Extension Pictures

Thanks to Guy N here are the latest pictures of the extension under the bridge.  Firstly we look back towards Oswestry with a very significant picture, a steam loco hauling a coach on this section of track.  A sight not seen since closure of the line to passenger traffic way back in the 1960's.  What an achievement!  These are the Santa Specials and will continue up until Christmas, come along and join in the fun.  You can book through the CHR website, link top right of this page.

The Thursday Gang have been continuing with the recovery of chairs and the removal of life-expired sleepers.  The pile is growing waiting for the next mass clear-out.

The surveyors have been out and about, first setting the heights and then checking after the ballast has been levelled.  Here we can see the section ready to be handed over to the track gang.

 The sleepers are ready to be brought forward on to the freshly levelled ballast.

Under the bridge the rails will be fixed directly to the concrete raft to maximise the clearance.  Here you can see the gap in the ballast to allow the transition, this will be ballasted once the rails are in place.

On the other side towards Weston you can get an idea of the gradient as the track returns to the previous level.

Further along the line the screener has come back to base awaiting it's next operating session.

 Looking back towards Oswestry everything is place to ballast this next section.

Thanks again to Guy N for taking the pictures.

Until next time