We Have Link Up

OK so a little bit after the Apollo mission but Ladies and Gentlemen, we have link up. Link up of the first parts of the Weston extension.

Andy G was on hand to capture the link up and the first movement of the works train over the now joined up sections.

We start with a view of the rails in position with a first drop of ballast to fix the position.

The ballast around the footpath was built up to allow a level walking route.

With the basic link up complete Andy R took the works train up to the cattle creep at a very slow crawl with every sleeper and joint being visually checked by Pete Mc.

Once the train reached the cattle creep it was time to come back. The last picture is the view from the brake van on the return trip with the cattle creep in the distance.

There is still plenty of work to complete before this section can carry passengers but trains now run again.

A big thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way to reach this important milestone.  Thanks to Andy G for the pictures.  Sorry for the delay in posting. I have spent five lovely hours waiting for a ferry in Calais with thousands of other people all trying to use the internet. Didn't they know that there was important CHR news to publish!

Until next time.