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Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Moving Horden

Kevin, Bill & George clearing under the traverser ......
..... & cleaning out point blades to the traverser road
Meanwhile - Geoff paints the newly-hung crossing gate
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Ian cleaning the bulk of the traverser pit
Clearing flangeways between the traverser & workshop
Horden's frames emerge .....
..... & are brought onto the traverser
Fork lift .....
..... & digger move the traverser into line with the exit road
Horden being taken off the traverser
Now Horden's boiler emerges from the workshop .....
...... to be slung for lifting off the trolley .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Russell)
.....& grounded ready for removal for further work

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow, I never knew you had a traverser. First time it's been used for a while too, by the looks of things

Unknown said...

What's that vehicle in the first photograph? Tender frames?

Derek said...

Apologies for delayed publishing of comments &this late reply.

The traverser has been in place for about 25 years, and gives rail access to the workshop, standage on which HC 38's frames are currently jacked up, & straight through to the shotblast bay. It only gets cleaned out when needed .....

On the traverser in the first photo are the frames of Lysaght's No.62, an 18" RSH sitting on accommodation wheelsets.