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This, in a way, could be linked to the thread on plastic sleepers!
This week's project is to replace two panels of track just north of Shottle Platform. Nearly all the sleepers needed replacing so concrete sleepers have been used to replace them all. As concretes are thicker the track bed needs to be dug out to maintain levels with the advantage that the mini digger can also be used to place the sleepers.
At close of play to-day all the sleepers had been laid out and all four rails were back in place: one panel fully clipped up the other to be finished tomorrow plus jcking and packing. Line to reopen tomorrow evening after a three day "possession."
The drawback of completly renewing panels like this is that the line has to be closed, whereas when we do spot resleepering the line can remain open with a 5mph speed restriction. Photos show placing the sleepers; getting them all lined up and then clipping with pandrol clips.
Best wishes,
John H-T.
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