As we transferred the required equipment and tools from Maldon through to Castlemaine to undertake re-sleepering works, we did a few odd jobs on the way.
The first being the stacking of timber gluts at Muckleford onto pallets ready for collection by another railway, the other being the remove of a slight dip that had re-formed by Pyrenees Hwy.
It was only relatively minor, however it’s a location we lifted significantly a few months ago, so settlement was likely. Hopefully this will have done the trick.
Then it was into Castlemaine, replacing failed timber sleepers in the platform road, using the best of the sleepers recovered from the recent concrete sleepering. We managed to get 15 inserted and clipped up this afternoon, which was quite good going given the setup, refuelling and other odd tasks we did as well.
There are around 150 sleepers to replace around the Yard here, so this should keep us busy for the next few weeks!
Tomorrow’s crew will meet at Castlemaine Depot from 8.15am, where we’ll bring out the truck and digger and get a few more replaced in 3 Road.
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