Thursday 13 October 2022

Repairing the Crossing

 Tuesday 11th Oct

A visit to Gotherington signal box today to replace some rotten planks in the foot crossing. 

We were intending to catch the first Cheltenham bound train from Winchcombe but for some reason it was going to be significantly late so we got permission from Brian Nicholls to park up at Gotherington West.

There are several rotten boards in the crossing some more obvious than others until you stamp on them. 


All the boards are covered in chicken wire to prevent slipping- and this  is held down with many staples (to prevent tripping!). These are a pain to remove where they are well hammered in, but with four of us at it we son peeled it back.


Seven boards have been replaced and re-covered with wire. Should be safe for a few more years.




A bit of creosote required on a few ends that we had to trim. Left it for the Wednesday team!

Curly