Melton Constable Trust – UPdate August 2024
Middleton Towers – update
Network Rail signed off stage 1 plans for Middleton Towers. Late June to early July, the work consisted of:
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Installation of a platform access gate.
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Installation of a new picket fence panel next to the gate.
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Installation of heras fencing on the land opposite the station.
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Painting of the railway crossing gate posts.
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Clearance of vegetation, as well as ivy from the back of the ticket office building and the freight wagon.
Full details of the submitted plans for stage 1 of the project can be seen here: Stage 1 plans
In July 2024, work started on site by a team of volunteers Mark, Craig and Lewis, led by Alex Brammer, founder and director of the Middleton Towers Restoration Group. Progress made can be seen here:
On Sunday 4th August, Alex Brammer, founder and director of the Middleton Towers Restoration Group, met up with Paul Young from the Melton Constable Trust – Project Officer for a Norfolk Orbital Railway, to talk through the latest progress.
You can listen to the interview here:
For more information and how you can support this work here is a link to their website: Middleton Towers
