The Thursday Gang continued with multiple jobs around the site. Coach restoration continued in the shed and various other projects were progressed.
The PWay team set off to the south to continue working on the track. Here Steve is preparing to install fishplates to join the rails together. Grease is applied to the rails to assist in movement due to thermal expansion. The grease is particularly dense and hard to shift from clothing. Steve is a master at keeping clean.
On the rail installation team it's a carefully-organised synchronised movement to insert the clip. Dave on the left levers the chair against the rail in the horizontal direction. Glyn in the middle is positioning a key ready to hammer in to place. Tom on the right is levering up the sleeper to ensure that the chair is positioned correctly in the vertical direction, Steve looks on and offers helpful advice and encouragement.
With Steve back on the fishplates the rest of the team discuss the next panel.
The last rail of the day has been clipped up and the JCB and tools return to base.
The total for the day was 2 1/2 panels.
Until next time
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