Many apologies for the hiatus in this blog: we have been working very hard, and much of the work is not very photogenic. Also, the usual collapse in Southwold ‘s broadband speed, occasioned by the twenty-fold summer increase in the
The Trust is pleased and thankful that the Co-operative Group has chosen our charity as one of the local beneficiaries for their community funding. https://causes.coop.co.uk/ We have a display in Southwold Co-op, where the Chairman spent a recent afternoon talking
At the SteamWorks site in Southwold, the central part of the new visitor centre is almost complete, with just the roof cladding to complete, and services to put on. Trust volunteers laid a third panel of permanent track, plus a
Things are happening so fast with the Trust that it’s hard to keep up with it. On the Southwold Steam Works site at Blyth Road, further clearance and levelling have taken place, and the central core of the visitor centre
Now that the weather is slowly improving, the pace is accelerating on the railway. On the trackbed at Wenhaston Station, considerable clearance has been done: with the nesting season in force, no tree work can be done, but the team
The two most advanced elements of the SR Heritage Train (disregarding for the moment the Van 13 grounded body – which may eventually itself be wheeled) are now moving on quickly. At the SOLD (Special Objectives for Local Disabled) workshop
Our trackbed gang has been working hard, completing all the tree work before the bird nesting season. Clearing up can be done later. The plan is to have the westernmost 20 chains of our land in as good condition as
Apologies to our regular readers: our usual blogger has been out of action with flu. And everyone else is far too busy working on SRT projects to write about them! Large gangs of volunteers have continued to devote their time,
On Wednesday 11th January, our largest team for several months was not put off by having to do some paperwork and safety instruction before starting work: as the Trust’s activities grow in size and number, there is inevitably more formality
The Trust confidentially expects 2017 to be the breakthrough year to begin the restoration of the Southwold Railway. 2016 was a mixed year, with another disappointment at Wenhaston on the planning front well balanced by the receipt of our first