then - just a thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I know nothing about the cost of installing a cofferdam, but I would think that the line doesn't earn enough money to make it worthwhile. Shipping containers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted February 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2014 The tide kind of gets in the way, not to mention all the boulders that the storm threw around like pebbles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 early start for Atlantic tunnel then - just a thought or even over to Ireland... but based on the news lately with certain group being let off scot free, better delay it for another 5 years. haha You never know what will hapen next.... lol Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Went on a site visit to Llanaber yesterday, and came across this sight after an 800m walk on a track bed with no track: - Barmouth_1.jpg Barmouth_2.jpg there are thoughts that the hole will get bigger this weekend. The main problem is that the tide at best will only allow about one hour site work when we've got there. Good photos!! cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 When I was in Aber yesterday I popped in to the station to see if anything was brewing and found no fewer than three Class 97 locos on ballast trains, two of them on a rake of 14 Seacows (count them!) in the platform road and one (presumably 97 302?) just visible in the distance at the up end of more wagons. No sign of anything moving, but with the line due to reopen to Mach on Thursday there's obviously some heavy work going on up the line. And - as a make-weight - here's also a shot of the frame of VoR No. 7, still sitting looking rather miserable on a couple of wagons and waiting for something nice to happen to it! Good detail for a modeller, though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted March 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2014 Those shots show that 'Network Rail Yellow' isn't a precise colour, something I've noticed on ballast wagons at Eastleigh, which are in two very distinct yellows. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2014 Those shots show that 'Network Rail Yellow' isn't a precise colour, something I've noticed on ballast wagons at Eastleigh, which are in two very distinct yellows. Pete Yellow fades. the longest lived diesel livery in existence is, I think, the Union Pacific one which is mainly yellow plus grey and black. The yellow, known as armour yellow, has I believe been made continuously by Dupont since the 1930's. You often see consists of locos where all 3 or 4 of them are differring shades of yellow, particularly in the harsher climates and conditions out west. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Don't know what all the fuss is about, in the USA they seem to be able to manage with some very dubious track as seen in this video.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Even allowing for the camera angle, that looks a wee bit alarming. Presumably the railway knows the tipping angle of the loco & wagons, or are there no H&S rules in USA ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Those shots show that 'Network Rail Yellow' isn't a precise colour, something I've noticed on ballast wagons at Eastleigh, which are in two very distinct yellows. Pete Indeed - 97 303 had obviously very recently been given a coat of daffodil yellow on both ends, while the rest of the body was in two other shades of yellow. As for the Seacows, I don't think they've ever seen paint since they day they were built! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 It's Just been announced by Network Rail that the line will reopen between Barmouth and Harlech on May 1st - too late for the Easter traffic, but still a sterling effort by all concerned. Beyond Harlech depends on the reconstruction of Pont Briwet, but work there on both the new road and rail bridges is said to be going well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The line between Harlech and Barmouth has reopened today, May 1, a couple of weeks ahead of schedule, and just in time for the Bank Holiday. Well done all who have worked so hard! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Will be having a ride on it in June. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Barmouth to Harlech Cambrian Coast railway line reopenshttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-27226047 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Delighted that things are returning to normal. The storm damage to the Cambrian Coast line seems unfairly to have taken a back seat to similar events elsewhere... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted May 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 2, 2014 Looking at some of the pictures on the BBC report the engineering looks to have been on a similar scale to Dawlish and in very difficult conditions. Well done to the team that have accomplished this. I have only travelled on that line once and was surprised at how vital a link it was with schoolchildren converging on Harlech from both directions along with shoppers and other travellers. A school football team from Barmouth used our service to get to Harlech to play a match. Well done to all involved. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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