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GWSR General Discussion and Operations

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by michaelh, Aug 25, 2013.

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  1. Bikermike

    Bikermike Well-Known Member

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    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...:p

    (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...)
     
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    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    flying scotsman123, Apr 20, 2026
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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
     
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    Andy B, Apr 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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    Excellent news - and progress! It's going better than dealing with previous slips on the line, I think - but maybe that's just that this one has caused much less upset to ordinary goings-on on the line than the Chicken Curve one did.

    I guess the GWSR has hidden, buried (literally) unpleasant surprises that were 'gifted' to the line by its builders. Sigh, let's hope there are not too many more.

    Some morerecent images of the work on the slip repair are on Jo's blog, here.

    Big thanks also to the Cheltenham Racecourse for their assistance with the logistics on the stone!

    Noel
     
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    Also because we were able to have confidence in being able to pay the bill up front, not something we've always been able to do! Doesn't mean donations are not still gratefully received though, not only is £100k a big dent in our reserves, but the loss of revenue during the week when the line is shut South of Winchcombe is considerable members.gwrt.org.uk/donate
     
    flying scotsman123, Apr 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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