We’ve been busy preparing more 80lb per yard rail to go into our running line.

The rails required cutting when they were transported to the railway from Bandiana.

As a result we either need to drill holes or cut off an old weld at one end of the rail before we can use them.

The pic above shows us laying the rails out for drilling or cutting.

The rails are then loaded onto our well wagons for transport to site.

We ran out around 60 rails to various places along the railway this week, the pic below shows us shunting our train back into Muckleford yard after completion.

The earthworks have started for the installation of no. 5 siding through the carriage shed.

Keep a look out for details of upcoming workdays for the laying of 5 siding.

Last week saw us back in Maldon yard replacing a few more point timbers.

Our attention this week was on the 1 to 2 Rd down end turnout. It was an awkward location to work in so progress wasn’t as rapid as the rest of the yard but we still did very well.

We were back at it today putting in new turnout timbers in Maldon Yard.

3 / 4 road turnout with its new timbers under the blades.

We've almost finished the UP end of the yard, with only a couple to still go in the dock road turnout.

The following pics show the works at the down end of the yard.