Gallery of images showing progress on our extension to Boughton

13th Jan 2019 – We’ve made a start on constructing the new station platform wall at Boughton!

10th Feb 2019 – Further progress at Boughton

Bridge 11 (before work starts) – showing damage to brickwork as a result of water seeping through (credit: David Millard)

Bridge 11 (before work starts) – showing damage to brickwork under the arches as a result of water seeping through (credit David Millard)

18th Apr 2019 – Proposed works to Bridge 11 – long section

18th Apr 2019 – Proposed works to Bridge 11 – cross sections

18th May 2019 – Further progress on platform wall at Boughton. Nearly 1/3 of the length of the wall is built in blockwork, with brickwork following along behind

18th May 2019 – Brick corbelling detail starting to take shape on platform face at Boughton

26th May 2019 – Looking south-west from Bridge 11 showing the temporary bridge to be used by the Brampton Valley Way users during the refurbishment works.

2nd June 2019 – Looking north. Track lifted from Bridge 11 in readiness for work to start the next day. The Brampton Valley Way is the lighter surface material on the left-hand side. In the distance are Pitsford Sidings

4th June 2019 – Second day of excavating the old bridge fill material

5th June 2019 – Excavating filling material from Bridge 11

5th June 2019 – Excavating fill material from Bridge 11, plus view of footpath diversion

6th June 2019 – Fill material from Bridge 11 used to begin in-filling behind platform wall at Boughton

14th June 2019 – Close up view of one of the valley sections on Bridge 11 with shuttering in place ready for concrete

14th June 2019 – Volunteers pouring some of the first concrete on Bridge 11 (credit: Grahame Every)

19th June 2019 – Aerial view showing the completed concrete slabs to the ‘valley’ sections of the bridge

19th June 2019 – concreting the arch sections. The concrete pump and lorry can be seen at the far end, with the delivery pipe running along the middle of the bridge

19th June 2019 – Volunteers continue with the 2nd phase of pouring and shaping the concrete (credit: Grahame Every)

19th June 2019 – Aerial photo of progress at Boughton showing the extent of the new platform wall

20th June 2019 – close-up view of the new concrete slab, with the first bitumen sealant being applied

29th June 2019 – Aerial view looking north-east, with the bitumen sealant nearing completion

3rd July 2019 – recycling some old ballast for the sub-structure under the footpath

4th July 2019 – looking north over Bridge 11 with the footpath (left) ready for rolling and the ballast (right) almost ready for tracklaying

3rd August 2019 – track and fencing reinstated and footpath open! (credit: Roger Jeyes)

24th August 2019 – Progressing the brick corbelling at the top of the platform wall

24th August 2019 – Looking north from near the southern end of the platform. Blockwork walling is in situ for over half the platform length

6th Oct 2019 – First platform edging slabs laid on Boughton platform

6th Oct 2019 – Using the service train to check the clearances for the platform at Boughton, prior to final securing of edging slabs

29th Dec 2019 – The new northern platform ramp at Boughton is taking shape.

29th Dec 2019 – Looking south along the new northern platform ramp at Boughton on the 29th of December 2019. Note the curvature of the platform wall to ensure the edging slabs do not interfere with the signal wires seen between the point rodding/track & the brickwork.

3rd Jan 2020 – the brick corbelling on the northern platform ramp is completed

11th Jan 2020 – The blockwork to the main platform wall is now complete and brickwork is almost halfway

17th Jan 2020 – aerial view of progress at Boughton, showing the full length of the main platform wall

8th February 2020 – We had construction students from Northampton College helping our other volunteers, giving them valuable experience and resulting in a very successful day’s progress with bricklaying

4th June 2020 – In anticipation for easing of Covid-19 restrictions, today saw the arrival of more platform coping slabs

10th Aug 2020 – The newly sand-blasted and painted pattress plates on the western side of Bridge 11

10th Aug 2020 – the newly sand-blasted and painted girders on the cattle creep at the north end of Bridge 11

3rd Oct 2020 – Injecting grout into the delaminated brickwork under Bridge 11. Working over 2 days this weekend saw 5-and-a-half out of 7 arches grouted

15th Nov 2020 – New security fencing at Boughton Sidings. The photo shows the diesel shunter testing the newly laid second siding

29th Nov 2020 – Starting on the foundations for the bay platform at Boughton

3rd Jan 2021 – Progress with the bay platform construction. The square enclosure on the foreground will be filled with concrete to reinforce the buffer stops

9th March 2021 – Drone shot of the southern end of Boughton station, showing the bay platform and alignment for the headshunt

9th March 2021 – Drone shot from the south end of the main platform looking north. A future permanent station building will go in the area beyond the cement mixer (up to the tree)

20th Feb 2022 – first wagon into completed bay platform.

13th March 2022 – completion of main platform access ramp.

4th March 2022 – Driver’s eye-view of station from head shunt.

4th Sept 2022 – New LNWR-style running-in board installed.