East Tanfield Offloading Siding

Ian digging out the end of the excavation for ET offloading siding .....

..... & dropping ballast into the hole

George drilling a rail end

Bill & Ian placing temporary rails ......

..... as a runway for the bogie

Ian, Bill, George & Steve moving the rails to gauge ......

...... up to the end of the siding

First panel being loaded onto the bogie ......

..... to be trundled up to the temporary rails ......

..... then pushed with the digger attached as a brake

The bogie has run off the end of the temporary rails

Dave watching the bogie being pushed out from under the track panel

A couple of the temporary rails are being pulled out

Next panel being slung .....

..... & loaded onto the bogie .....

..... then pushed along to its place

Ian lifting one end to enable extraction of the bogie

Again, the temporary runway rails are removed

Ian & Steve guiding the third & final panel ......

..... then everyone joins in to place it on the bogie

Dave leading the push

Ian aligning the last panel

Bill, George & Dave fishplating

All hands on the next pair of joints

Using the digger to improve alignment .....

..... with guidance from Nigel

Ian & Steve reattaching a sleeper which had come loose in transit

Ian derailing the bogie for safety