Thomas at the End of the Line
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Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Yes, quite
Riograndad
Model Railroading, boats and oil painting,
Not botherded by the trackwork,just put my name on the petition to save the line!!!!!
..RIO.
..RIO.
Graham
In Smoggy Land
Not botherded by the trackwork,just put my name on the petition to save the line!!!!!
Hear, hear...where do we sign
kedwards
Caving, Garden Railways & more caving. Fan of TTTE
Save the Sandwell Valley Railway. Should it be re-opened or left closed? Here's a link to a Doodle poll.
http://doodle.com/poll/gp5r99wk6sum2649
http://doodle.com/poll/gp5r99wk6sum2649
playmofire
Registered
Good support so far.
Will someone now start a crowdfunding appeal?
Will someone now start a crowdfunding appeal?
kedwards
Caving, Garden Railways & more caving. Fan of TTTE
Oh no! It seems that the Birdlip Junction site has been sold to a property developer. It's now more important than ever to join the protest by casting your vote at http://doodle.com/poll/gp5r99wk6sum2649.
I cast my vote to not close the line. Was I the first? There were no others when I voted.
JonD
playmofire
Registered
Assuming the votes are listed in chronological order, first vote first, then three others votes before you.
Currently, there have been 31 votes - 21 to keep the line open and 10 for closure.
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kedwards
Caving, Garden Railways & more caving. Fan of TTTE
Hi Jon,
There have been 31 responses so far with 68% voting for it to remain open. You were the 4th person to vote. It seems that there is a strong lobby for it to remain closed led by Sunstrans, The Anti-Smoke Lobby, March for Progress, Ernest Marples, Mrs Beeching and Maggie T.
Meanwhile the property developer has erected a sign.
Birdlip Junction Site by dcrtuk, on Flickr
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
I did say it wasn't easy - I have done it.............................once
Nah, can't find it, it's an age thing
It's much easier to leave the double posts in.
If you try really hard, you can do a triple post................I've done that as well
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
playmofire
Registered
Hi Jon,
There have been 31 responses so far with 68% voting for it to remain open. You were the 4th person to vote. It seems that there is a strong lobby for it to remain closed led by Sunstrans, The Anti-Smoke Lobby, March for Progress, Ernest Marples, Mrs Beeching and Maggie T.
Meanwhile the property developer has erected a sign.
If the worst comes to the worst and the line closes, I'll buy the station building and move it to my line.
I'll share the transport costs if there is a suitable building to make a 'railway related' workshop in the back garden!
kedwards
Caving, Garden Railways & more caving. Fan of TTTE
I'll share the transport costs if there is a suitable building to make a 'railway related' workshop in the back garden!
Well I never!
The railway is threatened with closure.
Public support is waning.
Sustrans want to tarmac the track bed and open it up to cyclists.
Ernest Marples is looking forward to taking over all of the freight business.
Planning permission is being applied for to turn Birdlip Junction into a luxury housing development.
And now, on top of this, other railways are planning on stripping the railway of its assets - track, buildings and signalling.
playmofire
Registered
Oh no, not stripping the railway of its assets, but preserving them for future generations so that Thomas might run again.
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
The staff and management of the H&MGR have just caught up with this shocking news. The railway, and it's video publicity studio must be saved at all costs!
Cracking good video Kieth and the "how it was done" video is very interesting. You clearly have a real skill, and patience, to do this fun videos.
Cracking good video Kieth and the "how it was done" video is very interesting. You clearly have a real skill, and patience, to do this fun videos.