This
is where the Tuesday lads removed the track back to from the points.3rd Phase Track laying Saturday Sunday 8th/9th March 2008
After all the panels had been made, and the Tuesday lads had removed some of the track and the bed, We made a early start on putting it all back.
This
is where the Tuesday lads removed the track back to from the points.
The start or the points where we are starting from.
First
bit of ballast and a whack with the whacker plate.
first
bit of new track in place.
The
lads have removed more track and are removing the ballast.
Getting
on well.
Old
track removed well back to the crossing.
The
lads putting back some new ballast
Looking
back down the track bed
From the drive way all track pulled up.
This is where we finished on the Saturday
Filling the truck yet again. Sunday Morning
We are getting on well putting the track back.
They
getting on even better!
Looking
in our track levelling mirror. You can just see it on the end of the track on
the row above.
Steve using the Birmingham spanner (hammer) Hit it !!!
Cutting
the old rail at the crossing to make the joint.
A
bag of sparks please mister!!!
It
down ! just waiting for test train to come late again!
All Aboard
Chris on the test train.
A
look along the new track just needs to be ballasted.
Some photographs taken by one of the lads Mick B
Bolting one of the may rail joints with 12 Stainless steel nut & bolts.
Filling
yet another truck full.
Yes
it is full look! and heavy as well.
Dave
looking for more to dig up!
Looks
like a well earned rest.
Me with my head between my knees yet again looking in the leveller.
Sorting out the level.
Mick
with his head between his knees, he's looking backwards to us.
Getting
close to the crossing gate.
Me
adjusting the rail gap with a brummy spanner.
My
sparks have gone out, can I have some more mister?
Cutting the old rails
Welding
the new to old rail joints.
3
to weld up just as it started to rain.
A small video of the first train load.
No sound Sorry.
That's all folks till the next phase.
