Some old photos of The Causeway
We have been given some more old photos, I think from Steve Organ’s collection. These are some photos of the causeway in the early days at Chasewater Railway .
In 1982 the Preservation Society was forced to lift the track on the Causeway and commence work on an ambitious rebuilding scheme. Sadly owing to the Society’s finances and lack of support, the scheme collapsed and the Preservation Society was forced to close to passenger traffic for a number of years, even though work continued on basic restoration at the Brownhills West site.
A scheme to restore the Causeway commenced in May 1993, with the basic engineering elements being completed some 11 months later. Approx. 120,000 tons of fill material were imported on to the site for grading and compaction. With the completion of one of the largest civil engineering schemes in railway preservation to be carried out to date, work was able to proceed with the opening of Norton Lakeside Station. The station was opened in December 1995.
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- The bridge through the causeway – long before the culverts!
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- Buildiing the ground up
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- Levelling it out
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- Heavy gear needed
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- Platform wall at Lakeside Station
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- Not sure of the location of this photo.
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- Steve Organ at Lakeside
Chasewater Railway Museum 