"Ere, what be they up to?

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"Ere, what be they up to?

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Western end of Severn Tunnel Junction. Forgive my untrained eye but them looks like new siding being built...

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They are probably replacing the junction points, and constructing them on the cleared area. Similar thing at Berkely road all the pointwork for Yate jnc's and loops at charfield were built there in kit form then shipped to site by out of gauge train, during line possesion.Image
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