runs as required Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I reckon they'd nivva have dared breach that sea wall if only you'd already hacked and hewed that great ciff of polystyrene sheeting like we'd all been urging. dh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 I reckon they'd nivva have dared breach that sea wall if only you'd already hacked and hewed that great ciff of polystyrene sheeting like we'd all been urging. dh Please see this thread. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/106504-folkestone-dover-sea-wall-wash-out/?view=getlastpost Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 There was an interesting series of articles (probaly in Backtrack) about the collapses and the re-routings along through the Warren maybe about 4-5 years back. I think I recall the line from Folkestone out of commission from 1915 for a lot of WW I after a major landslip. Would they have been reluctant to reinstate then because of a risk of exposure to naval shelling (like Hartlepool)? Also a huge chunk of cliff got brought down by sappers/miners with explosives at some time - imagine getting permission for that nowadays! dh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 There was an interesting series of articles (probaly in Backtrack) about the collapses and the re-routings along through the Warren maybe about 4-5 years back. I think I recall the line from Folkestone out of commission from 1915 for a lot of WW I after a major landslip. Would they have been reluctant to reinstate then because of a risk of exposure to naval shelling (like Hartlepool)? Also a huge chunk of cliff got brought down by sappers/miners with explosives at some time - imagine getting permission for that nowadays! dh In this link, fom the doverhistorian. Read it, in the link below. 1. Round Down Cliff Explosion. SE Railway Company 2. dover-st-margarets-and-martin-mill-railway-line-part-i/ 3. dover-st-margarets-and-martin-mill-railway-line-part-ii-railways/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hey! That link to the Round Down cliff explosion was a brilliant read; thanks so much. A Colonel Hutchinson synchronised detonating the explosion (with a barrel of gunpowder hoyed off the cliff top!) I assumed he would be Major General Hutchinson of the Railway Inspectorate but it turns out he is the younger bro of the swashbuckling Colonel: Major-General Hutchinson was born in Hythe (Kent) on 8 August 1826; died Blackheath on 29 February, 1912. Major General. in Royal Engineers who conducted the accident enquiry into Armagh disaster of 12 June 1889. He inspected both the Tay and Forth bridges. Inspector of Railways 1867-1895 (last three Chief) (Who Was Who).. Biography in Stanley Hall's Railway detectives. See Nock's Historic railway disasters (Chapter 5 and portrait p. 287). Nock notes that he. had an elder Sapper brother who was responsible for demolition of Round Down cliff at Dover for Sir William Cubitt during construction of South Eastern Railway. I reckon this painting after the explosion could well be by my Victorian hero William Burges - architect/engineer extraordinary (it looks like his style). Burges was a TOT Romantic who did Cardiff Castle, Castle Coch and other stuff for the Marquess of Bute dh 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hey! That link to the Round Down cliff explosion was a brilliant read; thanks so much. A Colonel Hutchinson synchronised detonating the explosion (with a barrel of gunpowder hoyed off the cliff top!) I assumed he would be Major General Hutchinson of the Railway Inspectorate but it turns out he is the younger bro of the swashbuckling Colonel: I reckon this painting after the explosion could well be by my Victorian hero William Burges - architect/engineer extraordinary (it looks like his style). Burges was a TOT Romantic who did Cardiff Castle, Castle Coch and other stuff for the Marquess of Bute dh Being an Arkytec , I thought you said once, you had followed in his footsteps,pretty impressive as your also, "The Malteaser Falcon". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Round Down Cliff,located west of Shakey tunnel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) When Derek & Jakub,were at our Folkestone Mrc Exhibition, 4/5 October, I had a chat with them, about how fesable it would be to laser cut a model of a local tunnel. I had taken a card built model that,"Runsasrequired" had kindly built for me a couple of years ago. When at Warley, Derek had shewn me,how far he had progressed with the brickwork. I was impressed, as they had not done this type of "brick bond " on their machine before. Care and practice,Derek told me. So, a couple of days ago, I received a package from them. Here are the contents. It appears to be a well thought out kit,for assembly. A dry run of all the parts will take place,this coming Monday is Modelling Night. Other items for refurb are, Making a few more layers for the bathing pool, change colours of beaks and legs. ] Edited January 30, 2016 by David Todd 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 David in the Febuary Railways Illustrated there is an interesting article about Dover Marine with photos hope will be of interst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Another interesting story, The Dover Sharks! http://doverhistorian.com/2014/01/25/dover-sharks/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hmm, A Cliff top Walk, anyone ? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Just some prelim. Photos Hmm ? The old foot bridge is just a reference point, anyway,it was demolished a couple of weeks ago. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Just some prelim. Photos Hmm ? The old foot bridge is just a reference point, anyway,it was demolished a couple of weeks ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I wouldn't worry about the footbridge, some idiot has covered the white cliffs in silver shuttering!!!! G. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Come along now Shanks ............. that is just the usual screening to keep the workers[?] from public view, while they beaver away at the Mugs of Tea work. J 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Screen shot 2016-01-30 at 18.39.27.png I wouldn't worry about the footbridge, some idiot has covered the white cliffs in silver shuttering!!!! G. It is a mirror of France,in fact no one can see us behind it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It is a mirror of France,in fact no one can see us behind it. Very clever! G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 It may, look like this, one day. P1270116 by ferriesdover, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Dover Town Yard How it used to be 1980/90s. How it is Yesterday, the wok goes on, relaying track/bed and repairs to the seawall. P1270116 by ferriesdover, on Flickr The start, of a maybe. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Blimey ... 'ain't no respec' no more ..... ... Dover Town Yard How it used to be 1980/90s. How it is Yesterday, the wok goes on, relaying track/bed and repairs to the seawall. P1270116 by ferriesdover, on Flickr The start, of a maybe. ......... someone put a whole line of container trucks through thickie-there cliff-top houses, wot used to have the best Channel view in Dover. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 They are certainly working hard are you going to receate this on the layout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 They are certainly working hard are you going to receate this on the layout? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2016 There's more than a few interesting operating session possibilities there dt. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 There's more than a few interesting operating session possibilities there dt.Thanks for your post Sas. In my representation , the total length of the straight run is,18.feetish. The actual yard was built further east, but, I have had to bring my yard west,to compress the area. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Since the failure of the Dover Seawall on Christmas Eve, the repair work will carry on for many weeks. A link to a thread,relating to the line repairs,can be found here,on RMweb http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/106504-folkestone-dover-sea-wall-wash-out/page-12 Edited February 1, 2016 by David Todd 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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