Development of our Ropley Site

Improvement to the MHR's Ropley site is being partly funded by grants from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund The project includes the building of a new shed to house the Loco Shed's wheeldrop, provision of education facilities in what was the Ropley stationmaster's house, and new MPD (Motive Power Depot) offices and mess-room accommodation for loco shed volunteers to replace the ageing 'temporary' building
5th February 2008: The last of the wheeldrop shed cladding (delayed until the 'temporary' signalbox was removed) has now been installed. Work has begun on the down platform extension Photo (5th February 2008): Tony Wood
The wheeldrop shed windows have now been glazed Photo (3rd July 2007): Tony Wood
Stephen Hoadley visited Ropley on 28th March 2007 He photographed this plaque being fixed to the wall of the wheeldrop shed
Photo (18th April 2007): Tony Wood The new Ropley signalbox has been commissioned (Nov 07), London end points replaced and track re-aligned and the old knee frame signalbox removed



Eight photos (January 2007): David Snow

5th October 2006: Roller door fitted at the wheeldrop end of the shed Photo (5th October 2006): Tony Wood
	1st August 2006: Builders were taking down the scaffolding Photo (1st August 2006): Tony Wood

23rd July 2006: The 'country' end of the wheeldrop shed at Ropley Photo (23rd July 2006): Alec McCloskey
You can just see the 'Town' end of the wheeldrop shed at Ropley MPD through the steam from Duke of Gloucester Photo (in the morning of 23rd July 2006): Robin Silman

12th July 2006: Ropley wheeldrop shed
Ropley 'up' platform extension Photos (12th July 2006): Tony Wood

Work has begun to clad the wheeldrop shed at Ropley

Photo (4th April 2006): Tony Wood

Ropley 'up' platform (Town end) extension on 4th April 2006,

Five photos: Tony Wood

1st March 2004:

'ere. You got it wrong on the Web that the Ropley fence is finished: said Dennis. We've got more to put in yet. There's another lot of posts due back from galvanising

I like these little pineapples you're welding on, Dennis

They're not pineapples, they're pine cones. I reckon they finish the job off nicely.