Autumn Outdoor Week 2009 - Achievements!

WHARF
Weigh house now ready up to roof level – rafters ready for boarding. (Museum to fund slates).

PENDRE
North Shed rewiring progressing well – ongoing.

HENDY BRIDGE AREA
Deeper drain provided to remove excess water coming off the farmers field.
 

CYNFAL BANK
Bottom section tamped with Matisa.
 

CYNFAL STREAM
Checked for flooding – needs downstream section on Cynfal farms land lowering.
 

BRYNGLAS WEST TURNOUT
Old one removed new one installed and mainline road made runable – First 60ft of loop needs re-railing and re-sleepering, stretcher bar and S&T work.
Engineering support from Pendre much appreciated.
 

4 ¼ MILEPOST TO MILEPOST 6
Much of the backlog of important tamping carried out by Matisa.
 

4 ¼ MILEPOST AREA
Hedge laying and removal of arisings – ongoing.
 

4 ¾ MILEPOST AREA
South side drain dug through part of cutting West of Viaduct.
 

QUARRY SIDING BURN SITE
Fuller than it has been for a long time.
 

MILEPOST 6 TO NANT GWERNOL
• Drainage work
• Removal of vast quantities of leaves, most hampering routine line inspections.
 

ABERGNOLWYN AREA & AMEN CORNER
Tree trimming and thinning to remove dead or dying trees and branches. Boscage removed to Q.S. Firewood to Pendre.
 

AMEN CORNER
7 lengths re-sleepered and tamped – needs to consolidate before its given a final tamping.
 

GANG NUMBERS
236 people days in 2007, 248 in 2008 and 237 in 2009
 

Thanks to Keith Theobald for the details and pictures.

The weigh house at Wharf

Weigh house at Wharf with rafters

Brynglas west - the Gang working on the track

Brynglas west

Resleepering and tamping at Amen corner above Abergynolwyn

Amen Corner - checking the track gauge is correct