Thursday's Post

There was a good turn out by the Thursday Gang and quite a few jobs were tacked around the site and inside the shed.

There were teams moving sleepers and positioning materials for future use.  One team was at Weston recovering useful equipment.  Inside the shed the suburban coach team continued with painting and varnishing.

Andy G was on hand with his camera to record some of the outside events.

Firstly the 'Australian' gate was hung the right way up after having spent some time installed upside down.  Here the team take five after returning the gate to the northern hemisphere orientation.

The main physical activity was the installation of the gate post at Coney Green crossing.  This will support the gate that will extend over the loop line.  After the big hole had been dug it was time for the post to be moved into position.  This called for a manual shunting move as the post is both long (or should that be tall) and heavy.

Here the team bring the post up to the hole along the centre road.

There was a lot of debate about the best way to get the post in and upright.

With a bit of leverage and muscle the post was dropped into position

With the brace in place we now need to get back to what we do best, filling up holes.  The base will be set in concrete which means all hands on deck when the concrete pour takes place. 

Many thanks to all and to Andy G who took the pictures.

Elsewhere some work on the track at Gobowen has taken place in preparation for future groundworks.

Until next time.