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Sunday, 24 November 2013

Causey Ballast Packing

The track team (Angela, Anthony, Callum, Craig, Dan, David, Ian, Jon Paul & Steve) have been lifting and packing north of Causey bay turnout:

Jon Paul jacking to the cross level; Ian raising the sighting board
(photos courtesy of Callum Gilchrist)

Ian sighting the level through
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
The jacker packer being used to pack ballast under
sleepers at the chairs; the team tidy the ballast 
The service train waits until the ballast waggon
is shunted out of the way
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
Anthony, Callum & Dan wait to shovel ballast
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
(photo courtesy of Callum Gilchrist)
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
(photo courtesy of Carl Chambers)
(photo courtesy of Carl Chambers)