GWSR General Discussion and Operations

Wiki says built in 1906, so I'm afraid you have missed contractual limitation by a mere 120 years. Unless the contract was executed as a deed, it's only 114 years late.

That's before you get to the problem of privity of contract.

I hate to break it to you, but your chances of recovery are... limited...

(We are happy to run the claim of course (at very reasonable rates), but we are regrettably unable to offer a "no win no fee" arrangement on this matter...)

 

Bit more info on the slip here https://bridgestobroadway.blogspot.com/2026/04/gotherington-slip-repairs-week-1.html

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Luckily the state of the embankment is seemingly such that the poor-quality material can simply be removed, without the remaining material of the embankment (including the active track-bed) collapsing (as seen in bottom image, there).

Equally happily, there's apparently no rain at the moment, so the temporary vertical face around the removed material should hopefully be stable for the few days needed to backfill the resulting hole with the new granular material. (And I hope I haven't jinxed the weather by saying that!)

I get the impression that the repair will only involve the replacement of embankment material with new granular material; apparently no piling will be needed? This could all be finished pretty quickly, then!

Noel

 

Latest updates from the civils team. Doing a great job!
https://bridgestobroadway.blogspot.com/2026/04/gotherington-slip-repairs-week-2.html?m=1