Track work at Percy Main

Volunteers were down at Percy Main again today to carry on where they left off last Saturday. The first job was to clear out the remaining beds before re-filling it with ballast, the rails from the next track panel up (60ft panel) have been unclipped and pulled down, the 30ft panel will then be moved up. This is to take the rail joints off the soft spot underneath the bridge

Volunteers set to work with shovels and picks

After filling the track bed the sleepers are put in place, in this photo one of three new sleepers is having its chairs bolted down

Sleepers in place prior to final adjustments

The tractor pulling the 60ft rail down from the next panel up

John starts fitting keys

John and Michael fitting keys

First rail clipped in (on the left in this photo), the next rail, on the right, is being put into position using the iron men. More progress to follow next weekend