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I can't get to work!

By AnnieP, in The Nesting Box

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I'm stuck at home! Floods have blocked the road, we had a landslide at the bottom of the paddocks onto the railway line and a train hit a tree this morning around 6.00am. Luckily it was a rail sweeper and "Ooops, word censored!"ody was hurt: Its still de-railed and has damaged 120 sleepers, which will need replacing once they have got the train out of the way! So OH is at home too as no trains! :dance:

So, we now have Network Rail men everywhere, 20 or so of their vehicles parked on our yard and the road, crawling all over our paddocks and using our big barn as a tea room! They've closed to road whilst the lifting gear comes in. We are stranded for at least 5 hours! Hooray!

Here are some very boring piccies, but I expect Dan will like them.....

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You can still just about see the chooks in the last one... 8)

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Here's the latest picture: They have cleared most of the track, got the train re-railed, but just got to get a crane in to drag this tree off the line. (and repair all the sleepers)!

We now have a soup kitchen in our barn and a portaloo has just been delivered! Looks like they may be here some time! :shock:

Have also just heard from the guy in charge that the local farmer is demanding money for them to take the crane on their land to pull up the tree! Meanwhile the west coast mainline to London isn't running! :roll: Aren't some people mercenary?

 

Do you think we should make them pay for using our yard? :lol::lol:

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chelsea SUPER CHICKEN!!!

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Annie I am so green... :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

I would have loved to have been that driver and seen you waving your petticoat..! 8):lol:

 

 

 

 

 

(and I would love to live near a railway line and have this kind of adventure going on)! 8)

 

It's a Class 67 (125mph freight locomotive); you have to get the number for me and get some more snaps!

 

I grew up for 15 years in the village "Station Masters House", you literally had the garden and the main southwest line railway right next to the house. in the huge back garden there was a gate that went onto the grass verge and down to the track below...about 50 yards away was a small station (which is now closed). People used to laugh at how close it was to the railway, the ornaments/books on the shelfs shook every so many minutes as the trains went past. We were very used to it though :shock::lol:

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Have also just heard from the guy in charge that the local farmer is demanding money for them to take the crane on their land to pull up the tree! Meanwhile the west coast mainline to London isn't running! :roll: Aren't some people mercenary?

 

After seeing what one tractor has done to our already wet and soggy land, I can't say I blame him :?

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