tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post1290814353345697679..comments2022-12-02T09:29:11.036+00:00Comments on Broadway Station Rebuild: Forecast got it right!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14786840194849538417noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post-38212072806294407812018-01-30T22:37:00.172+00:002018-01-30T22:37:00.172+00:00Does Jo mind very much if I refer hereinafter not ...Does Jo mind very much if I refer hereinafter not to "the drive" or "the driveway" , but "Station Approach". That, after all, is its original name !<br /><br />PeterPeterHWrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495198265526743106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post-77268966096993064552018-01-30T17:00:56.287+00:002018-01-30T17:00:56.287+00:00The post and rail fence along the drive is histori...The post and rail fence along the drive is historically correct, we have an old photograph that shows it.<br />The canopy lamps are currently being manufactured, made with drawings based on inspection of historical photographs.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post-54697544468615632112018-01-29T21:57:25.377+00:002018-01-29T21:57:25.377+00:00I think you you'll find, St.Blazey, that if ...I think you you'll find, St.Blazey, that if you look at what old photographs survive, they've got it about right with their post and rail fencing. I admit it's very difficult to tell from old black-and-white photographs.<br /><br />Pailings with wooden tops are what they are using on the the new station at Corwen on the Llangollen railway, until they can afford something better. Of course, in their case, it is a totally new build. Not a replica. The finished result will resemble aspects of the 1930s rebuild by the GWR at Leamington, so, unlike Broadway, it will not be a "replica". Neither will it be a pastiche. Even so, we are looking in this case at a new station rebuild of circa £500,000.<br /><br />Yes, my friend, those are the sort of prices we are looking at now. Everywhere.<br /><br />So, good luck those who make it.<br /><br />And, always, good luck to the GWSR and its supporters.<br /><br />Peter <br /><br /><br /> PeterHWrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495198265526743106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post-26741337743793467252018-01-29T15:08:10.916+00:002018-01-29T15:08:10.916+00:00Got to admit that I love the platform slabs. They ...Got to admit that I love the platform slabs. They look like they've always been there! Good work by the layers. <br />The wooden fence along the road approach doesn't look very GWR though. When time allows, how about putting vertical wooden palings on with pointed tops? That would do the job nicely without having to remove anything.<br />The Gents toilets are coming along very nicely. Even the ceiling lights blend in, and the tiles are very original looking.<br />All in all, well done. The B.O. is looking the business too.<br />I await seeing the platform under-canopy lights next.<br />Great work all round. Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post-5046190398813631122018-01-29T12:12:26.286+00:002018-01-29T12:12:26.286+00:00All this work is starting to come together to make...All this work is starting to come together to make Broadway station look the "biz". It does seem though that the closer to completion the slower the jobs go, then suddenly it will be there! Already the station and its approach looks so different to how it looked last summer. Great work by you all.<br />Regards <br />Paul & Marion.Paul & Marion Sucksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384367780051937185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845749777682346343.post-66629309353208640042018-01-28T22:21:31.735+00:002018-01-28T22:21:31.735+00:00Looking great- when are the toilet cubicles/ porce...Looking great- when are the toilet cubicles/ porcelain being installed?<br />Will there be discrete electric heaters in the toilets and Ticket Office/ kitchen to keep the temperature above freezing?Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246751941088920565noreply@blogger.com