Section Activities

A round up of recent activities in our Sections

AS PUBLISHED IN The Journal October 2017 Volume 135 Part 4 Sections

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DARLINGTON & NORTH EAST

EDINBURGH Our online events calendar holds all GLASGOW of our Section meetings.

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and riverside trust. Clive showed an interesting for many years and he knows of at least one example of how the volunteers of the trust had still in existence at Willesden. 1990 saw the A round up rebuilt a canal overbridge in complete faith to introduction of the first Road Rail Vehicle the original on a series of volunteering camps. (RRV) excavator by the Network South East Moving on to the Gloucestershire and part of BR. of recent Warwickshire railway Clive talked about restoration works at Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse Stations; aspects This was manufactured by GESIMAR to a activities in that went well and some that didn’t. Clive then design by a Frenchman whose initials were moved on to talk about the station at Broadway KGT and so the early versions were known as and the significant effort that had been made KGT’s. The initial KGTs were operated under a our Sections. to keep this true to the Brunnelian heritage of contract by Gamble. KGTs were classed as the the line. first On Track Plant (OTP) and can only operate in a possession and have to be taken on track Reports may be abbreviated for Clive’s talk concluded with a section on at an access point within the possession and publication in the Journal. Full restoration of carriages and how the work similarly off track at the end. versions can be downloaded of volunteers over decades had restored an original Great Western coach to original This is different to an On-Track Machine from our website: condition on The . (OTM) such as a tamper which runs under its own power on rail to and from site outside the www.thepwi.org/technical_hub/ CROYDON AND BRIGHTON possession. section_activities 11th May 2017 1995 to 2005 OTPs increased in number from Quattro Plant approximately 35 to 1079 units of various types BIRMINGHAM Bob Browning, Quattro Plant owned by a variety of firms; some with a few machines up to those like Hydrex and BCL with over 100 machines. 6th April 2017 The April meeting is traditionally the Section’s The East West Rail Project Annual Meeting but it was found in 2016 that A down turn in the rail maintenance market and Andrew Free, (Programme Engineering May proved to be a good month for the Section therefore the requirement for OTPs from 2006 Manager, East West Rail Alliance) AGM and therefore in future it will be held in May. The normal AGM business was dealt with, onwards lead to a reduction in cost for hiring and OTP per shift. BIRMINGHAM with the usual commendable speed, for the first time assisted by a power point presentation format from at PWI HQ. Thanks, was extended There are now two very large suppliers: TXM 8th June 2017 to Mott Macdonald who host our meetings and which was formed from the HYDREX business Competing Priority’s Preserving Railway provide refreshments and the members of the and Quattro that bought out BCL in 2008, Heritage vs running a Tourist Railway committee for their work throughout the year. one large supplier Ready Power and about Clive Hawkins Volunteer Gloucestershire The continuing Chairman Mike Curthoys then 14 medium size suppliers together with a few and Warwickshire Railway welcomed the evening’s speaker Bob Browning construction companies who own a few of their Corporate Strategy Manager for Quattro Plant. own OTPs. David Webb Section Chairman welcomed the members and introduced Clive. Bob opened his talk by explaining that Road The major development recently has been Rail plant has a history going back to 1986 in the braking and drive systems of the rail Clive’s talk began with a look back on his when (BR) purchased 36 Bedford wheels. The rail wheels used to be driven and career, before moving on to talk about the BRUFF vans for dealing with derailments and braked by friction from the rubber road wheels. origins of volunteering which was in the canal similar incidents. These vehicles were used This was replaced by braking systems being retrofitted to the rail wheels. Now driving and braking is provided directly from the engine with a hydrostatic drive.

Bob showed three short videos of OTPs in action. The first showed a tandem lift of an OLE gantry. The importance of the OTP’s being the same was emphasised to ensure a balanced lift together with radio communication between the machine controller and both drivers.

The next video showed the latest mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) which has a platform capacity of 400kg which equals 2 men with kit or 3 men only.

The final video was of the RRV Malvax which can excavate 6mᶾ of ballast or similar in 22 minutes.

Bob concluded his talk by mentioning Quattro Plant’s latest RRV acquisition which is an invasive plant incinerator. Mike Curthoys gave a vote of thanks for a most informative talk and all those present applauded warmly.

LANCASTER, BARROW & CARLISLE SECTION: From left Tom Wilson, centre Jim Watson and right John Oates with the Hadrian Shield. Photo credit to Ann-Marie Wilson.

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GLASGOW SECTION Following the successful use of the system On the descent, a further site visit was made throughout PaCE the piling system has been to Bungalow station, where Jeremy Reece 19th April 2017 used on a number of projects including EGIP, pointed out the rotating stretcher bars on the EGIP Mechanised Plant Walsall to Rugeley in the West Midlands and switches and crossings which have been Calum Oates, Mechanisation Manager, Mid Calder Junction Remodelling where it was installed in recent years and also explained Babcock Rail used under existing OHLE to install new piled how the service is modified operationally at the foundations as part of the remodelling works. time of the TT races. This meeting was also the Section Annual General Meeting of the Glasgow Section. After a period of sightseeing in Laxey the group Once the piling system was established and made its way to Ramsey for the evening. Tom Wilson our Chairman opened the meeting with EGIP committed to using the system along and welcomed those present. Under the with interest from other electrification projects The final morning of the visit was occupied with election of Section Officials for 2017/18, the it was decided to transfer the system from the a return journey from Douglas to Port Erin on following were elected, all of whom were temporary arrangements on a Salmon wagon the Steam Railway, where several members properly proposed and seconded, Chairman to a permanent solution on purpose built of the group visited the railway museum – Tom Wilson, Vice Chairman – Eric Ryder container flats mounted on KFA wagons. contained within the station. and Secretary - Jack Scott. Committee – Tom Wilson, Eric Ryder, Jack Scott and John Oates. These required similar bending moment On returning to Douglas the group made its calculations carried out to confirm the way to the Sea Terminal for the mid-afternoon This was the winning presentation at the deflection was within the allowable limits of departure by catamaran for Liverpool Pier recent REF Scotland Developing Professionals ISO 1496-5:1991 Specification and testing of Head, where arrival was in the early evening. Presentation Competition. The paper can be platform and platform-based containers. found on Page 40 of the July 2017 Journal. NORTH WALES Although more detailed and not time sensitive. Babcock and its joint venture partners have As part of their ongoing contracts, Babcock been proactive in developing and assisting in 11th May 2017 have been working with the ABC consortium, the introduction of new plant to capitalise on Eddy Current Inspection who have the Overhead Electrification the focus on electrification in the rail industry Bob Hardwell, Senior Engineer (Rail), contract for EGIP, the Edinburgh to Glasgow within the UK. Network Rail Improvement Project. This work has been crucial to increasing The evening began with the section’s AGM. The UK government is currently investing efficiencies in electrification projects, The committee will remain as before, except in electrification of the rail network with 850 minimising the number of machines required for the loss of Chris O’Keefe to the Manchester route miles currently planned for electrification on site which in turn has reduced the risk of and Liverpool Section. and £38 billion of investment. The increased incidents between personnel and machines. investment in electrification means new Bob began by explaining that eddy current plant has been developed to support the LANCASTER, BARROW & technology is in use throughout much of electrification projects. CARLISLE our lives and described how eddy currents are generated through a process of Babcock, in conjunction with their plant 6th – 8th July 2017 electromagnetic induction. Crack detection joint venture partner Swietelsky, have been Visit to Isle of Man is a primary use of eddy current inspection; proactive in this through the modification of cracks cause a disruption in the circular flow their Kirow 250 to allow it to be used for pile in On Thursday 6th July a group of seven patterns of the eddy currents and weaken their overhead mast bases during installations. In participants assembled at Lancaster station strength. This change in strength at the crack addition to piling works, the Kirow cranes have at the start of the three day section visit to location can be detected. also been used to support electrification works the Isle of Man, the main purpose of which through mast, portal, and boom installations. A was to visit the island’s steam railway and Bob continued by describing the challenges mast clamp has been developed as part of this electric tramway systems in order to see the faced by Sperry and Network Rail in and is currently waiting to receive Network Rail recent developments in their infrastructure developing an eddy current system capable Product Acceptance. which were the subject of the February section of accurately recording rolling contact fatigue presentation by Chief Engineer Jeremy Reece (RCF) from a train mounted system and for In addition to their own plant, Babcock have in Preston. this data to be processed to produce beneficial been involved through the ABC consortium information for use by the maintenance (Alstom, Babcock & Costain), in assisting The group travelled by the afternoon Isle engineers. Alstom to introduce its Wiring Train from Italy of Man Steam Packet ferry service from into the UK. This unit has previously been used Heysham to Douglas, arriving by the boat He described the technology and how walking mainly in Italy, but needed to be overhauled train connection from Lancaster. After arrival, sticks and rail mounted trolleys are being and made to fit the UK loading gauge, before there was time to make a return journey from developed to ensure full coverage of testing use on the EGIP Project. Douglas to Castletown by an evening service through S&C and station termini, where test train on the Isle of Man Steam Railway, which trains do not operate. SB Rail (Swietelsky Babcock Rail) has also afforded an opportunity to explore the old town integrated its unique robotic crane arm on one area. Bob finished by showing the data produced by of its Kirow 250 cranes with a side-insertion the system, providing full coverage of the rail piling unit forming part of its Electrification On the following day the group was head unlike alternate supplier’s technologies, Piling Train. accompanied by Jeremy Reece for the majority and how when applied to mapping technology of its itinerary, which began with a morning i.e. LADS the RCF clusters can be viewed Calum’s involvement in this system began journey along Douglas promenade from Villa attributed to assets. in 2012 when the system was ready to be Marina to Derby Castle station by horse tram, introduced and used on its first project which followed immediately by a journey by electric The evening was rounded off with a was Paisley Canal Electrification (PaCE). The tram to Ballure on the Manx Electric Railway comprehensive Q&A session and discussion, first task he was assigned was to assist in the and a site visit to the recently rebuilt (and thanks from Alastair Roberts and an creation of an operation and maintenance award-winning) Ballure Viaduct. appreciative round of applause from the group. manual for the system. This required him to collate and review information provided from The group then retraced its steps to Laxey and the various equipment suppliers that the caught the connecting electric tram to Summit system is comprised of, including the crane station on the Snaefell Mountain Railway, itself, the side-clamp piling head, top-mounted where a pivot point (unique on the Isle of Man piling head and the external hydraulic power and indeed the wider UK rail network) was pack used to power the piling attachments. in operation to permit tramway vehicles to

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8th June 2017 SOUTH & WEST WALES Operating considerations included a machine Track Delivery Update length of 20.59m, loaded weight 90tonnes, Steve Featherstone, PWI President & 12th June 2017 62mph in train speed or self-propelled at Programme Director (Track) Network Rail Railvac Ballast Excavation System (BVES) 10mph. Machine hopper capacity is 20cu m of Steve Mugglestone, Railcare UK spent ballast. Steve Featherstone gave an informative talk entitled Track Delivery Update. The context of Chairman Andy Franklin invited Steve assisted Currently the machines found 90% of their this talk was described by the West Yorkshire by Dave Ratledge to make his presentation on work in S&C reballasting where track removal Section on Page 84 of the July 2017 edition of the Railvac Ballast Excavation System which was unnecessary. Using slides Steve showed The Journal and so will not be expanded upon was done with the aid of an excellent series how using the rotating vacuum nozzle (aptly here. of slides. Steve gave a brief introduction to named ‘Rozzle’) the ballast stool under the the Swedish Railcare group and how they had track support could be removed to give a The evening was rounded off with thanks, a been building vacuum ballast removal systems leveled formation. comprehensive Q&A session and discussion since 1992. and an appreciative round of applause from Travel and work of the system under live OLE the group. In 25 years this had expanded to 60 machines was possible but challenges with subsequent worldwide and 4 W6A gauge machines reballasting using RRV’s had led Railcare to available in the UK controlled from Railcare’s develop an OTM reballaster wagon. Under Derby Office. Steve advised that the machines development was a container system to allow were available to hire at a rate of under £25k lineside hopper discharge which would be per week based on 4 shifts. recovered during the track possession by container carrying OTM.

Restoration of ballast stability was by the use of hand held Robel tampers. The total team consists of 10persons including the one man operating the machine. S&C reballasting using the Railvac transforms the task from an intrusive and costly renewal to a routine maintenance job with no track removal.

Steve also discussed other uses of the machine in plain line and level crossings where the ability of the rozzle operator to create a transition ramp in the existing ballast bed avoided rapid changes in track bed stiffness.

Production rates of 10m of track per hour or removal of 30 wet spots per shift were possible. Other uses of the machine for drainage works, creation of UTX and catch and turning pits as well as the exposure of lost cable runs by the removal of material by suction was demonstrated in the presentation.

The speaker called for a re-evaluation of attitudes to these possible operations to enable the capabilities of the equipment available to be used. LANCASTER, BARROW & CARLISLE SECTION: Visit to Isle of Man A question and answer session followed the presentation and the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks given by Paul Ebbutt (Vice President) making a second visit to the section.

12th July, 2017 PWI Visit to Gwili Railway, Dyfed.

Following the opening of the 2½-mile southerly extension of the Gwili Railway which was officially opened on 2nd July, accompanied by visits organiser, Brian Mills, six PWI members experienced full length travel over the Gwili based at Arms on the former - line.

A break in the changeable weather provided a sunny warm day and the group boarded a DMU trailer saloon on the 11.00am steam-hauled train which ran to the terminal halt at Danycoed where the 0-6-0 austerity saddle tank loco ran around to haul the train back down for a stop at Llyfan Cerrig.

There a short stopover for a visit to the restoration centre and miniature railway was made and former 0-6-2 tank LANCASTER, BARROW & CARLISLE SECTION: Visit to Isle of Man

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loco No.28 in GWR livery was inspected and a Dick described in detail the origins of the Describing the surveying and setting out, Dick viewing of coach restoration was made. project, the construction of the branch, its compared the methods of the 1960’s with those working life and its current status. of today (Slide 4); he showed how the Church Re-boarding the train, the leisurely downhill tower at Steynton was used as the key setting journey was made to Bronwydd Arms where He said the junction to the Gulf Oil Refinery out point, along with a scaffold tower, for the the train did not stop but was hand-signalled to Branch (LOR GW970, ELR GOB) is at the survey traverse to avoid entering disputed land pass over the level crossing and run over a few 282mp on the South Wales Main Line between (Slide 5). reverse curves and varying graded 2½-mile Johnston and Milford Haven (LOR GW960, extension to Junction terminus and ELR MIL). The branch is 2m.35c in length He said that an aerial survey was taken to run-around facility. Here members met up with from the junction to the boundary gate at the produce stereoscopic images from which it was a Gwili-Railway a p.way member of staff and entrance to the Refinery sidings (slide 1). possible to plot contours accurately at 1 foot were accompanied from the terminal platform intervals to enable the calculation of the cut as far as the buffer stop at the end of the The Gulf Oil Company promoted the Bill and fill volumes. extension. and obtained Parliamentary powers for offshore terminal jetties to serve its refinery The plans for the railway, as was the practice The run over the extension was very smooth at Waterston, together with the branch line to at the time, were hand-drawn in ink and and particularly nostalgic with the then lightly- serve the refinery sidings. The refinery itself coloured with wash –Dick had an original plan flowing close by and our party and its internal sidings were the subject of on display. enjoyed the total traversed trip of almost seven planning consents. miles in beautiful countryside. The friendliness Dick then detailed the pre-contract design of the Company’s staff was appreciated. Dick then detailed the Project Delivery and (Slide 6), gradients, structures and horizontal Timescale (slides 2,3) and discussed the alignment (Slide 7) and the earthworks data, THAMES VALLEY respective responsibilities of the parties leading to the Form of Contract (Slide 8). This involved. The Gulf Oil Company let contracts is notable for the relatively brief 5th April 2017 for the construction of the refinery, its internal H & S stipulations (Slide 9)! The Gulf Oil Refinery Branch: Building a sidings layout, and the maritime terminal; Railway 50 years Ago the BR CCE Western Region similarly for The contract was let to Turriff Construction Co Richard (Dick) Watts, PWI Fellow, Thames the construction of the branch. Powers were at a fixed price of £220,249 (1967 prices), for Valley Section obtained in August 1965; design, planning and completion in 9 months. The construction work procurement went ahead and construction of was supervised by 8 full and 11 part-time staff Dick began by outlining his role as a Resident the branch commenced in September 1967. (Slide 10). Engineer in the construction of the branch Work was completed and the branch opened to during the 1960’s whilst working for the BR traffic on 1 July 1968. Track installed was 98lb FB jointed rail on CCE Western Region. With the aid of many concrete sleepers with Kenitra fastenings slides, together with contemporary artefacts, recovered from the former Somerset & Dorset

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and railways. The Kenitra In conclusion Dick showed a quite superb 30 Ray showed a timeline of the history of the fastenings did not prove to be durable under minute video, produced by his friend John London Docks, explaining the significance traffic, particularly as axle loads increased, Bolton (present as a guest at the meeting) of particular events from the earliest times to and the branch was subsequently relayed depicting the work actually being carried 1921. (Slides 2, 3, 4) He quoted the opening with 110A/113A lb FB CWR on concrete out, the problems encountered and solutions dates of various dock complexes – West and sleepers with Pandrol fastenings. Turnouts adopted, and compiled from film footage taken East India, London, Surrey, Limehouse Basin, were serviceable 109 lb FB inclined design on at the time. St. Katharine, Royal Victoria, Millwall, Royal timbers (Slide 11). Albert, King George V – some of which are Comparative images of the operational depicted in Slides 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Describing the construction works, Dick said branch and its current condition completed that the winter of 1967/68 was extremely the video. (John’s wife Amanda, also present Ray explained the history of the Isle of Dogs wet, hampering the earthworks and causing at the meeting, is the daughter of the late Eric (including the origin of the name “Millwall”), redesign and reforming of some of the cutting Richardson, Fellow of our section for many from being known as Stepney Marsh until slopes to a flatter angle. This resulted in years). around 1800, then its development as a additional volumes of excavation (some 70,000 major docks and ship building area, and to its cu.m) and earth moving and some extensive The video is available on YouTube under the transformation into present day Canary Wharf. stabilisation works. (Slides 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, title “Gulf Oil Refinery Branch Line”. (Slide 11). 17). At the conclusion of the talk the Chairman Moving onto the development of the railway The earthworks were carried out using D8 conducted a lively questions section which to serve the dock complexes, Ray traced dozers towing scraper boxes, supplemented provoked much comment and debate. the history from 1836 when the London to later by motorised scrapers; the hardness of Greenwich Railway opened. In 1840, the first the mudstone rock however needed even these After bring the session to a close, Jeremy UK “commuter” railway between Minories and to be push-loaded at times by the dozers. asked Ray Pocock to propose the Vote of Blackwall (cable-hauled) began operating, (Slide 18 and refer back to slide 15). Thanks to Dick. Ray said that Dick had put becoming loco-hauled in 1849. (Slide 12). together a superb presentation which was not Turning then to the structural elements, Dick only of historical interest but which had some All the docks were predominately rail served, described the design and construction of the stark contrasts with present day procedures, connecting to routes radiating from London bridges; the underbridges were reinforced citing in particular decision and planning to the rest of the UK. Typical of the siding concrete box structures, the overbridges were processes, the contract documents, the site complexes were those at the West London and slender concrete arches formed on ply-covered working arrangements and in-house ownership Poplar Docks (Slide 13). false work, with top shuttering only being used and management. on the lower extremities of the arch. (Slides Major wagon interchange depots were 19, 20, 21, 22). Rock slips occurred at one Ray left us to make our own comparisons and established at Bishopsgate, Broad Street, the overbridges under the arch foundation, conclusions! He then asked everyone present Whitechapel and Mint Street, some requiring rapid propping with timbers and later to support his motion to Dick, this was carried incorporating wagon hoists for transfer to the with concrete counterforts. (Slides 23, 24). with resounding acclamation. various routes which were on different levels. (Slide 14, 15). Culverts installed were 4 foot or 6 foot diameter 3rd May 2017 spun concrete pipes laid on a bed of, and then The Railway and Maritime History of East Quite extraordinary volumes of goods were encased in, concrete. (Slides 25,26). Some London handled by the railway companies and in latter 2.5 km of lineside and off track drainage with Ray Pocock, Section Fellow and Committee times by BR. Port of London Authority publicity associated outfalls was installed. Boundary Member from the early 1960’s – despite the imminent fencing was erected - in some places with rapid run down of the docks – shows the layout difficulty due to the hard ground condition, Ray began by tracing his interest in the history of the docks and the railways serving them necessitating using small explosive charges of the area, formed from his early childhood (Slide 16), the extent of the PLA – operated to open up post holes! Bottom track ballast living in London Fields and Whitechapel. His exchange sidings (Slide 17) and the tonnage of was brought in by road and levelled by dozers. father was Goods Agent at Broad Street for a goods handled at the port from 1930 to 1939, (Slide 27). number of years, at a time when the London and from 1945 to 1962 (Slide 18). Docks and the railways serving them were still Track components, which had been stored a huge and important complex connected to Ray then described the Beckton Gas Works for some time at Neyland, were also brought all parts of the UK and trading with the rest of and its two-level railway system. The Works, in by road and laid in using generally manual the world. situated on the north bank of the Thames at handling and some simple mechanical Gallions Reach, was in operation from 1870 equipment. Top ballast was delivered in trains His interest has continued to the present time, to 1970, and was reputed to be the largest in of ballast hoppers and distributed by Shark including with his work on the DLR in the the world. (Slides 19, 20, 21). Although not plough brake, following which the track was 1980’s and more recently with Crossrail. strictly part of the London Docks complex, coal tamped to line and level by OTM (Slide 28, 29). for the Works was delivered by ship in large Through a fascinating series of slides, quantities to Beckton Pier and thus contributed The inclement weather had delayed the branch Ray described the industrial and social significantly to the overall traffic volumes on construction works, but in late May 1968 during development of Docklands, from the early the river. commissioning trials in the refinery a fire in a beginnings in the late 17th century, its huge cracking tower delayed its opening. A revised expansion through the 19th and early 20th The area has undergone immense social opening date of 1 July 1968 was agreed and centuries, the construction of the last of the changes over the last 400 years. Ray referred the first commercial train ran on that date. London Docks in 1921, and the devastation of to Stepney Marsh (see Slide 11 earlier) which (Slide 30). much of the area during WW11 (Slide 1), to the until around 1800 was sparsely-populated rapid decline and closure of all the docks up farm/pastureland and then over the next Subsequent to the opening, the embankment river from Tilbury, and their railway systems, century became a huge complex of docks, and cutting slopes were sown by hydraulic between the early 1960’s and the mid 1970’s. wharves and warehouses with a population of seeding from equipment mounted on a Weltrol more than 14,000. wagon. Despite this, Docklands has been reborn with the development in recent years of Canary Similarly, the districts around Whitechapel The branch carried regular heavy traffic for Wharf and London City Airport, served by housed large numbers of socially deprived Gulf Oil for nearly 30 years, until in 1997 the DLR, the Jubilee Line, the East London residents. Booths’ Poverty Maps of these the refinery ceased operations. The site Line – and shortly also by the Elizabeth Line. two areas from the late 1880s (Slides 22,23) of the refinery is now a Liquefied Natural Whilst the Port of London is no more, world graphically illustrate the living standards of Gas terminal, the product being distributed trade continues down river at Tilbury and the time. Huge wealth was passing through throughout the UK by pipeline. The branch, Thameshaven Port. the docks, but the vast majority of the dock and its main line connection, remain in situ. workers lived in near poverty in slum housing. (Slides 31,32).

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Ray contrasted the situation today – the river On completion of Ray’s talk, the Chairman and the first half of the 20th century, were in frontage transformed as largely residential conducted an extensive and lively Q&A stark contrast to the conditions today. areas with many of the docks now marinas, the session. After bringing the session to a close, commercial “city” of Canary Wharf, the London Jeremy asked Rodney Pinchen to propose the Saying that this had been a most graphic City Airport, the railways linking all parts Vote of Thanks to Ray. and evocative history of industrial and social with the rest of London, the exhibition and change of a profound nature which had entertainment facilities, the Thames Barrier Rodney said that Ray had provided us with a repercussions throughout the UK and abroad, – even an aerial cableway! He concluded his most interesting and informative presentation Rodney then asked everyone present to extensively researched, highly entertaining and for which he had undertaken a huge amount support his motion to Ray, this was carried with informative history with a montage of images of of research. In particular, the contemporary resounding acclamation. today’s scene – Slides 24, 25, 26, 27. maps and images, which were of superb quality, depicting East London life in the 1800s

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