It's warmer in here, marginally! Looking out the icicle ridden north end of Greet tunnel, PW activities abandoned early for the year! Greet Tunnel 19/12/09

Looking toward Greet tunnel south portal, very shaded only around -8degC 19/12/09

Very cold conditions have stopped our loco! A walk through tunnel to No.2 signal to free off frozen mechanism is undertaken 19/12/09

Laverton bridge finished and open to traffic, note height flashes and removal of rebuild sign since last update. Hopefully within a few months we will have double track over it! 17/12/09

A complex runround procedure to complete runround loop greasing, all done a week early! A435 road bridge south of CRC 12/12/09

Team working like "grease lightening" approach platform 1 at Chelt Racecourse 12/12/09

Undoers, greasers & doer uppers all working as a perfect team, Southam Rd Bridge 12/12/09

Fishplate greasing gang approach Southam Rd bridge after lunch 12/12/09

Laverton bridge final brickwork being finished off on Cotswold side (Broadway end), scaffold down, very near to reopening 13:18 11/12/09

Midweek gang out on extension dig out high spot at Stanton, rail jacked and sleepers slid to access ballast 09/12/09

Past the CWR section in Bishops Cleeve TB2 team undoing nuts, greasing and doing up team (and train) follow 05/12/09

Clive doing nuts up the hard way whilst Phil uses Cembre mounted on trolley 05/12/09

Mike sprays grease on to and behind fishplate 05/12/09

The worst job of all, gang set out for Cheltenham with the fishplate greasing kit.... Gotherington 05/12/09

We have escaped from Toddington at long last, train awaits at Winchcombe for path south 05/12/09

Laverton bridge nearing completion, viewed from Wormington side 03/12/09

Breather clamp rails cut and drilled in Toddington yard, fitted later. Meanwhile rest of gang either shunt train or shovel ballast at the north turnout, again! 28/11/09

Siding 1 concrete sleeoer replacement concluded for the time being, Toddington 21/11/09

JCB assists ballast replacement in torential rain and near dark at 15:00! Toddington 21/11/09

2nd panel sleepers nearly in, 1st panel completed, siding 1 Toddington 21/11/09

Replacemnet concrete bullhead into graded trackbed, Toddington 21/11/09

All sleepers removed, awaiting grading, siding 1 Toddington 21/11/09

30 foot rails rolled out by gang, Toddington 21/11/09

Siding 1 replacement of sleepers, fishplates off, dekeyed, Toddington 21/11/09

Refurbishment of siding 1/parlour road turnout completed in the dark and heavy blustery rain, Toddington 14/11/09

You nod I'll hit it! Goldbar assists Dave Dnjer knocking out cut through bolts, old timbers mostly removed, Toddington 14/11/09

The heavy rain doesn't stop Goldbar (once he's started!), digging out cribs in siding 1 t/out (rest of gang have taken shelter) 14/11/09

Mike removes GWR through bolts with grinder, another timber is pushed in, toddington siding 1 07/11/09

Back at Toddington, refurbishment of No 1 siding turnout to parlour road 07/11/09

A view of Laverton concrete deck looking south showing increse in formation height requirement 07/11/09

The bridge at Laverton! Deck now on 07/11/09

The full gang (a big 'un today!) lift and pack another turnout, next week maintenance on siding 1 turnout, Toddington yard 31/10/09

Furthe packing, other half gang picking up scrap and unused components, Toddington yard 31/10/09

Levelling and packing twists and dips on newly laid lines to shed, Toddington 31/10/09

Final redundant crossing removed from unloading line, Toddington yard 31/10/09

Crossing in the process of rebuild,one wing rail replaced, Toddington yard 30/10/09