16 January 2011 Further relaying took place just to the west of Yeovil Junction. A different approach is needed as this section of line is only single track. |
66105 waits at Yeovil Junction with a Balfour Beatty wagon. |
2 road/rail cranes lift a couple of rails.... |
....and move them to the work site. |
New sleepers. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
New broad gauge at Stoford? Cleared trackbed awaiting new sleepers. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
Cranes return. (Photo courtesy Roalnd Groom) |
23 January 2011 Road Railer using sidings to get alongside the work site. (Photo courtesy Brian Haigh) |
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh) |
The work site. |
The white cabin moves concrete sleepers from the train to the conveyor which runs on the empty trackbed using crawler type tracks. At this stage it was working in reverse to move sleepers which were not required back to the train. |
All sleepers laid the conveyor is raised and is prepared to be placed on the wagon for movement. (Photo courtesy Brian Haigh) |
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh) |
66114 moves off. (Photo courtesy Brian Haigh) |
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