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Author: Patrick Jolley

Photographs taken on 1st & 13th April 2022

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Friday, 1.4.22. Slight adjustments are made to the track feeding into the Traverser after testing.

Wednesday, 13.4.22. The platform is now completed.

Whilst the platform is complete, there still remains some fencing to be completed.

This is looking from the entry ramp onto the new platform

Photographs taken between 24th & 27th March 2022

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Thursday, 24.3.22. Front and rear blockwork is complete, with the manhole also raised to the correct platform level

The full extent of the new platform can be seen, with all blockwork finished

With blockwork complete, the platform has been infilled and packed down

Looking back down the platform, with the area dug out in preparation for the concrete base to be poured for the Lever Frame

Saturday, 26.3.22. The Corris Point Frame, refurbished and repainted, has been placed into position

With rodding to be connected, the stools are levelled and in thier correct positions

The bases for the stools have been specially made and painted

Considerable time has been taken to ensure the rodding run is as straight and level as we can get

Sunday, 27.3.22. The ballast waggons are brought in, and certain sections of the new track start to be ballasted

Charles and Tony bring the ballast train in with No. 6

Mark and Ben start to drop ballast out of one of the waggons

Ballast has been dropped on the lead into the traverser

Fencing has continued to be added, with John adding new pallings as fast as they can be cut

And whilst No. 6 was available, it made sense to do a first test of the Traverser

No. 7, fresh on the back of her hot steam test, arrives into the new station as Sam looks on

The arrival of No. 7 and carriages allowed testing of clearances and fouling points

And back full circle, with sleepers no longer stacked up waiting to go up the line, and the bench returned to its rightful spot outside the S&T

Photographs taken between 3rd & 14th March 2022

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Thursday, 3.3.22. With the Traverser installed, work continues to finish off rear edge

Work to clear the last of the new platform area nears completion

Thursday, 10.3.22. With a clearer space, footings start to be dug out for the platform

With footings dug, levels are checked again before the concrete arrives

Friday, 11.3.22. Concrete is poured, and the blocks arrived for the platform

Saturday, 12.3.22. Picking up from where we finshed, the next lengths of rail are brought in along with the equipment needed

Whilst track laying restarts, the fencing is being added around the traverser area

The sleepers are laid out and the final panel of track on the loop is being added

Ben and Sam appear to share a private joke whilst looking at a rail joint.

With the rails in place, Ben carries out the final cut to line up with the Traverser

With the loop line complete, work now starts on the platform road

Sunday, 13.3.22. With rails dropped off, the rail carriers leave for the last time

Ben and Mark take a break in between bending sections of rail

Nearly complete, with just one section of rail to be cut and clipped in

Monday, 14.3.2022. The rear plinth of the Traverser is now finished

Block work starting to go in, forming the rear of the new platform

The rear blockwork progresses through the day

Whilst track was being finished, the fencing had also progressed

Photographs taken between 25th & 27th February 2022

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Friday, 25.2.2022. The Traverser has arrived at Corris Station.

...and is being lifted into place.

The moment of truth in terms of "will it fit?".

In postion and small adjustments are the order for the rest of the day.

The testing continues as the adjustments are made.

Once adjusted, the bump stops can be bolted into place...

...which is what is happening with the rear stops now.

At the end the traverser is freely moving and ready for a weight test.

Saturday, 26.2.2022. The rail loaded previously is being taken up the line by Sam in No. 6

The sleepers have been unloaded and laid out roughly in place.

The connection to the point is being finished with alignment crucial given the restricted width.

The last piece of rail is being prepared to be cut, which will join the point onto the relaid section.

The rail is cut ready for fixing into place...

...which is done almost immediately.

With a rail clamp in place, the point is now able to be used.

...and that means the rail can be brought in for unloading.

Sunday, 27.2.2022. Before unloading, the remaining sleepers are moved into postion.

The target is to get to the traverser.

The track slowly extends towards the traverser.

With just one panel to go, the sun was setting and the decision taken to stop.

Photographs taken between 15th & 19th February 2022

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Tuesday, 15.2.2022. A new delivery of ballast arrives, with the lorry removing further dug out material.

Both end plinths for the traverser are concreted and left to set.

The site looking towards the traverser.

The levelling now starts to show how much has needed to be removed.

Wednesday, 16.2.2022. The ballast is started to be levelled out....

Until it almost reaches the Traverser location.

Thursday, 17.2.2022. As the ballast is levelled, the roller trundles over the area and the levels are rechecked..

Slowly the ballast is widened and the levels checked. The LH Traverser plinth can now be seen.

The trackbed is edging closer to completion.

The tweaking to get it level continues.

Friday 18.2.2022. After almost a week of working in very wet and stormy weather this shows the end result of the reinstatement of the ballast with the traverser to the right of the photo and the Corris Point ahead.

With the ballast complete, work is switched back to the Traverser pad to protect the far edge and to add a drain.....

Saturday, 19.2.2022. In fairly wet conditions rail is prepared to be loaded ready for the weekend of track laying.

Using a winch to do the heavy work may take a little longer but it is worth it and cuts out a lot of lifting.

Once the rail was loaded attention turned to the sleepers still awaitng preparation.

Whilst track was being loaded, Point 2 at Maespoeth Junction received further work and adjustment.

Photographs taken between 11th & 14th February 2022

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Friday, 11.2.2022. The first delivery of reinforced concrete is delivered which will form the base for the Traverser at Corris Station.

And it just keeps coming.

The first delivery is started to be levelled.

All in and levels are rechecked.

Moving across to check and smooth.

That's one way to check the level!

The shuttering is being built for the right-hand end Traverser plinth.

Monday, 14.2.2022. Whilst the attention is now on the Traverser, the new track continues to be worked on ready for the first passenger train in 2022

Photographs taken between 1st & 5th February 2022

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Tuesday, 1.2.2022. Traverser assembly laid out at Statfold Engineering

Dave Ingram and Trefor Davies discuss using the Traverser

Thursday, 3.2.2022. Work has started on digging the base out for the Traverser

Saturday, 5.2.2022. Rails are being loaded ready for the next panels, using a winch to make life easier

Photographs taken between 27th & 30th January 2022

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Thursday, 27.1.2022. New ballast is being spread and levelled.

The trackbed is being rolled and laser levelled.

Friday, 28.1.2022. The new point has arrived.

The toe end of the new point being lifted off.

The second half of the new point being prepared to be lifted.

The new point is safely down.

The new point has started to be moved into it's final location.

The new point is in it's position, although it will need some final adjustment.

Saturday, 29.1.2022. The first of the new sleepers start to be set out.

The sleepers gradually get unloaded and spacing checked.

The first track panel starts to progress...

...and the first panel is complete.

Sunday, 30.1.2022. The new track is getting closer to the Station site...

...and the track is starting to head back to the station.

With six track panels laid, the track is technically now inside the Corris Station limits....

...and finally No. 6 gets to have a run up and down the new track...

With track laid, the next set of sleepers start to be worked on at Maespoeth.

Photographs taken between 19th & 23rd January 2022

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Wednesday 19.1.2022. Replacement rail is started to be checked and sorted ...

... Tony and Ifor are awaiting Ben to finish checking the rail

The loaded ballast waggons are shunted ready for use ...

... and the Lydd Waggon is loaded with prepared sleepers ready for the forthcoming weekend ...

... with a tidy finish to a good days preparation.

The initial selection of rail is loaded and will be shunted to the North Platform.

At the North Platform, the rails are numbered in pairs and identified for left and right placement ...

The rail has been dropped and Ben does some final checks as No. 6 heads back home

Saturday, 22/1/2022. The platform clearance and preparation at Corris Station is now well underway.

Clearance is now starting on the platform itself ...

... with the station throat now cleared.

The levelling and clearing progress continues ...

... with the track bed from the crossing progressing, ready for fresh ballast before track laying.

Birds-eye view over Corris Station redevelopment.

Traverser Construction at Statfold Engineering- The frames are now welded together and wheel carriers added.

Photographs taken between 13th & 29th December 2021

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Monday, 13.12.2021. Traverser construction - main traverser frames (Photograph courtesy of Statfold Engineering)

Frame cross and end beams (Photograph courtesy of Statfold Engineering)

The same frame cross and end beams from a different angle (Photograph courtesy of Statfold Engineering)

Wheel carriers (into which will fit the sealed units) (Photograph courtesy of Statfold Engineering)

The same wheel carriers (Photograph courtesy of Statfold Engineering)

Sunday, 19.12.2021. Sleepers - Charles is pre-drilling the fixing location

Ben and Sam are fixing the base plates...

Spot the difference (1)

Spot the difference (2). All 100 plastic sleepers are complete and moved ready to be laid..

Wednesday, 29.12.2021. Corris Station - Starting to clear the track

Slowly the track is lifted back towards the point

Trefor is called in to undo some tight nuts...!

Sam and Richard start to remove the point mechanism

The original point is started to be lifted...

A few last checks before the point is brought back to Maespoeth .

Finally, whilst being lit by No. 11's headlamp, the point is lifted onto trollys.

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