Hi,
A question about lifting a railway line & demolition of stations in the 1960's.
I've been told in the past that when BR finally decided to "dispose" of a railway line they used mainly a combination of internal staff & outside contractors to do the work.
If they used outside contractors would they be mainly from outside the area where the line was?
I ask this because I have seen photos / been told there were many occasions where demolition equipment was "damaged" over night, and that the people who were doing this were "unpopular" as feelings were running high at the time.
I'm trying to find out (and it's probably an impossible job) who pulled up / demolished a particular line in 1967.
Thanks,
Andy.
A question about lifting a railway line & demolition of stations in the 1960's.
I've been told in the past that when BR finally decided to "dispose" of a railway line they used mainly a combination of internal staff & outside contractors to do the work.
If they used outside contractors would they be mainly from outside the area where the line was?
I ask this because I have seen photos / been told there were many occasions where demolition equipment was "damaged" over night, and that the people who were doing this were "unpopular" as feelings were running high at the time.
I'm trying to find out (and it's probably an impossible job) who pulled up / demolished a particular line in 1967.
Thanks,
Andy.