We Can't Go Any Lower Than This

We have now hit the lowest level we can!  More than this and things get ugly.  Here we are at the final level and the lines along the bank give an idea of the material removed.  We need to be careful as under the trackbed we have the main Oswestry sewer.

Although most of the real heavy digging has now been completed there is still plenty to keep the contractors occupied.  In places there will be additional work on the edges of the trackbed to prevent slippage of the banks.  Once the bank sides have been stabilised the final ballasting can begin.

Here you can see the material for stabilising the sides waiting to be assembled and then installed.

Thanks to Guy for the pictures and I will post more over the next few days.

Until next time.