The aftermath

Further to the previous ‘blog, here are some more pictures as the track is lifted from my railway.

The track has been lifted copy

The trackbed on the gradient out of the colliery.

Trackbed without track copyNo more Garratt climbing the bank, no more 8F pulling the coal wagons.

The trackbed almost looks like a real one after the tracks are gone.

The track has been lifted 2 copy

 

 

 

This picture is less real ….

 

 

 

No railway left copy

 

So here is the final view.

The new owners might want to use the baseboards (unlikely) or use it as shelving.  Or, most likely, knock it all down.  I just couldn’t bring myself to do it ….

The lights go out copy

 

 

… and the lights go out for the last time.