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Photographs taken between 18th & 22nd September 2020

28th September 202028th September 2020 David Coleman 0 Comment Photographs

Friday, 18.9.2020. With a few dry days forecast, yesterday lorries have tentatively reached the southern end of the current embankment works without mishap.

Friday, 18.9.2020. Tony has painted a manrider, all ready for re-purposing in the near(-ish) future …

… while nearer the Sheds, John is partially enclosing the south end of the Waggon Shelter …

… having already partially enclosed the north end.

Saturday, 19.9.2020. Having already put a shift in elsewhere, Jack attacks undergrowth alongside the Upper Corris Tramway Siding …

… and John has stained the new timber on the Waggon Shelter to match the rest.

Sunday, 20.9.2020. A view not possible for quite some years! The Sundae Gang clear up after the chainsaw lopping of undergrowth south of the Signal Box, Maespoeth.

The tar planings have been removed from the car park, although some were spread to make good steps in the surface arising from heavy use of the right foot!

Tuesday, 22.9.2020. Tony is measuring up a plank to replace one missing from the end of drop side waggon No.213 …

… while in the Engine Shed, Bob is milling out sections of channel to make up more track jacks …

… while nearby, Chris drills them …

… so that a start can be made on assembly.

Before going home, John has replaced a post to restore the north end of the fencing on Maespoeth North platform.

Adrian is continuing to restore the Drop Side Heritage waggon body …

… preparing for a bit of riveting …

… and undertaking a bit of straightening! Tony has already given the finished surfaces a coat of primer.

Tony has finished replacing waggon No. 213’s end top plank.

Southern Extension. Pont y Goedwig Deviation Project. Friday, 18.9.2020. With a few dry days forecast, yesterday lorries have tentatively reached the southern end of the current embankment works without mishap …

Saturday, 19.9.2020. … and a further load arrives early in the morning … (Jack Evans)

… and with two lorries working for as long as driver’s hours allow …

… the activity attracts interest from videographers, here with Richard in the foreground and Andrew on the hillside …

… who changes position to get a different take on the works.

Jack loads lorries in Dolgellau … (Jack Evans)

… which, after encountering copious holiday traffic, reverses down to the embankment site (past the old railway fence) …

… to the embankment site – now about a metre higher than it was – where Dai spreads …

… and rolls it.

Sunday, 20.9.2020. Tar planings have been spread and tracked in at the road access to reduce the “footprint” of lorries departing our site …

… with Bro Cader personnel not taking a day off this week, Dai trimming back spilled material so that we have an overlap of geotextile for the next step up …

Monday, 21.9.2020. … with two more loads arriving …

Tuesday, 22.9.2020. … which are spread, tracked and rolled before the rain returns.

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