I know I said that I would be taking a break from the blog but having seen these photographs they just have to be shared.
Deciding to miss the joys of Sales Shopping some of the team lead by Andy R and Pete M spent their time on the extension and laid rails into the waiting chairs. Andy G took the following pictures.
Matt and Rob install the first fishplate and we are off.
Matt gives the heave-ho routine to tighten up the bolts whilst the rail on the other side waits to be dropped in to the chairs.
The Iron Man is an essential tool to lift and drop the rail in to position, moving the Iron Man without rails also needs team work.
Pete, Andy and Steve prepare for the lift of the next rail. The bridge is getting closer.
The last rail of the day is dropped in to position leaving around forty feet until the slab is reached.
Here we look along the freshly laid rails now reaching (almost) to the Gas Works Bridge. These still need to be finally aligned and then ballasted before trains can run up to the bridge.
Looking back through the bridge you can see the material waiting to be used and the end of the line just the other side.
Thanks to Andy G for the pictures and to those who stopped for a chat with many favourable comments about seeing the track (almost) reach the bridge. We had a target to get to the bridge by the end of the year and we have just about made it. Rails under the bridge will be laid by contractors on the special base plates, this is hoped to take place in mid January.
Until next year....
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