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Quarry Siding Shed - January 2012

 Construction begins! more...

Monday, 16. January 2012 - 20:02
Frame going up on 10 January
The roof frame moving along - 12 January
13 January - view from the access road
13 January - view from the side
19 January - A start has been made on fixing the cladding
23 January - Work has started on sheeting the roof
27 January - Roof work going well, but still waiting for the ridge cap to go on
1 February - East end of the building
Wharf _ Pendre Cutting Update Christmas 2011 to New Year 2012

Work has continued on the Wharf - Pendre Track Renewal project between Christmas and New Year with the work now focusing on the installation of a new drainage system for the length of the cutting and in part of Pendre Yard.  Over the period from 28th Decmber to 2 January some 72 meters of 150mm diameter perforated pipe was installed.  The pipework is surrounded by free draining gravel and a geomembrane which it is hoped will prevent silting of the pipework.  Over the period some 48 man days were worked with a maximum of 12 volunteers working on the 30th December.  more...

Monday, 2. January 2012 - 16:34
Excavating the trench
Pipe, gravel and geomembrane
Bridge Abutment drain
Laying the geomembrane
Gravel surround to pipe
Geomembrane wrapped over pipe and gravel
Wharf Cutting Progress 9 -12 December 2011

This weekend saw very few volunteers in Tywyn so numbers working on the project were very low.  Friday saw three volunteers available, so work was concentrated on completing the drain on the South side of school bridge and sorting out some outstanding work in relation to ballasting. The Electricity Board were also present at Wharf renewing the cable duct under the bridge, the works had to go to their aid when they did not have quite the right equipment.  Saturday again saw three volunteers available, together with one member of the Outdoor gang. A start more...

Thursday, 15. December 2011 - 17:28
New and old ducts for Wharf Bridge
Gang fitting new duct
New Access Chamber at Pendre
Whitebait trolley at Pendre
Start of new drainage at Wharf
Signal W5 with white cross
Wharf Cutting Progress 2/3/4/5 December 11

Latest update more...

Tuesday, 6. December 2011 - 19:02
Ballast Train in the cutting
Newly ballasted track, only the centre bay until drainage is completed
Delivery of drainage materials
Drainage materials offloaded at Wharf
Ballasted track looking towards Pendre
New drainage chamber awaits installation
Carriage 21 at Boston Lodge - November Update

 Work continues! more...

Tuesday, 6. December 2011 - 18:46
Carriage 21 with just the frame carcass
Carriage 21 down to the underframe
Work at Pendre - November 11

 Mid week working... more...

Tuesday, 6. December 2011 - 18:34
Mouse washing out No1's boiler barrel with the hosepipe
Julian scraping boiler scale out of the mudhole, during the washout.
A plugged tube in No4's smokebox (top middle)
Sam heating the bung (the other end of the plugged tube)
Katherine cleaning and chipping the bunker ready for repainting
Sam heating the dart bar bracket in No 7's smokebox
Katherine about to start wire brushing No 1's firebox
Mike chasing plug threads on No 4's backhead
Andy cleaning up mudhole faces on No 4 Edward Thomas
Stuart giving No 4's pony truck a thorough clean
Wharf Cutting Update - 28 November 11

Latest from the Cutting more...

Tuesday, 29. November 2011 - 20:16
Cutting the closing length to size near Wharf Bridge
The gang screwing down fixing bolts by Wharf Bridge
Lowering the formation by School Bridge
Track laid by School Bridge
Wharf - Pendre Cutting Update Sunday 20th 2011

Nearly there! more...

Tuesday, 22. November 2011 - 19:50
Rail laid on sleepers ready to be spiked into place
Getting further along - more rail laid on sleepers
Straightening the rails in place
Rails laid nearer Wharf in place, just need some sleepers now!
Wharf Cutting Progress November 2011

The story so far... more...

Tuesday, 15. November 2011 - 20:18
Clearing boscage from Wharf Cutting
Digging out drainage channels
Gang removing sleepers
Train full of boscage at Pendre
Trackless cutting looking towards Wharf bridge
Removing rails
Removed sleepers at Pendre
The bobcat in action moving sleepers
Track equipment and new track laid
Drilled sleepers and gang at Pendre in the early evening sun
Laying new track with the bobcat's help
The non-mechanical way of moving rail to site...
November 11 - Loco Working Weekend

Latest update from Pendre Shed more...

Sunday, 13. November 2011 - 20:40
No 7 - Detatching the air pump
No 4 - Bracing the brake cross shaft ready to remove
No 7 - Lowering the ashpan into the pit
No 7 - Taking off and checking the gauge glasses
Cleaning up the mudhole doors
No 7 - Taking out the washout plugs (remembering to label them first!)
No 7 - Boiler washout - getting the scale out from the foundation ring
View from the pit - the washout rinses the red scale out from the boiler
No 4 - Safety valve hanger removed
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