Bay Platform Works: Sunday

A busy day up the hill saw progress on a number of fronts.

The track-work for the bay advanced further, will all the rail now in place, although there is still some ballasting, gauging, bolting, screwing, drilling and cutting to be done before they are all ready for use. A great effort by a small team which has advanced the works really well.

A big shunt operation was also carried out, with the aim of getting the two maroon coaches in a position where they are ready for pushing into the bay. The shunt was mostly completed, with just a couple more moves to be done tomorrow.

Thanks to everyone on site today for sticking with it on what turned out to be a fairly late finish.

Iain showing that he had three shredded wheat for breakfast. The first pw train over this bridge for a few years!

The rails waiting to be lifted into the bay siding. The platform is unusually empty as the stock is shunted around to get the coaches into position for pushing into the bay.

A pause in the shunting activities as the team meet for a check on progress.

A clear platform and just one coach in the stock siding as the shunt progresses.

The stock on the far side of the crossing during the shunt.

The bay platform at the close of play on Sunday. All the rail is in place, but there is still some gauging and bolting up to be done.

Bill and Alan at the end of a long hard Sunday.

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