If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

NYMR Winter works 2017 - 2018

Rasprava u 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' pokrenuta od Ploughman, 19. Rujan 2017..

Stranica 1 od 2
  1. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    It's come round to that time of year again, when Nigel Trotter the NYMR Civil Engineer starts issuing his news updates on what is happening around the NYMR from a CE point of view.
    Here is the first for this season.
    I and a few others will drop other bits and pieces in as well.

    https://www.nymr.co.uk/blog/civil-engineering-diary-september-2017
     
    Ploughman, 19. Rujan 2017.
    #1
    jnc se sviđa ovo.
  2. burmister

    burmister Member

    Pridružen(a):
    2. Kolovoz 2008.
    Poruka:
    284
    Lajkova:
    292
    Always look forward to Nigels blogs which should remind all that without infrastructure you have no railways, forget about all the rubbish written re steam or diesel paint frothers etc - One of the most enjoyable reads of this forum thank you very much for posting.

    Brian
     
    burmister, 20. Rujan 2017.
    #2
    The Black Hat, Rosedale, 30854 i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  3. W.Williams

    W.Williams Well-Known Member

    Pridružen(a):
    20. Prosinac 2015.
    Poruka:
    1,658
    Lajkova:
    1,572
    Interesi:
    Mechanical Engineer
    Grad:
    Aberdeenshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    K4 spotted, thread closure imminent :Dead:

    I really enjoy the civil updates. Iv spent hours going through the archive ones before
     
    W.Williams, 20. Rujan 2017.
    #3
  4. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Once all the photo charters and Velocipedes had got out of the way, track uplift at Farworth got under way.
    This site is about 34 lengths currently of BH rail on timber sleepers. The new will be CWR.
    New Rails and steel sleepers are already placed out on site, once all the old material is out of the way then the relay will begin.

    Today's job was to uplift 8 lengths of track.
    Stack the 60ft rails in heaps of 6 rails.
    Load all the sleepers to a wagon and then recover the wagon back to Newbridge.
    All plates, keys and Bolts recovered and sorted into scrap skips.

    This should leave the worksite clear for the relay to go ahead with nothing left on site except the old rails which will be picked up on completion of the relay.

    Arrival on site propelling up to the rail head.
    20171104_090029.jpg
    First remove all keys and bolts then uplift the rails and stack.
    20171104_112623.jpg
    Load all sleepers to wagon.
    Note the essential site facilities complete with smoke out of the chimney.

    20171104_125839.jpg

    Unfastening the bolts. Big spanner already been used then finish off with a nut runner.
    20171104_125848.jpg
    Sleeprs then loaded in batches of 4 at a time to the Weltrol.
    We need to be environmentally aware on this worksite as we have a number of SSSI's and one is indicated by the white posts right of centre.

    20171104_131538.jpg

    At the end of the day 192 sleepers loaded on the Weltrol about 22 tones worth.
    20171104_160319.jpg
    20171104_160351.jpg Ready for a repeat performance tomorrow.
     
    Ploughman, 4. Studeni 2017.
    #4
    Bean-counter, Kinghambranch, keith6233 i 8 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  5. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ploughman, 6. Studeni 2017.
    #5
    Bluenosejohn, g8bvl i jnc se sviđa ovo.
  6. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    As Nigel mentions the wood sleepers from the current relay have now been returned to New Bridge, are currently being de-chaired and are available for sale. It is not often we have wood sleepers for sale, to anyone who may be interested.
    The sleepers are priced at £10 +VAT and are available for collection from New Bridge Yard by prior arrangement. Assistance with loading is available. The funds raised will go towards off- setting the cost of the replacement materials.

    I can be contacted on 01751 475302 or 07967 971192 or martyn.cannings@nymr.co.uk.


    Many thanks

    Martyn Cannings

    Permanent Way supervisor
     
    Ploughman, 6. Studeni 2017.
    #6
  7. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ploughman, 17. Studeni 2017.
    #7
    banburysaint, 35B, jnc i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  8. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Just a quick update on the Farworth Steel Sleeper 35 length relay.

    The last bit of the new FB on the Bridge 12-13 relay was clipped up today.
    Welders are a bit behind.
    The first two road deliveries of ballast from Redmire were tipped in New Bridge yard this afternoon.
     
    Ploughman, 21. Studeni 2017.
    #8
    jnc and Bluenosejohn like this.
  9. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ploughman, 5. Prosinac 2017.
    #9
    jnc and Bluenosejohn like this.
  10. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    A day out in the valley on Thursday continuing the replacement of worn out Mills clips near Newtondale S Box site.
    8 1/2 60ft lengths completed.
    The condition of the existing clips was not the best.
    Jim and Alistair doing the posing for the camera.

    Looking out of my window at the moment I am glad I went yesterday and not today, the snow is coming down quite heavily.


    20171228_122141.jpg 20171228_134549.jpg
     
    Ploughman, 29. Prosinac 2017.
    #10
    jnc, Steve i Bluenosejohn se sviđa ovo.
  11. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    The rest of the railway may be shut but we made it out through the ice this morning.
    Frozen roads got rained on about 08.00 this morning turning everything to glass.
    Took a while to get to Newtondale though, left Newbridge at 09.15 and arrived Newtondale 11.00.
    Had to wait for gritters to open up the road through Newton on Rawcliffe to get to the access through the forest.

    All the old track is now out and placed to the side, today we had to relocate the old rails and condense them into a few stacks to make it easier for loading away at a later date.
    Ballast profiling should start tomorrow and relay of sleepers and rails should be underway by thursday.
    Not a bad looking day.
    20180107_112414.jpg
    Moving rails into stacks clear of the relay area.
    20180107_142636.jpg
     
    Ploughman, 7. Siječanj 2018.
    #11
    RLinkinS, g8bvl, Copper-capped i 3 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  12. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ploughman, 12. Siječanj 2018.
    #12
    jnc, Bluenosejohn, Steve i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  13. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Been busy with relay site number 3 this weekend.
    The weather was a bit variable to say the least.

    20180120_142047.jpg

    20180121_151808.jpg

    20180121_153039.jpg
     
    Ploughman, 21. Siječanj 2018.
    #13
    Copper-capped, Rosedale, ghost i 2 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  14. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Latest installment of Nigel's News is out.

    https://www.nymr.co.uk/blog/civil-engineering-diary-22-january-2018

    As of Thursday 1st all the track is back in at Newtondale and Trout Farm relay sites.
    DB Ballast train tipped stone on the Newtondale site last Wednesday the 31st, this should be tamped today Monday 5th
    Trout Farm had an initial stone tip yesterday 4th with stone being run by hopper from Newbridge yard.
    Tamping due later in the week.
     
    Ploughman, 5. Veljača 2018.
    #14
    jnc and Bluenosejohn like this.
  15. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ploughman, 12. Veljača 2018.
    #15
    RLinkinS, jnc, Bluenosejohn i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  16. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    The latest issue has appeared.
    https://www.nymr.co.uk/blog/civil-engineering-diary-22-february-2018

    Slight update to this as 5 lengths were relaid over the weekend leaving 7 to go.
    Will the weather hold as relaying is planned Mon - Tues with Stone tipping Wednesday and Tamping Thursday.

    I believe that some engine or another is meant to be running over this bit by Saturday.
    Once it has gone then we can have our final little 12 lengths relay before the running season starts properly.
    Time for a bit of feet up time then.
    Or more likely catch up on those little jobs that the domestic management want completed.
     
    Ploughman, 26. Veljača 2018.
    #16
    Bluenosejohn and jnc like this.
  17. The Green Howards

    The Green Howards Nat Pres stalwart

    Pridružen(a):
    20. Veljača 2016.
    Poruka:
    15,133
    Lajkova:
    8,693
    Interesi:
    Layabout
    Grad:
    My settee, mostly.
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    The Green Howards, 26. Veljača 2018.
    #17
  18. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ploughman, 16. Ožujak 2018.
    #18
    Bluenosejohn se sviđa ovo.
  19. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

    Pridružen(a):
    1. Travanj 2008.
    Poruka:
    5,985
    Lajkova:
    2,766
    Interesi:
    Ex a lot of things.
    Grad:
    Near where the 3 Ridings meet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    That's another season over and done with.
    Partly successful in that the main relays were completed but some of the additional tasks did not get done for a variety of reasons.

    Renewals were, with approximate lengths:-
    Farwath - Steel sleeper relay and CWR. 550m
    MP16 reverse curves - G44 Concrete sleeper, new FB113A rail. 650m
    Trout Farm Dig and relay Part G44 part F28 new rail. 600m

    Recovery of rail and sleepers should have been completed but time available ran out.
    Snow may have had some effect on this.

    Photo below -
    The last daylight tamping session of the PW year. Friday 23rd March north of Newtondale halt in the relay.
    Any further tamping will be early evening or overnight.

    For next year we are hoping to add to our fleet of machines, currently Plasser 12t Crane, Tamper 73250 and Regulator GR5077 but more on that at a later date.

    If anyone is interested in joining us we are in need of more operators.
    Training courses are an on going item throughout the year.

    20180323_132535.jpg
     
    Ploughman, 25. Ožujak 2018.
    #19
    jnc, ghost, Bean-counter i 4 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  20. Steve

    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Pridružen(a):
    7. Listopad 2006.
    Poruka:
    12,820
    Lajkova:
    12,020
    Interesi:
    Gentleman of leisure, nowadays
    Grad:
    Near Leeds
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    That's 1800 metres by my reckoning. Pretty impressive given the weather and small PW team involved Well done to all.
     
    Steve, 26. Ožujak 2018.
    #20
    30854 and andalfi1 like this.
Stranica 1 od 2

Podijelite ovu stranicu