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Focus today has been back with Wensley crossing where the track has been replaced and now the new road deck is being installed. This is requireing concrete shouldsers to be created as supports for the edge beams that will then support the deck panels. The position and...
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In addition to the 3 major projects at Harmby, Wensley and Swale bridge, the Army are also helpig out with some smaller projects to both practice their skills and benefit the railway. One of these is to carry out geotechnical surveys of a number of strecthes of the...
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The third major project in Exercise Turnout 20 is the re-timbering of Swale bridge. This requires the wooden beans under the sleepers and rails to be replaced with new timbers. While this is happening we are also goign to repair some of the handrails and walking...
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With the rail for the Harmby Relay project now deposited at Leyburn, we can turn our focus to the renewal of the crossing deck at Wensley. To date the Railway has upgraded nearly all of our road crossings to use modern decking components, with Wensley left as one of...
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Exercise Turnout 20 is now in progress, with work due to take place at Harmby, Wensley and Swale Bridge amongst other locations. The Harmby portion is to relay 500 yards of track with flat bottom rail on concrete sleepers, and to achieve that we needed a source of...
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Excercise Turnout 20 is really starting to gain momentum now. More heavy equipment has been deliverd to the main railhead and the first works train has been assemebed for use by the Army. Monday will be the first official day of the exercise, with the arrival to the...
