East Tanfield Platform Surface

We started block paving a section of East Tanfield station today.   This is intended to create an all weather surface in a heavily used area, and reduce dirt being brought into Tommy Armstrong's tea room.

Ian removing the top 100 mm from the existing platform surface .....

..... & Dave taking it away

Colin & Bill giving a hand with awkward areas .....

Checking levels

Feeding another duct into the electrical intake cabinet

Bill racing in to spot fill as Colin compacts the base

Steve, Lewis, Dave & Rob spreading a layer of sharp sand (on which blocks will be laid)

Spreading over the part up to the door - the section will extend in front of the doors later

Colin compacting the sand

Spreading continues .....

..... but what tool is Ian using?

Smoothing & levelling the sand

Mixing mortar .....

..... which Colin uses as a supporting haunch for the first row of blocks