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1) HANWORTH LOOP - GENERAL PROGRESS :
For
all information
on "Track" matters please contact
Douglas. |
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December 2011:
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The station platform
walls are built and the in-fill is
starting
- the orange fence in the back-ground is
the front of the
public viewing area." |
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November 2011 :
"The
Head-of-Steel" as you can see from the current
progress
on
the plan below is now just passed the Station
site and is 'complete' with spacers, so the track is
safe-to-gauge and useable by "Hounslow".
It
will be slewed across to the right to start the S.E
curve as
soon
as it is extended. As you can also see from the
picture
on
the right, the construction of the station platform
has commenced"
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October 2011
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A Small but very significant big
step forward
The first Engine Runs on the Hanworth Loop,
"Hounslow " was transported up to the Hanworth Loop
on Tuesday 11th October and ran successfully from the Loading siding over the pointwork (including the recently re-gauged King -Point to near the head-of-steel just North of the station site, and back to be housed in the Hanworth Running Shed, which of course is now fully functioning as its name describes.
On the October Open Day Hounslow
ran on the Haworth Loop, giving demonstration runs, and "rides" for working members of the MWBRS
(picture below left).
Below right, Hounslow carries out "demonstration"
runs on the Hanworth Loop on Open Day 15th/16th October, pulling
a small train of the Hudson flat and the Manrider (for more
info on these see "Rolling Stock" page). |
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Hounslow on her first run up
the loading siding. |
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Current track progress is shown in blue on
the plan below :
New structures and newly laid track is shown in
Blue, as at 3/2/12
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2) MAIN LINE/ SOUTH FIELD NEWS
:
A bit of modest work, scrub clearing,
started in the South Field close to the
location of the Station on 30th December 2011.
Negotiations are
under-way with Thames Water for lease for the land from the
South Field to Bunny Lane and beyond to Hydes Field for the
Main-line of the Hampton to Kempton Waterworks Railway.
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3) ROLLING STOCK NEWS :
a) The Devon Coach:
We have purchased a passenger
coach based on a Hudson Bogie frame from the Devon Railway
Centre, hence the 'title'. It will need a lot of work which
John Morson is directing. It will be quite a long task and
John needs lots of help - so if you want to speed up the day
when the Hampton to Kempton Waterworks Railway carries it
first passengers, then this is one more way you can help -
contact John. |
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Work has stared on the Devon Coach - It will be a long
job,
starting with dismantling to work on the frame.
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The frame has now been dismantled ready
for refurbishment.
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4) OTHER NEWS
November
22nd, 2011
We now have a new "Office" in
place, just beyond the Crew
Room. This is presently being
wired for electrical light/power
and needs a path laid to the
front door.
More work with which you can
help!
PS. The New Office is Fully
Functioning as of January 2012
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