Trackwork

We plan to replace some bullhead sections of the mainline currently on wooden sleepers with bullhead on concrete sleepers (CS1s).   This will ease maintenance in areas where it is difficult to replace individual sleepers, interface well with adjacent sections, utilise materials from stock, maintain the axle loading, and give a better 'heritage' appearance than modern heavy flat bottom rail on F27 (or similar) sleepers.

Ian bringing in temporary 30' lengths of 90lb bullhead rail

Marc, Mark and Chris assembling a 30' test panel,
which will be within the capacity of our rail crane.

This afternoon we went onto fishplate maintenance near Boyd's crossing.

Marc and Geoff tightening fishplate bolts .....

..... while Mark and Chris use simpler methods