As you may have noticed the new owners have started work on the building - not much visible on the outside yet but a lot of preparatory work going on behind the hoardings.

Most recent development is Just to let you know that they are now waiting for Western Power to remove a  cable from the fascia of the station. That cable which is just loosely  tacked to the fascia, and is in imminent danger of dropping off the building.

The reason that they have to wait for Western Power to move the cable is that it is the only feed to the  signals!. If they damage the cable, or as is more likely, it had actually fallen off the building, the signals would fail and a serious accident could occur. Frightening isnt it!.

However, until Railtrack give Western Power consent to shut down the signals for a period of time to re-route the power they cannot do anything to the building as it could risk the signals.

What a way to run a railway.