Flat wagons rolled over straight road, siding on RHS will be full tomorrow! Complete bar the point lever 23/02/08

Final packing of straight road in a burst of sunshine 23/02/08

Working down the switches leveling and packing 23/02/08

Both rails in and fit! Initial leveling of nose done 23/02/08

Last fishplates on, its all connected! A good job well done, just the packing to finish off. F/Plate greasing cancelled to complete the job today! 23/02/08

Alan on a roll cutting final rail to size 23/02/08

One team clipping up with 2nd finishing fishplates & JCB dragging up last rail 23/02/08

Alan cuts rail for LHSide, RHSide measured 23/02/08

End of day 5, two gaps of around 60' 8" to fill, luckily we have two rails of 61' 4" available to complete the installation! 22/02/08

One and half panels clipped up the hard way! 22/02/08

Final panel of sleepers roughly eyed in 22/02/08

Steve, Pete & Alan crane in individual sleepers in the 2nd 60' panel 22/02/08

End of day 4, finished turnout, looks a bit too good for just a siding....... ? 21/02/08

Screwed down crossing assembly with cleared and straightened track, tomorrow's target 21/02/08

Steve screws down the last 2 bolts, no "nut monster" to lug around tomorrow! 21/02/08

Richard drilling, Clive & Alan B follow up screwing down check rail base plates 21/02/08

Crossing postioned after long rail in, drilling commences 21/02/08

Short rail to crossing in (short piece of broken rail used) 21/02/08

After cutting a sliver off to square rail end Clive & Alan M coax drill in between rail and check rail 21/02/08

Cotswold side check rail dropped into position (C) S. Black 20/02/08

Richard S starts cutting check rail to length (C) S. Black 20/02/08

Check rail postioned roughly, measuring up for cutting 20/02/08 (C) S. Black

Temporary rail laid to aid removal of out of position base plates 20/02/08 (C) S. Black

End of day 3, crossing base plates on and both check rails attached, alot of drilling required after gauging 20/02/08

Curved closure in, "nut monster" imported to do screws up as "animals" have bite the dust.. 20/02/08

End of Day 2, another good days work, crossing bolted to closure, timbers re-ordered, CRC 19/02/08

The crossing is eased into postion, CRC 19/02/08

After a re-jiggle of the timbers the switches are bolted up, CRC 19/02/08

Adjustment of crossing timbers (caught working...), CRC (C) S. Black

Material removed from turnout area laid out for connection of siding, CRC 19/02/08 (C) S. Black

Straight closure rail dropped in to aid alignment, CRC 19/02/08 (C) S. Black

End of day 1 with both switches in approx. postion, CRC 18/02/08

First switch lifted into approximate position, CRC 18/02/08

Clive and Richard drill new fishbolt holes, CRC 18/02/08

Mike squaring up rails and setting fire to his leg! CRC 18/02/08

Whoops! It snapped, last rail out had fault which caused a brittle fracture (rails were very cold) CRC 18/02/08