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This new section will give updates and information of of our trackwork projects as and when they occur. We start the page off with the building of an extension to our tramway which will be needed in order to accommodate the delivery of Martello in May. The whole project was completed in the first weekend in April clearly demonstrates the determination and skill of our volunteer PW gang. You can click on the pictures to see enlargements. |
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| The tramway extension - Getting started | |
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Although it's
April 1st, this is no joke - and even before our
intrepid photographer could get onto site, our dedicated PW gang
had already used the Hy-Mac to scrape out the ground ready for our
tramway spur, and were testing the depth and level using short lengths
of rail on concrete
sleepers in the trench.
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| The tramway extension - Day 1 | |
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Whilst the
staff look on, project manager John inspects the levels to ensure there
is enough depth for laying hardcore to pack the sleepers to the correct
level.
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| The tramway extension - Day 1 | |
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It is not long
before the all the sleepers are laid out in the trench ready to receive
the rail. The PW gang have gone off for a well earned Lavender Line
Breakfast.
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| The tramway extension - Day 2 | |
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By Sunday the
rail had all been jointed and the levels checked and packed down ready
for backfilling. The final job was packing the ground. Now we have a
smart new extension to our tramway which will enable stock to be
offloaded no matter which way around it has been loaded on the delivery
trailer.
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