Railways

Posted in Railways on Sunday 10th December 2006 at 10:38pm


Finally, we're coming to the end of the three week long closure of the mainline here. There is still a weekend to go, but at least getting to work each day will be a little easier. Granted the new timetable makes getting home a little harder, but you can't I suppose, have everything! The replacement buses have been timely and reliable, so I can't complain much. Being unwell for a week or so, and exhausted by longer than usual days at work, I've not really spent as much time watching the works at the station as I might, but I managed to wander out over the past couple of days to watch the clean-up in progress.

Spoil wagons waiting on the replaced Highbridge East crossover
Spoil wagons waiting on the replaced Highbridge East crossover

66144 at Highbridge
66144 at Highbridge

I've heard one or two bus passengers moaning that 'nothing much has changed' at the station when we've arrived of an evening. Not entirely true, as the renewed track is plain to see. The replacement crossover and work on the Up Loop (no longer just a goods loop I understand) are also fairly obvious. With this weekends big stock cascade to Arriva and the new timetable (which has a fair amount of cuts for the South West) First Great Western starts to make it's mark on our local services. We'll soon start to see familiar units in fresh paint again too. It's going to be an interesting Winter.

 


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