Gartell Light Railway - S&DJR: Burning Bridges

Thursday, 24 February 2011

Burning Bridges

Well we built the bridge for hopeful 'new extension' several years ago. Codename Operation Overlord. With this complete, its that simple case of paperwork, paperwork. However, it was realised the bridge had a hump, well was higher than needed and from a distance was quiet obvious. It was built so the sleepers sat on top the concrete piers.

So with a bit of gentle adjustment (CUTTING GAS) we could lower the track so it was fixed to piers with plates. In total dropping the running height by about 4 inches. But more importantly a smother gradient and not such a drop back down to the road for the crossing.

Before

The gentle application on technology

The GLR Umpa Lumpa's

Replacement steel frame in place.

The track restored and fitted. Looks very High Speed Train. There is some steel plates fitted either side now aswell.

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Gartell Light Railway

John and Christine Gartell, their family and friends look forward to welcoming you to the narrow gauge Gartell Light Railway. Step back in time to a more leisurely age and ride through the beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside along the route of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway.

Our delightful half-size trains are operated in exactly the same way as their full-size counterparts, with every train movement governed by an array of semaphore and colour-light signals controlled by the signalman in two signal boxes. It is therefore no exaggeration to say that the Gartell Light Railway is a working museum of traditional railway practice.

Visitors often tell us: "We live locally but we had no idea that the railway was here. We shall certainly come again. Everyone is so friendly and it's such good value for money."