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    Rother Valley Railway

    This bridge was built in 1941 by Italian prisoners of war, part of those captured in large number by the British during the WW11 Western Desert...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Aug 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Network Rail are undertaking repairs to their embankment alongside, and north of, our RVR loco shed site. This is one of the remaining jobs...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jul 17, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    I'm afraid its all much more boringly simpler than that. There never was, nor is there planned to be, a bridge between those numbered 15 & 17...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jul 8, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    60ft panels. Mike
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jul 3, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    You asks about the various rails we will use, and have in stock, for the 3.4km long ‘missing link’ at RVR - all of which will be 113lb flat bottom...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jul 3, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Thanks Mike Hart
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jun 26, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Paul. The 3.1/2 miles Robertsbridge to Bodiam station I quoted was simply the old general mileage description used by BR. The actual distance...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jun 12, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    3.1/2 mile
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jun 11, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    The architectural style of the new station building at Robertsbridge is designed to follow the same style as the Colonel's station building at...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Jun 11, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    The passing loop has been planned to be immediately west of Junction Road. Timetable planning has a preference for that to be nearer...
    Post by: mikehartuk, May 1, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mark. There are no plans to build a halt platform at Salehurst. Not least as under current regulations would require that to be built one...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Apr 30, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Yep. Thanks to Trevor for fixing it. All at the click on link here: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/
    Post by: mikehartuk, Apr 22, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Sorry. Our webmaster Trevor will be on it to fix the connection to that picture as soon as he can. Mike Hart
    Post by: mikehartuk, Apr 21, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    A new post on the RVR site looking at the location of Bridge 25 where the steel bridge spans featured a little further down the page will be...
    Post by: mikehartuk, Mar 13, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mark Sadly no known pictures of the original Austens bridge structure including in the Colonel Stephens Museum collection. Mike.
    Post by: mikehartuk, Mar 11, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK