Wednesday 12 October 2016

More Work At Huyton

Things are really moving at Huyton now.  The rear part of the bus station has been closed off, and behind the telephone exchange a small length of the wall has been demolished.
The blocks of local sandstone recovered are neatly stacked, presumably for re-cycling.  (Many old walls locally are built of the same stone, and I've dug up a couple of broken pieces from my own garden.)

According to the knowledgeable gentleman at the recent drop-in event, the closeness of the new line to the telephone exchange building will require a strong barrier in case of derailments, which I must say seems a little over the top to me.  He also advised me that the signalling and track works will be performed during a nine day closure next September.