Greetlander
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I've been back in the area for a couple of weeks and spent some time in the local historical society. They had a treasure trove of reports and images which I don't have permission to reproduce but I will post one.
Having read the report of the 1951 railtour up the valley where the train had difficulty over the expired pointwork at Stainland, I assumed the branch just soldiered on for another eight years until it was unusable. However, judging by this report there was a plan to truncate the line, subsequently shelved and then the whole track was renewed by 1955, only to be closed four years later. Certainly the later images show a pretty healthy permanent way.
Was this unusual or just the way of doing things?
Having read the report of the 1951 railtour up the valley where the train had difficulty over the expired pointwork at Stainland, I assumed the branch just soldiered on for another eight years until it was unusable. However, judging by this report there was a plan to truncate the line, subsequently shelved and then the whole track was renewed by 1955, only to be closed four years later. Certainly the later images show a pretty healthy permanent way.
Was this unusual or just the way of doing things?
