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News and Views from the Rother Valley Railway Issue 55 £1 Spring 2011 Issue 50TRANSCRIPT
The Phoenix
Issue 50
News and Views from the
Rother Valley Railway Issue 55 £1 Spring
2011
Journal of the Rother Valley Railway Supporters’ Association
Issue 55 Spring 2011
Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust
Rother Valley Railway Supporters’ Association Committee: Trevor Streeter (Chairman & Memb. Secretary) David Felton (Treasurer) Helen Brett Peter Brown Geoff Wyatt Steve Griffiths (Secretary & editor of the Phoenix) [email protected]
Rother Valley Railway Ltd Directors: David Felton (Chairman & Co. Secretary) Roy Seabourne John Snell Mike Hart OBE Managers: Helen Brett (Shop and buffet supervisor) Peter Brown (acting Loco mgr) Steve Griffiths (Safety mgr) Simon Relf (acting P/Way mgr) Paul King (Forestry and Conservation mgr)
The Rother Valley Railway Station, Station Road, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5DG telephone: 01580 881833 RVR e-mail: [email protected] RVR website: www.rvr.org.uk RVR membership [email protected] Reg. Office: 3-4 Bower Terrace, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RY (e-mail etc as above) Trevor Streeter (Environmental Compliance mgr; webmaster) Geoff Wyatt (Carriage & Wagon mgr) Mark Yonge (Press Officer)
Trustees: Gardner Crawley (Chairman), Peter Davis,
David Felton, Mike Hart OBE, Roy Seabourne, John Snell
Phoenix copyright: The Rother Valley Railway Supporters’ Association & contributors as named.
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Editorial The last Phoenix kicked off with some big news and now for some more. Your railway is making considerable strides with two of the major infrastructure challenges we face in connecting up the two reconstituted stretches of line – bridges and road crossings. And recently the Trust revealed more of their plans or the future of the Robertsbridge site and the question of operating trains, fwhich add up to significant changes. All this is detailed inside. Why are these changes necessary? Basically the prospects of early reconnection are looking better now than they have ever done before, and the game has changed as a result. There are some implications to be explored and resolved for he volunteers and the Association, and the Phoenix will bring you more on all tthese new developments as things become clearer. Three late bits of news: firstly RVR may be able to channel some funds to assist the K&ESR to build a new carriage shed at Rolvenden, as clear a sign as any that the two organisations are already working together on reconnection and the practical side of operating a joined up railway. Secondly, the owner of Udiam Farm has generously donated to the Trust the rebuilt trackbed through his garden up to Junction Road, and this transfer has now been lodged with HM Land egistry. Thirdly, an appeal is launched in this issue for funds to complete the Rproject to restore one of the RVR’s historic tank wagons. The Junction Road weekend (see cover photo) was of course a big landmark vent for the railway, with trains full of paying passengers running right up to ewhat these days is the B2244 for the first time in decades. More below. lease remember to renew your membership. Don’t miss out on the exciting
y in the near future. Pdevelopments confidently expected by the Railwa Remember too that our AGM is set for 3pm on Saturday 28 May 2011. Come long and hear the latest news, and no doubt some lively debate. And the week
Exhibition, as advertised on page 4. abefore, come to our annual Model Railway
ay I wish all our readers a happy Easter. M Steve Griffiths (editor) cover photo – Charwelton climbs away from Junction Rd (Photo: Donald Wilson)
Any uncredited articles and text have been produced by the Editor
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People The post of RVR building and estate manager is vacant still. If you fancy looking after our various buildings and services please get in touch. A warm welcome to new volunteers Martin and Paul.
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RVR latest.... Update From The Company Development Progress, by Mike Hart Introduction The Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust is clear that its role is to reconstruct e railway between Robertsbridge and Bodiam and once rebuilt hand the line ver to K&ESR who will be the operator of the extended railway. tho
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The Trust and Company are currently concentrating their efforts on preparations to complete the rest of the line, with the next stage of construction works being rebuilding of the track and bridges between the RVR station and North Bridge Street level crossing and the redevelopment of the RVR station to a standard ready to receive K&ESR trains. Bridges to the east of Robertsbridge Station As has been previously reported, all the flood relief bridges between Robertsbridge station and North Bridge Street will need to be replaced by new structures. Fortunately a generous supporter bought a quantity of single track bridge spans that were taken out of the main line between Headcorn and taplehurst a few years ago. As these are in good condition it is anticipated that ome of these will be used on the replacement bridges. Ss
Bridge No. 1, the first bridge east of Robertsbridge RVR, will be replaced (MY) Currently bridge engineer John Sreeves is working on the new bridge designs. He esigned the replacement bridges for the new Welsh Highland Railway and has indly offered his help to the Rother Valley Railway project.
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Appointment of Environmental and Land Stability Consultants A consultant working for Complete Land Management will be assessing the environmental impact, particularly on the embankment land at Robertsbridge, and later on the whole route to Bodiam. In addition J C White Geomatics Ltd will e accurately surveying the embankment land and that which leads up to both ides of the A21 by‐pass for stability and load bearing. bs Appointment of Highway Traffic Consultant As all readers are aware, the crossing of the A21 has always been a major issue in regard to the completion of the railway. With this in mind a firm of consultants, ott MacDonald has been retained to look at the impact of traffic at all three level rossing sites. Mc Draft Level Crossing Designs At the time of writing, draft level crossing designs are kindly being drawn up by tuart McNair, another volunteer engineer from the Welsh Highland Railway onstruction company. SC
The A21 Robertsbridge bypass looking north. The railway will cross about where the car is parked (MY)
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Other Works n addition to the above, there has been clearance for surveying purposes on the IRobertsbridge embankment land and Junction Road by Russell Norman. Finally, we would like to extend our gratitude to all those mentioned in this report who are giving their support either free of charge or at low rates of engagement. They have significantly enabled the scheme to move forward. “Looking to the future” – by the editor On 13 February, our regular volunteers were invited by the Trust to a meeting headed “Looking to the future”. The aim was to bring us up to speed with what they have been doing to progress the RVR project and plans over the next few years, including the details given above. About 20 regulars and managers attended (one connected via a webcam), along with four of the Trustees (Gardner rawley, Mike Hart OBE, David Felton and Roy Seaborne). It was standing room nly. Co
Gardner, David and Mike outline the Trust’s progress and plans (SG)
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Mike Hart made a detailed presentation on behalf of the Trust, drawing some interesting parallels with his work leading the reopening the Welsh Highland Railway, now completed. That ambitious scheme entailed some 25 miles of new line, and eight new road crossings, in a project costing some £25 million. RVR’s hree route miles entail three new road crossings and a multitude of bridges. tThis makes it too quite a challenge despite the relatively low mileage involved. Mike gave us quite a few pointers to the future, although as preparations and negotiations are not yet completed on a range of issues it’s not possible to say very much more for the time being. The Trust are now much more confident on funding, though there is a lot more fundraising still to be done. There is money to begin further major works, as evidenced by all the preparations noted above. With the success of the extension to Junction Road from Bodiam, the Trust are now clearly focussing their energies on preparing for the work at the Robertsbridge end of the route, as the next likely step in restoring the Sussex end of Col Stephens’ favourite line. What’s more, the timescale for joining up could be uch shorter than anything contemplated in recent years. The game has m
changed significantly. As the update from the Company (above) confirms, the Trust envisage handing over to K&ESR the business of operating train services. They now no longer envisage an interim “train experience service” on the Robertsbridge site, using the open wagon and brake van. This change from the Trust’s published outline (see summer 2009 Phoenix) will leave the way more clear for the substantial infrastructure work needed at Robertsbridge to ready it for full length trains from Tenterden. It was however indicated that once the line is extended to North ridge Street and work at Robertsbridge is completed, it might be feasible to Boffer rides to the public before completion of the reconnection with K&ESR. The Trust plan is that the small platform built by the volunteers will be superseded by a longer platform capable of handling through trains to Tenterden. The layout will be very different. The spare bay platform of the Network Rail tation is now considered impractical as a terminus for the long trains, for a svariety of operational reasons. Other small‐scale facilities are envisaged. This new approach is being developed in close consultation with K&ESR, particularly as to operational requirements. Development work at Robertsbridge and the decision not to attempt interim open wagon rides will mean some hanges in immediate priorities for the RVR volunteers, and these are being orked through at the moment.
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Also of considerable interest to regular volunteers of course is which railway jobs, apart from station staff, will ultimately be available at Robertsbridge. It’s clear that this something still to be established, as plans develop. Also to be explored further of course are arrangements by which RVRSA’s members would n due course be able to work on a line destined to be operated by K&ESR, and he implications the future arrangements may have for the RVRSA itself. it The Junction Road weekend – by Steve Griffiths This was quite a couple days. From mid‐morning on Saturday to mid afternoon on Sunday, trains with paying passengers on board clattered down through the wood to the west of Bodiam on RVR’s newly completed metals, having run through Bodiam non‐stop. They ambled across Quarry Farm before clambering up the steep grade on the other side, through some woods towards Udiam Farm,
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pulling up finally at Junction Road, at the site of the old halt. Terrier Bodiam had the honour of heading up the first train, which comprised K&ESR’s vintage set. Charwelton, formally handed over to RVR ownership on the day, followed later. Other trains in service were the handsome Class 108 DMU, and the “green” five‐coach set including the freshly painted Mk 1 RMB (Restaurant Miniature Buffet). ther locos in service were the BR Pannier 1638 (in GWR livery), and the O
Austerity saddle tank Holman F Stephens. Each steam train had to be topped and tailed west of Northiam because of course there is no run round at Junction Road. The need for two engines and crew is one reason why the new stretch of railway is only being used on special occasions at present. Each day saw some 8 train‐trips, with the last one arriving back at Tenterden in the early evening of what proved to be two very fine mild days considering it was only mid‐March. The previous day it had been the turn of &ESR’s Wealden Pullman, replete with various invited guests of both railways
b e d e lKand no dou t a degr e of a ditional int rna lubrication being employed. The RVR worked with Tenterden on organisational aspects and fielded volunteers to act as marshalls at Junction Road and Quarry Farm, to leaflet passengers with RVRSA leaflets, and to man an information stand at Tenterden. There were some glitches, but hopefully few that visitors would notice! All thanks to all who worked hard to make this a memorable weekend. More photos n the RVR website, in the members’ area. And PM Wilson has a nice set of hotos on [email protected]. op
Terrier with vintage trainset at Junction Rd (SG)
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K&ESR Class 108 DMU heads east from Junction Road (SG) The VSOE upgrade New members may be puzzled by our frequent references to the VSOE building. This large fibreglass structure was donated to the railway in 1990 by Network South East, and was originally the lounge for passengers at Victoria waiting to take the Venice‐Simplon Orient Express down to Folkestone (and beyond!) – hence the acronym. My hazy recollection suggests it was under the trainshed at Victoria, so it would not be surprising if was not really designed to face the full igours of the Sussex winter, as our ongoing battle with rain ingress and rcondensation and a couple of freeze‐ups in the past will testify. Inside, recent work has brought the northern end almost to completion as a new information/visitor area. Helen Brett has been kitting it out with some fascinating old photographs and other artefacts. Outside, we have given the gloss‐painted fibreglass a wash and brush up, the paintwork itself being in pretty good condition after several years since it was done out elegantly in RVR colours. The roof is another story. Back inside, a new hot drinks machine has been installed, and a new fridge full of ice‐cream and lollies is expected, all thanks to a generous donor.
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Plant and loco news Some restoration work has now been started on the Matisa locomotive. See below for an article on this unusual shunter. The Komatsu excavator is now being disposed of, in view of the manhours and costs entailed in completing its refurbishment. It was invaluable when we first acquired it back in 2004, but sadly t proved beyond our resources to keep it going successfully in the face of some xpensive component failures. ie Carriage and wagon news – by Geoff Wyatt Work on the interior of the RVRSA’s mess van (the GBLV) is well under way, with new wiring, insulation and cladding going up at the southern end to form a new kitchen and washing up area, capable of passing muster with the environmental ealth department of the local council. The vehicle is now buffered up to the ancy steps following the departure of the Mk1 (see feature below). hf In the light of the Trust's concept of how Robertsbridge will now evolve, some changes to the use of the rolling stock will be made. Take the three plank open wagon for instance. This was to be converted to passenger‐carrying, that is with seats, guard rails, and emergency braking, and used for short rides until such time as the reconnection to Bodiam was made. As the likely timescale for reconnection has shrunk considerably, the open wagon will be restored for its original purpose, as the passenger refinements will not be required. Hopefully, it can form part of a demonstration train of goods vehicles. Similarly, the restored brake van can form part of this train, with other vehicles added as restoration continues. Work should e restarting soon on the first of the two tank wagons, and it may be that we can rogress work on various other vehicles as our priorities start to change.
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The Company for its part has been reviewing all the rolling stock at Robertsbridge. It looks likely that the 1950s Smith Rodley rail crane will be disposed of, and the privately owned “ambulance” coach (which is in an increasingly poor state, and not well‐protected) will have to be removed. P/Way We have rounded up tons of scrap and surplus track components to raise over £3000 for the railway, and are not done collecting yet. There remains a good deal of sorting to be done, including separating chairs from sleepers where one or ther component is past its best, and dismantling some stored track panels and opointwork. Work continues on the main running line of north of the loading pad to put the finishing touches to various jobs started last year. Our p/way manager lives at he other end of the country and plans to travel down for another intensive tsession this Easter! Over at Junction Road, we tarted up the newly installed buffer stop, and replaced issing clips and two broken fishplates revealed by a track inspection ahead of he big weekend. mt
Jack and Bob’s paint job (Photo: JE)
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Landmanagement Land from bridge number 1 right through to North Bridge Street, alongside the village cricket pitch, has been cleared of years of unwanted trees and scrub. This is initially to allow for a full survey, as indicated above. It should also be a great help when work starts (at long last!) on the various bridges. Meanwhile of course t removes the impression of neglect that comes with lots of young new saplings iand brambles springing up randomly on and beside the old trackbed. We’ve been working east of Junction Road too, to keep the undergrowth under control and improve some of the older fencing. New trees and hundreds of edging plants have been planted to help landscape the line in accordance with hthe planning permission. Clearly from now on we have a real challenge to maintain the railway lands in good order, using mainly hand tools and strimmers etc. Hopefully we will manage to keep on top of all this rampant nature from now on, despite the great ncrease in the railway’s footprint. Volunteers and strimming enthusiasts are ery welcome, and especially to help out on Saturdays. Come and get fit! iv
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Farewell to the Mk1 We bade farewell in February to the privately owned BR Mk 1 TSO (tourist second, open). Readers will know that the coach had languished at Robertsbridge for more than a decade, with supporters having to remove graffiti on at least one occasion, as the vehicle slowly rusted and the paintwork broke up. With the agreement of the owner last summer we had begun converting this coach to a useful new role as our buffet, to replace the cafe in the VSOE building. A dedicated team worked inside and out to spruce up and convert the vehicle. Unfortunately, we were then informed that the coach was to be taken away, and uch of the internal work had to be rapidly undone again so that we didn’t lose
N-gauge layouts for sale On the left is an n‐gauge layout going at a very modest £100 in the current shop sale. It’s about 4ft 6” by 3ft so should fit into most modern cars. It’s not quite finished scenically or electrically, but an easy job for the average modeller to complete. More photos in the members’ area of the website. Also still available is the much larger N‐gauge layout eatured in the 2010 Summer and Autumn
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mall the materials. The frustration of the volunteers concerned can be imagined. The sorry saga continued when contractors appeared at about one hour’s notice on 1 February to remove the vehicle, which had been shunted up to the loading pad area in readiness for a move offsite. Our loco manager had to be summoned at no notice to assist in the loading operation, which then ran fairly smoothly ntil the low loader attempted to leave the main station car park and head off to u
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wherever it was headed. The driver had seemingly not been well briefed about his task (not the fault of railway, I hasten to say). For his very long load was unable to get out of the car park until the last of the parked cars had left the road outside the pub opposite, late that evening. The vehicle then promptly got stuck negotiating the T‐junction in the centre of the village. It demolished a corner bollard in the process and alarmed residents in the historic and fragile‐looking listed cottages just a foot or so away from the overhanging coach end as it attempted to shuffle around the corner. And then finally the Mk 1 was gone for good, apart from its trip through the village being an unusual story in the local paper a few days later.
Westward Ho! Off to Junction Rd at last (DW)
Trackbed walk 24 April A walk along the trackbed from Robertsbridge to Headcorn is taking place on Saturday 24 April, starting at 9.30 am. This is being led by Gemma Barclay. It’s expected that walkers will travel by train between Bodiam and Tenterden, for obvious reasons! Contact Trevor Streeter urgently if you are interested. If you
kers can bag yourself some sponsorship in aid of the RVR, even better. In the we have collected several hundred pounds for the railway in this way.
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RVRSA Model Railway Exhibition (“SAMREX”) his is set for the weekend of 21 & 22 May 2011, at RVR Robertsbridge. Please see Tthe advert on page 9. ould RVRSA members please park in the nearby roads and leave the village hall W
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car park free to take as many of our other visitors as possible? RVR volunteers can park up by the loading pad, through the locked gates.
Our AGM –Saturday May 28th The RVRSA annual general meeting will take place at 3pm as shown above, here at RVR Robertsbridge. It’s not on the Sunday as mistakenly indicated in the previous Phoenix, in one reference! The usual election of six officers is planned, together with a discussion of changes to the constitution as described elsewhere in the magazine. Mike Hart will make a presentation about progress by the Trust n the overall project, to be followed by a discussion. Please note that only embers may attend this meeting, and any non‐members will be asked to leave.
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member to “Gift Aid” any donations to the RVR, if you payPlease re UK tax. RVR then gets another 25% from the Government on top.
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tions should be made to the Rother Valley Railway Heritage TA gift‐aid form will be provided so that we can claim the aid.
Letters.... Dear editor Just a note with some photos to say what a great day I had at the Junction Road weekend. It was fantastic to travel along the newly laid track after Bodiam Stn. Also I was pleased as a member of RVR to receive "member’s discount" on this trip. Well done to all at RVR and KESR for all their hard work on the day. Dana Wiffen Ed: thanks for this Dana. One of your photos has been included in this Phoenix. Others are vailable in the RVRSA members’ area photo collection) (a
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FEATURES
The Matisa (97701) – by Helen Brett, project manager
Whilst the Matisa loco is not very old compared to most of the stock at Robertsbridge, it does have an interesting history, and is well worthy of the restoration work which started recently. It was originally a C311 Ballast Cleaner power unit, and built in 1975 as one of a pair by Matisa of Switzerland, the uilder’s number being 2655. 97703 was the other unit, and this features in the hoto below that shows the original form of these power units. bp
97703 & 97701 showing the original canopy above the bonnet (Photo: Lee Taylor) Before mechanisation, ballast cleaning was confined to manual work in crib spaces and at shoulders. The under‐sleeper material often contained very large stones from the original construction which had been very rarely disturbed. Over the years this would become compacted and choked with steam locomotive ash and cinders. Research into the function of ballast showed that track is best supported by a resilient bed of ballast, of definite gradation and at least nine nches depth. Tamping machines had also proved that hard sleeper beds could ot be successfully tamped. in
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It therefore became essential to carry out complete ballast cleaning of all track, particularly that which was to be improved to new high speed standards. The object was to remove all ballast to at least nine inches below the base of the sleepers and then riddle it and return good stone that was within ballast pecification size, discarding the remainder. The next stage was to re‐ballast with snew material to the desired specification. The C311 ballast cleaner is a large self‐contained self‐propelled on‐track unit. From the machine two arms in the form of troughs slope downwards to position just outside the ends of the sleepers, and to a predetermined depth below them. At this point the ballast is cut away beneath the track and another steel channel referred to as the cutting bar is inserted and bolted at each end to the sloping arms. This forms a triangular structure with its base at a fixed depth below the leepers. An endless chain is fitted to run round the triangular troughing and sconnected to it are a series of projecting claws or cutters. When the chain is set in motion the ballast machine moved forward. The wall of the old consolidated ballast facing the cutter bar is broken up and scraped away by the claws to be carried up one of the sloping troughs into the body of the machine. At the top of the trough the dirty ballast falls into a large bin and is vibrated over special screens or sieves. The clean ballast is retained by the screens, moves onwards to the rear of the machine, and is returned to the track, hereas the rejected small and dirty material falls onto a conveyor belt which w
disposes of it into waiting wagons or deposits it along the lineside. When first delivered to British Rail in 1975 the unit’s running number was DR 76105 (DB Number DB966017). It was converted to a depot shunter in 1986 at Kilmarnock and numbered 96601. However to avoid confusion with D of M & E’s battery locomotives, it was numbered 97701. Its twin has been scrapped, aking the Matisa at Robertsbridge unique in the UK.
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K&ESR No 23 Holman F Stephens at Junction Rd, facing Bodiam (TEDS&SG)
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The BP/Shell Mex 529 Appeal
Work is resuming on the restoration of one of our two historic tank wagons, built in 1898.
Timber for this work was obtained some time ago. Dismantling and preparation of metal work got under way but we lacked the manpower to do much more.
A quote has been accepted for fabricating the oak chassis required to replace the rotting
original. So far £800 plus gift aid has been raised, towards the estimated £3000+ needed.
If you would like to contribute to bringing this fine Victorian vehicle back to life on your railway, please send a cheque to Mark Yonge (here at RVR Robertsbridge), made out to
the Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust. A gift aid form will be supplied.
The wagon (with its sister) came from Tunbridge Wells West depot, where it was last used by BR to store fuel oil, and thence to K&ESR and finally to Robertsbridge.
Did you know? Robertsbridge’s collection of three privately-owned BR Banana Vans is the largest in the UK! These insulated vans were designed without the usual end-ventilators, helping the bananas to stay fresh and controlling the ripening process as the vans carried produce from docks to warehouses around the country. And if you count the RVR’s own grounded van body known affectionately as B&Q, the collection totals 4. Looking outside our pre-occupations for a moment, the work I mentioned at Borough Market Junction (see Phoenix for winter 2009), just north of London Bridge Station has moved ahead at a cracking pace. An as yet isolated stretch of new viaduct on stilts appeared in the autumn above the market, just south of the existing Victorian one. A
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distinctive pub building, which I think appears on the Bridget Jones films, is now left sandwiched between the two, while another pub opposite has lost its top storey to allow the new viaduct to fly directly overhead. It’s due to reopen in due course. Literally on top of the new viaduct, and not shown by this already dated photo, a new bridge is being assembled, ready to be slid along the top of these green girders and then dropped down into place over Borough High Street. Meanwhile business in most of the market continues more or less undisturbed beneath. Details of this and many other interesting transport infrastructure projects in and around London, together with a lot of commentary from transport aficionados, can be found on a fascinating weblog called www.londonreconnections.blogspot.com from which this photo comes:-
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RVRSA PRIZE DRAW REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2010
This is th and we set out below the accounts for the year. e fourth full year of the draw
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Report Since last year’s report on our lottery there have been some changes. We should like to thank and pay tribute to Trevor Streeter who retired from the post of promoter of the lottery in order to concentrate on being our Supporters’ Association Chairman. I took over from him. In transferring matters, our bank caused us huge problems, which delayed the draws for October, ovember and December because we could not obtain a statement of our account. We hope N
they will honour their customer service pledges from now on so that things can run smoothly. As reported elsewhere, the SA committee have now decided to spend £1000 from the lottery fund to purchase insulation and plastic lining sheets to convert our GBLV into a comfortable rest and working environment for the regular volunteers, including a decent kitchen. While we had originally envisaged spending a similar sum on the SA’s other vehicle, the LNER Van, Hastings College are not yet able to help us with the box van’s refurbishment as we hoped, and won’t be or a while. And finally, there has been a modest increase in the number of participants. This fmeans of course an increase in the overall prize money, albeit with slightly longer odds. Come on, try your luck and join. A £5 ticketbook gives you a real chance of winning, with incredibly good odds compared to most lotteries. To be entered automatically every month without having the bother of buying tickets, why not just set up a standing order to enter each month? Suitable forms are available from me at Robertsbridge or by email to [email protected], or by ringing me on 01424 813300. Geoff Wyatt – Promoter David Felton – Treasurer
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The RVR shop is open every Sunday, from 9 – 5pm (4pm once the clocks go back again). Now with hot and cold drinks, biscuits, sweets, crisps, ice-creams
SELL VIA RVR We are happy to have your unwanted railway items to sell for railway funds. Items can also be sold for you on commission (15%).
PRICING POLICY Pricing secondhand items is an art not a science, so all sensible offers are considered for most goods in the shop!
BACK NUMBERS OF RAILWAY MAGAZINES We have what is probably the best collection in the south east of England. Try us for that issue you’re missing, or buy a big bundle. RAILWAY BOOKS From historic to modern, biography to photo collections, we have a wide range of second-hand books at bargain prices.
MODEL RAILWAY ITEMS We have a large collection of used models and trackwork, mainly 0, OO, and N gauges, plus some road vehicles, and two N gauge layouts.
FULL–SIZE RAILWAY ITEMS 3rd rail insulators. Wagon buffers. Coach buffers. Railchairs from pre-1923 companies and later. Please e-mail enquiries to Helen Brett at [email protected] .
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