Saturday 22nd August 2026

 Five in the team today with Brummie Dave on safety, Alex, Nick and Rachel on hand tools and me on brushcutter.

The original task was to clear between Didbrook 1 and 2 but we were asked to also clear the bridge piers ready for inspection.

As the track between the bridges was largely clear with no vegetation within 10' of the track on the Malvern side and very low on the Cotswold side we focussed on clearing the heavy growth on the bridges.

Didbrook 1 was not too bad on the Cotswold side but heavy growth on Malvern south pier.  There was a similar challenge on Didbrook 2 with the added issue of a part felled tree which Alex enjoyed cutting up to allow the heavy brambles to be removed.  Nick and Rachel managed most of the undergrowth on the north piers.

It seemed to be a busy day on the track with a lot of diesel activity and a quick pass by from a shunter.

A great job from all on the team.

Lawrence


Before and after pictures from both bridges are shown below.

Didbrook 1 Before

 

After
    

     

Didbrook 2 Before

   

After

   



 



Comments

  1. jncAugust 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM

    Access/visibility to the bridges is much improved! Here's hoping the inspection comes out OK.

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  2. John FancoteAugust 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM

    Thank you for clearing those bridges, ready for the examiners in September.
    John Fancote

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  3. Iver DriverAugust 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM

    Great work. Big improvements. Netowrk Rail could learn a thing or two!

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