RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted October 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) On 27/10/2020 at 08:50, Quagmire said: I have it as down for additional reinforcement and the top being removed. The new deck design is incompatible with the top being retained. Each of the "capped" piers will be getting a new top with a suitable bearings (the bearings being one of the main drivers for all this work). The new deck designs here are very different the old one I understand that a machine is being brought in to start gnawing away at the top section to leave the pier which will then be stregthened. The hatched area (and above it) on the attached image is what I understand is being removed. Edited October 31, 2020 by 1E BoY Clarification 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted October 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 20:50, 1E BoY said: Some of the others have had the top sections removed and now look Stonehenge like! A picture is worth a thousand words! 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagmire Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) On 30/10/2020 at 14:30, 1E BoY said: I understand that a machine is being brought in to start gnawing away at the top section to leave the pier which will then be stregthened. The hatched area (and above it) on the attached image is what I understand is being removed. Correct. On the strengthening detail the pier will be encapsulated to strengthen it up to the top of the taper at the end. Edited October 31, 2020 by Quagmire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagmire Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 30/10/2020 at 14:34, 1E BoY said: A picture is worth a thousand words! They'll all get a fairly thin new concrete top with the bearings for the new decks included. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerTrainFan2001 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I just seen that they are taking down the weldex yellow and red crane down. Most probably finished using it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2020 There was considerable work going on today at the end of Duncombe Street on the two piers. 8 hours ago, TylerTrainFan2001 said: I just seen that they are taking down the weldex yellow and red crane down. Most probably finished using it. The second picture taken from Water Eaton Road shows the crane referred to above being dismantled this morning. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 One interesting little bit of news I've not seen mentioned here yet is that various bricks from Verney Junction and Swanbourne station's have been donated to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Unfortunately, this also now means that both Verney Junction and Swanbourne have both now been demolished, but it's good to see some of the stations providing re-use on another line. More info can be seen here on the Heritage blog: http://haylesabbeyhalt.blogspot.com 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerTrainFan2001 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 16 hours ago, 1E BoY said: There was considerable work going on today at the end of Duncombe Street on the two piers. The second picture taken from Water Eaton Road shows the crane referred to above being dismantled this morning. The crane has its crane arm extended higher so they must be lifting something heavy as I saw this afternoon but unfortunately I don’t have no pictures. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) They began demolishing the top of the pier nearest to Buckingham Road at the end of Duncombe Street today. Water was being sprayed from the platform to keep dust down. Will keep track of this during the week. Buckingham Road is due to re-open early in December. Edited November 10, 2020 by 1E BoY Clarification 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2020 State of play around 1615 today. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerTrainFan2001 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 23 hours ago, 1E BoY said: State of play around 1615 today. How much progress did they achieve today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2020 3 hours ago, TylerTrainFan2001 said: How much progress did they achieve today? State of play at 1545 today 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2020 They are certainly getting on with it. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerTrainFan2001 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Wow! They nearly completed demolishing pier 28. I wonder when they will demolish the supports on the main line? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2020 Another shot showing the other side taken from outside the Park Hotel. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2020 Two pictures taken at 1445 and 1545 today. That machine can give you a nasty bite. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Bet they could that machine in first picture looks like its got teeth did not take long to chomp that concrete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) I wonder if that baddy from the Bond films with the metal teeth could have done it quicker. Jamie Edited November 14, 2020 by jamie92208 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2020 State of play this afternoon. Second picture shows that dinosaurs are not extinct in Bletchley! 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted November 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, 1E BoY said: State of play this afternoon. Second picture shows that dinosaurs are not extinct in Bletchley! Some of us have suspected as much for a long time! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2020 The monster concrete eater had been replaced by a giant cutting disc this afternoon. Taken around 1500. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2020 When I passed around 1200 today they were tidying up the remains with a circular saw. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2020 Tidied up and looking much better 12 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted November 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) A fleet of dumper trucks are moving between the old Telephone Rentals site and the Buckingham Road rail bridge to be loaded with rubble that has been used for hard standing. The road is due to reopen in December which is just a few days away. They certainly had a system in place so I suspect it will not take more than a couple of days to remove the lot. As the first image shows there is a lot of it! Edited November 25, 2020 by 1E BoY Grammar 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted November 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Completely off-topic, but here's my old desk and chair which came from TR House (the TR buildings), and was rescued from the skip when the office furniture was replaced in 1990. Somewhere it is date stamped 1976, so I guess it was part of the original office furniture when the building opened. I've had it for twice as long as the company had it! Edited September 3, 2022 by rodent279 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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