
September - October
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Sleeper replacement
Saturday 22nd October, Leyburn West
The old sleepers being removed
The new sleeper being 'hard packed' under the load area
13 Sleepers were replaced over the day, improving track condition considerably on this section
The extended Summer Steam (Now Autumn) service trundles over the replaced sleepers
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Sleeper replacement
Saturday 15th October, Newton le Willows
After a cold start, the day developed into one of the best for a long time. Here we are packing one of the new sleepers.
16 sleepers were replaced, not bad for a work party of 5.
If you're fortunate enough to ride past our work party, this is probably the scene you will be presented with.
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Sleeper replacement
Saturday 3rd September, Newton le Willows East
Looking east towards Fox Park, sleepers are being dug out ready for removal
Time for a quick coffee whilst the service train passes
Looking West, work continues at a reasonable pace
Fastening down the new sleepers, 20 were replaced on this day. 542 sleepers have been replaced this year to date. Last year we managed to replace 700, to beat this we will need another delivery of new sleepers. We rely mainly on donations to pay for these, so we can only wait until we have enough to pay for the next load.
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