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Rebuilding the Railway (3) |
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The railway runs behind the greenhouse to link the two station areas. The track is level, but the ground levels are different. The far station is on a raised area, with the track in the foreground in a cutting. You can just see the layout of the station & steamup area at the far side through the iron railings. This section was ballasted using a mix of dry cement and limestone chippings. From here, the track curves round the back of the summerhouse and into the tunnel. I think the separation gives more of an impression that the railway actually goes somewhere, instead of a circular line where destinations are within sight of each other. |
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The railway emerges from the summerhouse tunnel mouth into a second slate-lined cutting. Here, the ballast changes from cement & chippings to horticultural grit bonded with PVA. Planting along the top right of the cutting is well established and already needs to be cut back where it overhangs the track. |
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