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Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Work in Progress

Brian milling a brake hanger for Horden
Dave checking dimensions on a machined & original pair of Horden's axleboxes

Angela preparing Twizell
(photo courtesy of Ian Cowan)
Digging ballast out of Sunniside south point
Steve, Colin, Rob, Dave, Nigel & Dave rotate & remove defective crossing timbers 
in the confines of the cutting at the entrance to Sunniside station ....

..... then insert replacements .....
..... by contra rotation en bloc
Fastening down one leg .....
,,,,, then the other, to gauge
Shovel packing under the timbers
Ian visits with Twizell, on a successful test run
of its replacement spring hangers
Back at Marley Hill, No.2 has had its blast pipe
successfully reseated
Ian & Peter chat about Twizell; Angela & Alan chat

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