After a bit of a setback first thing this morning, we managed to insert 75 concrete sleepers, finishing the replacements down to Rifle Range Bridge.
Unfortunately, when the digger had the leak fixed, a couple of hoses managed to get swapped over, resulting in some surprising things operating from buttons and toggles that usual don’t! Unfortunately, it also meant the hitch couldn’t be opened or closed. Once we’d nutted out exactly which hoses had been confused, it all worked perfectly. And got a good test out in the field immediately after.
It was relatively slow going in the cutting. However, once we were clear of that, it was happening at a great rate. There’s only around 170 to go down to Brown Street now!!
Tomorrow will be a change of pace again, with another sleeper train and a few odds that need tending to around Maldon.
Meeting at Maldon from 8am
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