▁a ▁full ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁S lag gy ford ▁extension ▁to ▁proceed . ▁ ▁The ▁bid ▁also ▁included ▁innov ative ▁' green ' ▁initi atives ▁to ▁update ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁buildings , ▁equipment ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Al ston . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁bid ▁is ▁anticip ated ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁a ▁serious ▁was h - out ▁of ▁a ▁retain ing ▁wall ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁metres ▁north ▁of ▁Al ston ▁Station ▁threatened ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁popular ▁Santa ▁trains . ▁ ▁Quick ▁work ▁by ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁track ▁gang ▁to ▁ske w ▁the ▁main ▁running ▁line ▁saved ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁STR ▁is ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁fund - ra ising ▁issue ▁to ▁fully ▁repair ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 - year - old ▁wall , ▁restore ▁the ▁lines ide ▁foot path ▁and ▁return ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁rep airs ▁were ▁completed ▁by ▁mid - J anu ary ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁whilst ▁fund ra ising ▁efforts ▁continue ▁to ▁effect ▁a ▁long ▁term ▁and ▁full ▁repair . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁line ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁its ▁proper ▁alignment ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁began . ▁ ▁During ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁railway ▁society ' s ▁amb itions ▁that , ▁one ▁day , ▁trains ▁will ▁again ▁run ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁Al ston ▁to ▁H alt wh ist le ▁moved ▁a ▁couple