St Erth to St Ives line - ongoing discussion, including a book about the line (merged posts)

[whole diary]

[Thatcham Crossing]

Lovely photos, but torture we can't go to see for ourselves!

Indeed so, I can just about see our favourite St Ives restaurant (Porthminster Beach Cafe) in the final shot!

Looks like the work is progressing well.

[bobm]

A video featuring some of the work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0BhoUNPEEknzQuDAJANef7mWOsv0MfovsMwO66iqQao1dgLew7rpAmbYA&v=S6T5jjivQ88&feature=youtu.be

[Thatcham Crossing]

A video featuring some of the work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0BhoUNPEEknzQuDAJANef7mWOsv0MfovsMwO66iqQao1dgLew7rpAmbYA&v=S6T5jjivQ88&feature=youtu.be

Thanks for posting, looks like quite a bit of new track is down already, including some with concrete sleepers.

Also interesting to see the latest large residence ("Skyfall") taking further shape on what I call "millionaires row" between St Ives and Carbis Bay, since I was last there back in August.

Interesting to see also what is being dug up on Porthminster Beach?

[RailCornwall]

I note that although the whole line is seaward facing, that the apparent concrete sleepers shown in the video, appear to be on the most exposed stretch of the track being relaid. Reference to this aspect of the job was made earlier in this thread.

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More from Network Rail Western on Twitter

[RailCornwall]

Drone Footage from Network Rail Western.

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1348662466486685698

[RailCornwall]

More today from Network Rail Western (NRW^» (Network Rail Western - about)) on Twitter







Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronyms

[MVR S&T]

Option for a 2 foot gauge line?

[old original]

Atmospheric railway pipe...

[eXPassenger]

For some reason I am not seeing the images referenced today by RailCornwall.  I am using MS Edge and am logged in; images are showing fine in other posts.

If I reply using the quote button I can see the image URLs and if I copy them into the address bar I can open and see the images.

I had the same problem with his posting on 6 January but the posting on 7 January displays with no problems.

Any ideas please?

[paul7575]

Option for a 2 foot gauge line?

Those are ?guard rail? cast in chairs, usually seen on bridges and viaducts where there?s an obvious derailment risk.  Is it because of proximity to the sea, or maybe there?s a cliff rock fall derailment risk? 

Paul

[TonyK]

For some reason I am not seeing the images referenced today by RailCornwall.  I am using MS Edge and am logged in; images are showing fine in other posts.

If I reply using the quote button I can see the image URLs and if I copy them into the address bar I can open and see the images.

I had the same problem with his posting on 6 January but the posting on 7 January displays with no problems.

Any ideas please?

I'm using the Edge, version 87.0.664.75 64-bit, and it works fine. There aren't many options for compatibility, as there are in IE and Chrome. Maybe check for an update? Or try playing U2 at the same time, but otherwise I'm out of ideas.

[Electric train]

Option for a 2 foot gauge line?

Those are ?guard rail? cast in chairs, usually seen on bridges and viaducts where there?s an obvious derailment risk.  Is it because of proximity to the sea, or maybe there?s a cliff rock fall derailment risk? 

Paul

Not sure it is for check rails, thing the rails in the 4ft are to help maintain track alinement due to the curve.  Check rails are usually in the same chair as the running rails

[AMLAG]

These 'non standard' new concrete sleepers with fixings for glanding rails ( with no evident flat bottom rails waiting in the adjacent cesses to be installed ) could well have been used because they were surplus to another track renewal job or another job elsewhere on Network Rail (NR^» (Network Rail - home page)) was cancelled or deferred. Possibly Network Rail (NR) will comment.

It woud have been interesting and very good Personal Record (PR^▸ (Public Relations)) if Network Rail (NR) had said what age the track was that they were replacing to inform Joe Public just what a long service life railway track materials can have.
It is quite likely that the chaired concrete sleepers (that hold BH rail) were made between 1948 and 1955 AND it is understood they are to have a second life on the planned  extension of the Helston Railway! Compare that with the short life of materials being expensively used by Contractors to temporarily repair the thousands of potholes in Devon's roads.


Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronyms

[TonyN]

For some reason I am not seeing the images referenced today by RailCornwall.  I am using MS Edge and am logged in; images are showing fine in other posts.

If I reply using the quote button I can see the image URLs and if I copy them into the address bar I can open and see the images.

I had the same problem with his posting on 6 January but the posting on 7 January displays with no problems.

Any ideas please?

With me it works in Edge and Chrome but not Firefox.

[RailCornwall]

I'd assume that at least some of the track being replaced dates from the post 1960's rationalisation of the line and the subsequent cut back of the facilities at the Station to the bare bones single platform. Indeed if not earlier.