A visit to St Erth today (7th Jan 14) revealed large quantities of steel sleepers piled on the former loading bank. This weekend the St Ives Branch Line is closed on Saturday & Sunday with passengers using the Rail replacement Bus Services. At present it is not known what work is being carried out. However if these steel sleepers are used on the branch it will be a first as these don't have fixings for bullhead rail, no flat bottom track to my knowledge exists on the 4 miles or so to St Ives.
It is also believed that the crossover adjacent to the signal box and the sidings on the right are due for removal, these have not been used for many years.
It is also believed that the crossover adjacent to the signal box and the sidings on the right are due for removal, these have not been used for many years.
Steel Sleepers on St Erth loading bank. 7th January 2014 Copyright Roger Winnen
The arrival of the 10.33 from St Ives. 7th January 2014 Copyright Roger Winnen
Swinging a few degrees clockwise one can clearly see the crossover and sidings sheduled for removal, one of which is already effectively shortened by means of a sleeper fixed across the rails. 7th January 2014 Copyright Roger Winnen