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Track repairs

11th April, Westfields near Wensley

 

A broken chair required replacing

 

The replacement fitted

 

Work is stopped while the service train passes, on its way to Redmire

 

A sleeper was replaced on one of the very rare sections of FB rail

 

Some trees were felled and left to create a barrier, ready for fresh ballast to be tipped and rebuild the shoulder

 

 

Rail replacement

18th and 21st March, Aiskew Crossing

 

A welded joint with a defect required removal, the flat bottom rail on the right side of the picture was in good condition so the decision to replace the short length of Bull head rail was taken. 

 

The rail was cut so that the weld was removed, a replacement bull head rail was then cut to the right length to fit the gap left behind by the removal of the old rail.

 

A hand drill is used to bore the new holes for the track circuit wires. This joint is on the circuit of an automatic level crossing. In this picture you can see the old rail in the four foot and the addition of new fishplates on what was the bad welded joint.

 

Track circuit wires in place. Again the old rail can be seen lying the four foot with the bad weld and a small section of FB rail.

 

The replacement rail required new holes to allow the fishplates to be secured. This joint is insulated as part of the track circuit for the crossing, it is possible to see the insulator that used to fill the gap between the two ends of the rails.

 

The rail drill is used along with a guide (seen here clamped to the top of the rail) to bore the new holes required to fit the fishplates.

 

1 more to go

 

The insulated fishplates are in place and just require tightening up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree removal

14th March, Leyburn

 

Tree cutting was concetrated on the right side of this picture

 

Poor picture but hopefully it is possible to see the difference

 

Another angle

 

 

Sleeper replacement and track repairs

5th March, Bedale curve

 

Sleeper changing underway

 

The trees on the left are also to be removed, allowing the trackbed to dry and fresh ballast to be dropped.

Broken chairs were replaced and worn keys renewed.

 

One of the joints before adjustments were made

 

 

The same joint after a little work.

 

 

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