SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY Cutting Back Gang
| 30 November 2016 | 29 September 2016 | 10 August 2016 | 06 Jun 2016 | 04 May 2016 |
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| Photo © TParrott 2016 |
The Cutting Back Gang have been busy for four Wednesdays “just around the corner” from Buckfastleigh Station – pleasing the neighbours by taking our foliage back to their fence lines (at their request), and improving the amount of light in this cutting, at Paper Mill Bridge.
The average attendance is eleven members of the gang each week. As always we welcome new members.
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| Photo © TParrott 2016 |
Another success story for the Cutting Back Gang in the Nappers Halt area – the before and after shots, September 21st and 28th 2016. The area was cleared at the request of the PW department, who will be putting out new sleepers and rails in this area fairly soon.
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| Ashburton ? |
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| View from headshunt up towards Buckfastleigh Station |
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| Logs seasoning for the winter fires |
| Photo © TParrott 2016 |
Twenty working days for the SDR Cutting Back Gang, transformed this part of the Buckfastleigh Site that the public never sees, that resulted in these pictures being taken at the site of the proposed Covered Carriage facility at the Ashburton end of the site. The logs will be collected by the Gardens Department and used to heat them during the forthcoming Winter, whilst enjoying their morning coffe and afternoon tea.
Regular users of the road from Buckfastleigh to Totnes should have noticed our efforts at Caddaford Curve, where you can now actually see that there is a railway, behind the tall weeds that were there until recently.
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| Hood Bridge |
| Photo © RDadson 2016 |
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| Hood Bridge after the cutting back team have tidied up |
| Photo © TParrott 2016 |
The photos above give a good impression of what 8 volunteers can achieve during a concentrated working day at Hood Bridge, on the South Devon Railway. This was our first day this year at this location, and the users of the A384 road will now be afforded at better view of the steam trains that ply between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. There were four brush cutters and a scythe in use, on this very hot day (Wednesday 8th June). The pictures show things as they were at the start and end of the day. More potential volunteers will always be welcome.
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| Woodville Pway Hut |
| Photo © Ted Parrot 2016 |
The images above show the before and after appearance of Woodville PW Hut after the attentions of the SDR Volunteer Cutting Back Gang, on 27th April 2016. Repairs to the roof, a re-hanging of the door, securing the window board, a general strim around the hut, re-stain the front and both ends, and of course the ceremonial burning of the rubbish generated. The whole area and structure looks a lot better for the work carried out
The SDR Cutting Back Gang can be contacted via Buckfastleigh Station.
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| Photo © Ted Parrot 2016 |
The pictures of the logs and neat permanent way were taken on 4th May 2016.
Our work is currently taking place in the area of Milepost 5, 50 chains. The pictures here show the logs already awaiting collection, and the area ready to receive attention next. The gang was a total of 12 members this week.
© South Devon Railway Association 2016