Waldersea fencing takes shape

On Sunday, the group where at Waldersea finishing off the fencing. There is still some more paint work to do, and this will be done over the next few weeks. Here are some photos from Sunday.

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We'll get by with a little help from a friend...

The Mid Week team has been very sucessful in getting to know a number of parties around the railway line between Wisbech and March. On Wednesday, the Mid Week team was fortunate enough to be allowed to join a team of Network Rail staff who where training on Re-Sleepering between Coldham and Chain Bridge.

The sleepers Ballast is dug out and the sleeper is ready to be removed below:

The Sleeper, having been lifted out, the chairs remain suspended in mid air.

Now, with a new sleeper in place, the ballast is repacked and put back in place.

A lot was learnt from the day, and we are extremely grateful to the Network Rail staff who allowed us to accompany them. We return to working at Waldersea this Sunday from 9.30am. If you wish to get involved, please get in touch at bramley_line@yahoo.com  

More Sunday work at Waldersea

On Sunday, April 11th, the team where back at Waldersea working on fencing again. The day started by finishing off the bits where we started last Sunday. Brian, still enjoying his retirement, is digging for treasure...

Treating us all to a view of his rear end, no doubt a gesture to his co workers who doubted his ability to find some treasure, Brian comes up with the goods....

Well, it wasn't a treasure box full of money for the Bramley Line!. But he did find two big posts to go in the holes to attach the new fencing too!

With the help of two new volunteers, new fencing was put built up and put in place.

Another photo of the fencing being put in place...

At the end of the day, looking at Waldersea from a distance, all the new fencing and repainted gates really make it look like a looked after railway again. Now all thats missing is the Signal Box and a BR Green Heritage DMU instead of an Astra car......

All this work goes on with the help of volunteers. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch. The more volunteers we have, the more we can do. E-mail us at bramley_line@yahoo.com

More Fencing at Waldersea

Over the last few weeks, as you may be aware, there have been a number of changes within the group. The group continue to meet most Sundays and some mid week days. With the summer months approaching, we are hoping to get a lot of work done in the near future.

Work recently has concentrated at Waldersea, where we have continued to clean up the fencing in the area. Another extention was being build last Sunday and the photos are shown below.

This photo shows the poor wire fencing which is currently provided. First of all, the first hole was dug for the post and then the post was put in before the fencing panels nailed on. As you can see, our old chairman is enjoying an easy life in his retirement, holding the fence up.

By the end of the day, the fencing is taking shape and making its way towards Friday Bridge.

Our aims with the fencing is to make the railway two things. 1) More Presentable to the Public using the Level Crossings and 2) More Secure from Tresspassers. If you would like to get involved in helping improve the railway, and doing work towards getting the line up and running, please get in touch at bramley_line@yahoo.com. The team are out most Sundays and some Mid Week days.