Track replacement at Yate and Charfield

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:57 pm

As promised here are some shots of the work: At yate

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tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:16 pm

And at Charfield:

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I will get some more later the pointwork for yate is arriving at 18.00 by road now not rail as planned.

horace · Post by **horace** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:06 pm

Mr perks well done you have made my day. Wonderful to see this sort of thing going on. what does amuse me though is the fact that pointwork is coming by road, i can see that causing chaos on its way up the hill to the prison and then down charfield hill.

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:16 pm

A few more forom this afternoon and this evening, at Charfield:

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Sorry about the blur i forgot the tripod for the longer exposure!!

The train in the loop has top and tailed 66's, the one on the up line just a loco at front, when this spoil train was full it pulled foward to about where the far loco is then the looped train pulled from the loop wrong line then backed up to the rear of the other train where it is filled with spoil.

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:23 pm

The point work still has not arrived, however Charfeild arn't ready for it but yate are, Looks like we are in for a noisey night.
I will get some more shots in the morning or if awake tonight.

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:33 pm

excelent range of photos. Not always possible to view this aspect of railways going on.
should be a great opportunity in Bath in october with the up coming works

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:45 pm

Point work arrived at Charfield early this morning here are a few shots of panels being craned into place:

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The down point dropped into place.

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tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:49 pm

A couple from Yate this lunchtime, A real shame as now Yate has lost its last siding the "pawn shop" branch headshunt.

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The Ballast arriving, And bad news for any preservation groups the old pointwork leaving

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tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:21 am

More work this weekend, Re[lacement busses again between gloucester and bristol,acording to the timetable 1hour Yate - Bristol cant see many takers for that!