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East Midlands Railway Trust/NHR (north GCR)

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Flying Phil, Jan 25, 2021.

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  1. Johann Marsbar

    Johann Marsbar Well-Known Member

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    If you look at the "Cutting Edge" FB page post from yesterday, it appears that Contractors are currently conducting vegitation trimming along the whole of the northern section - something that doesn't appear to have been mentioned elsewhere......
     
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    There's an event taking place at Rushcliffe Halt tomorrow .....

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    I was told that there has been a lot of vegetation clearance work done on the GCR(N). Hopefully they will be restarting running trains soon.
     
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    A notification of this just popped up whilst I was watching something else....

     
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    Just the usual line side flailing in advance of the nesting season.

    No sign of any running in the near future yet
     
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    Interesting last sentence in George Green's editorial column in the spring issue of Main Line. Referring to the Ruddington based 125 group's need for a main line connection he writes, "However, the A60 bridge renewal and the planned lesser works further north, when complete, should see connection re-established and the whole line available to traffic, which will be another big step towards reunification." (my underlining).

    Might that suggest Bunny Lane bridge just north of Rushcliffe Halt is repairable, rather than needing replacement?
     
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  7. Johann Marsbar

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    Something is finally happening at Ruddington!

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    How long has the saga of building 4 been going on.........??
     
    Johann Marsbar, Apr 17, 2023
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    Excellent news!
    Hopefully they will also be updating the website to reflect this good news...
     
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    16 years, if my arithmetic is correct:
    - First sod cut for the building by Edgar Fay QC at the age of 99;
    - Who died at the age of 101 in 2009.

    So, roughly 2007ish?

    Anyhow, good news coming out of Ruddington for once.
     
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