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Wednesday, 21 November 2018

East Tanfield Work

Nigel tipping ballast into the cess alongside ET carriage shed .....
... which Dave, George, Bill, Steve & Kevin level out
Steve, Bill & George left on the task
Nigel tipping ballast the length of the shed .....
..... to be levelled out
George, Bill & Steve unfastening a heavily worn rail
Nigel lending a hand to remove it
The replacement must be bent into the chairs, because this is a curved closure rail
Bending the rail into the chairs to facilitate keying
Fishplating & drilling
Geoff taking pride in his crossing gates
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Drilling and improving fishplating on the headshunt closure
Ian loading ballast ......
...... to be dropped for future lifting of the point in the bay
Ian welding pipework for the water tank

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