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To get to the work site we took the class 37 very carefully to just beyond Northwood Halt, so carefully we were overtaken by a pheasant!!
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This Pheasant thought it could out run us... It did as we had to go slowly!
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Signs of water alonside the track, it is draining away slowly Location around milepost 139. 22/6/7
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The road railer dumper trucks had already arrived by 22/6/7
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The Road / Rail diggers have already arrived to help with re-construction work. 22/6/7
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The blocked drain at Woodshed, this culvert became blocked and the rain water ran over the track. 22/6/7
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A blocked culvert near milepost 139 made this mess as it could not cope with the amount of water. 22/6/7
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There is a crack in the embankment around milepost 139. 22/6/7

*** News on 26/6/7 This crack is not as deep as feared and the bank is unlikely to collapse***
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The blocked culvert neat woodshed. 22/6/7
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The end of the line for now, just round the right hand bend from Northwood Halt. 22/6/7
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Checking cess drains on 22/6/7 that were cleared the previous day.
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Checking cess drains on 22/6/7 to ensure they were flowing after being cleaned out.
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There has been a landslip onto the track at Folly point 22/6/7
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There are signs that the water level at trimpley was almost to the top of the ballast shoulder from the brown stains. 22/6/7
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The drains at High Bridge, Eyemore flooded but are now running well but have left a lot of mud and debris on the track 22/6/7
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The Bewdley side of Victoria Bridge, 22/6/7
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