Tuesday at Tanfield

Dave strimming the bankside down to Marley Hill shed

At East Tanfield, Kevin & Bill cleaning shuttering for concreting

Steve & Bill retrieving more shuttering .....

..... which Rob & Kevin hammer clean

Ian separating damaged blockwork from brickwork on the main platform wall

Dave & Steve clearing ballast (& Ian fetching diesel)

Larger chunks go straight into the dumper

Sometimes the top course of brickwork comes adrift - Dave tidies up for relaying

Bait time around the buckets

Ian receiving the first load of dolomite .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

...... & Dave taking delivery of the further waggon loads - for ET carriage shed floor

Ian loading the dumper (& Steve removing mesh fencing)

Steve helping Ian change the digger bucket 

I'm on the dumper as Ian starts to load the platform fill above the level of the brickwork
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon) 

There's a hundred or so tons to remove before placing formers for concreting

About 20% of the platform blockwork is being cleared manually

Bill using the electric pick to try to separate faulty block from good brick

Dave & Rob getting closer to the end of the job ......

..... but the remainder will wait until Wednesday

At the end of the day, we're about half way through stripping the blockwork & fill