The Plan ( Plan may not survive first contact with the enemy...)

We have alluded to various nefarious schemes within the pages of this blog, so it seemed prudent to describe what they are and a rough timetable for the completing of them. Plus it gives a good idea to everyone we are not standing still. Sitting down with tea maybe, but I digress....

This is the overview for  P/way's plan of work for the next few years. Barring any emergencies and other foul ups of course! We break down our job in heavy duty mainline repairs which we take care of in the winter, and other jobs that can be got on without demanding a total engineering possession, which is marked as summer but is generally any time other than the closed period.

1. Winter 2015-   Parkend pointwork installed to reconnect the good yard. Still waiting on the final plan regarding type of points and the general layout before starting work. Hunting flame cut holes will also feature in this job. Timber and ballast will be main costs.

2. Summer 2016 - Whitecroft Loop as far as the crossing. Slewing the Up line away from the platform and to relay the Down line to passenger standards. We are going to use the rail and sleepers that are there already. We have got to take it up and lay a good bed of ballast under it before replacement. Luckily the main cost to the railway will be ballast as we have kit for this coming out of our ears.

3. Winter 2016 - Bypass crossing to the Bracket signal at Lydney Junction. 372 sleepers are needed into order to relay this section. We plan to relay this in FB rail on concrete as we won't have to touch it again for a good while! We have bought 237 F27 sleepers to use here plus we plan to use the SHC sleepers we have on the curve by the bracket signal.  Again ballast is going to the main cost.

4. Summer 2017 - Whitecroft North.We hope to put in a point north of Whitecroft crossing so that the loop can be used. We have either a C or D FB point to go in here to cut down on wear.. Costs will be timber and ballast (again....)
 
5. Winter 2017-   Goatfield curve. We will need to replace the screw concrete sleepers that are getting wide to gauge. This will be done with standard concrete through bolted chaired sleepers depending on necessities for track circuiting.

6. Summer 2018 -  Undecided as of yet. Ideas on a postcard!

7. Winter 2018 - Norchard Low Level. This will involve relaying the low level platform and loop in BH concrete sleepers to replace the wooden ones there. They are getting a tad ropey!  As there is no track circuit on either road we can used the stack of BH sleepers at Tufts.

8. Summer 2019 -  Parkend and beyond!! Travellers Rest? On the provision we've done all our major to-do list above, I see no reason why we can't crack on with extending. We have the trackbed to the road as well as a fair quantity of basic p/way material. Onwards and upwards!

If this sounds of interest to you p/way minded people out there, please don't hesitate to drop us a line on here or through the DFR, we would love to have you onboard!