Track Inspection

The biannual track walk continued today, with the section Maldon to Muckleford walked.

A few minor things were found (really very minor in comparison to a few years back) but things worth knowing about all the same. Loose bolts were the main item found, with all of those tightened as we went.

We had all of that comfortably under control by lunch so the afternoon was spent attending to some attending to a Turnout in Maldon Yard (the last genuine original one from 1884) – the reality is after 141 years it has finally worn out. We’ve undertaken a crossbore and re-adjust to keep it safe and firm but we won’t be forgetting about the need to replace, particularly the blades and stockrails, before too much longer.

No Workday tomorrow, we will be working but it’s all digger type work, mowing etc… however Thursday will be a workday, down at Castlemaine, however, meeting at Maldon at 8am first.